It wasn't until Jon took a
link passing interest in whatever it is that
link I do (it becomes harder and harder to explain my job to non-horologists by the day) that he began asking me questions about watches and specifically automatic (or mechanical) watches. This story is about how Jon came to purchase his first-ever automatic watch – a Seiko 5 Sports SRPD51, i.e., the new Seiko 5 with
link a blue dial and blue bezel on a steel bracelet.