u/Tenerian7

Follow up from my previous post last week, where i realised all my Vostoks havent made it into my rotation for a while and the guilt tripping for only using my swiss and japs, i have tailored a concrete rotation whereby ill use strictly use my Vistoks for my work - which happens to be shift patterns consisting of various block of days or nights.
Ill be rotating my auto vostoks as one per block, be it one day shift a week or 4 nights a week in a row.
As all my 7 Komandirskie are old/vintage i found them a place in my living room as a display pieces in a cabinet.

Sorry wrong movie, but had to be done.

Arnie on a ferry. Shitty coffee

Arnie’s on a boat heading for its first motorbike trip! He’s very excited. *cringe* *cringe*

As for many, the stock rubber is too long.
Which Nato suits the best for this bad boi?
1,2, or 3?

Think i scored the deal of a century.
On my hunt on FB i stumbled across a low priced big watch cabinet, for £50.
Turned out to be a watch winder and the bloke moving house.
After some research and googling i went onto the Elie Bleu website which is a luxury french manufacturer, had to do a double take on the prices of these new - 10k euros!! All leg7t, documentation, 5 out of 6 slots working, programmable individually.
It’s now serving as a display cabinet. Tried winding my Seikos with it but really was no need.
£50!! Ecstatic!
Anyone got any of those? Feedback?

My 2 collections so far.
Vostoks and Seikos, amongst others.

At some point id like to get the Chernobyl.
My tank one isn’t winding up, will need a new movement at some point.
Otherwise all of them work fine and keep time.
My favourite is my modded 090. Next is the yellow 650, and then the civil ratnik.
I really hate the Scuba dude for some reason, just can’t stand it!! It’s a 710.

None of them are a gada for me, they mostly live in the box. I take one on a holiday every now and again.

How did i do?

Just acquired the Arnie and threw it on a single pass nato - very satisfied.
Was thinking of adding an Alpinist but think will go Murph next. Not a fan of Presage and don’t do much dress watches anyways.
But essentially i think this will be my core Seiko collection for now.
How did i do?
SSK036
SRPF77 - stracode jub.
SRPG35 - canvas
Arnie 025 - nato.

Love my new manta ray on strapcode.

Tops my collection at the moment.

Not sure when will i take it off.

After around 2k miles heading home. Done long sections of western France , northern Spain and south England TET and it has been a blast.

Stock tyres are OK on gravel but shite on everything else. My rear is almost done, will be looking at something better.

Done some fast tarmac sections, could nicely sit at 65 mph but wouldnt wanna go any faster.

Offroad, this is a game changer vs my T7 and Tiger 900, i have ventured places i wouldnt dare on the other bikes, just goes through like a tank.

Very satisfied with the DRZ.

Cycras great

OEM HD bashplate absolutely fine.

AXP rad guard did it’s job perfectly.

Big shout to the little Acerbis fender bag. Not moved an inch and big rock steady!

Kriega panniers perfect as always.