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Old 30 November 2018, 08:27 AM   #1
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Which tuna?

Buying a sbdx014 or a 16? So conflicted which I should go for. My sister in law is Japanese so they are both easy to come by? What would you go for?
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Old 30 November 2018, 11:47 AM   #2
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Buying a sbdx014 or a 16? So conflicted which I should go for. My sister in law is Japanese so they are both easy to come by? What would you go for?
Do you have a big wrist? They are large watches for sure.
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Old 30 November 2018, 12:28 PM   #3
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Are the solar Tunas smaller? Never saw one in person.
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Old 30 November 2018, 02:03 PM   #4
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Are the solar Tunas smaller? Never saw one in person.
I did a comparison to Gold Tuna, check it out
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Old 1 December 2018, 09:32 PM   #5
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How bigs your wrist?

Ive got a SBBN031 Which is a cracking tuna, id have to know your wrist size?
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Old 1 December 2018, 09:34 PM   #6
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Are the solar Tunas smaller? Never saw one in person.
They are very small, if youve got a very slender wrist its a great option.
They are not real Tunas though, more of a budget option with a tuna case.
They are smaller than the SBBN031
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Old 1 December 2018, 10:43 PM   #7
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sbdx014 is a good option for me.
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Old 1 December 2018, 11:21 PM   #8
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Solar tuna would fit my 6.5 inch wrist

I had a kinetic Seiko with a shrouded bezel. Gave it to my brother, too big and heavy for me.
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Old 1 December 2018, 11:23 PM   #9
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Old 2 December 2018, 03:52 AM   #10
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How bigs your wrist?

Ive got a SBBN031 Which is a cracking tuna, id have to know your wrist size?
I have owned the SBBN015/017 and the solar one wears the same imo. It is just a little slimmer and definitely lighter.
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Old 2 December 2018, 03:53 AM   #11
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I had a kinetic Seiko with a shrouded bezel. Gave it to my brother, too big and heavy for me.
Same here. They are a beast.
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Old 2 December 2018, 05:43 AM   #12
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My wrist is 6.5 inches. Intrigued by the solar Tuna. Thinner, smaller, cheaper.


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Old 2 December 2018, 07:14 PM   #13
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I have owned the SBBN015/017 and the solar one wears the same imo. It is just a little slimmer and definitely lighter.
I put the solar tuna on my wrist next to my 031 which isnt big in itself, at the seiko boutique and it looked quite a bit smaller, a few mm all round and a few mm can be a lot in a watch, nice watches though..
Ive only got 7.25 wrists, the solar looked small, i was a bit disappointed..
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Old 2 December 2018, 07:18 PM   #14
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Nice watch, ive got the black one.
Love the design but pity its a kinetic, too many watches in the rotation now, cant seem to keep a charge up.
Im going to try bypassing the kinetic, remove the wheel and disconnect the capacitor and go the battery route.
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Old 2 December 2018, 07:20 PM   #15
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My wrist is 6.5 inches. Intrigued by the solar Tuna. Thinner, smaller, cheaper.


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They will be a perfect size for you, i was really impressed with the looks of the black gold model, looked smashing in real life.

Id have bought one if i had 6.5'' wrists for sure.
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Old 2 December 2018, 08:44 PM   #16
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Leaning Pepsi mini Tuna. I like the waves.
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Old 3 December 2018, 05:35 AM   #17
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I put the solar tuna on my wrist next to my 031 which isnt big in itself, at the seiko boutique and it looked quite a bit smaller, a few mm all round and a few mm can be a lot in a watch, nice watches though..
Ive only got 7.25 wrists, the solar looked small, i was a bit disappointed..
The solar Tuna is 47mm L2L, the 031 is 47.7 L2L. The only difference is the height. The solar Tuna is 2mm thinner.
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Old 3 December 2018, 05:37 AM   #18
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Old 15 December 2018, 11:20 PM   #19
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The solar Tuna is 47mm L2L, the 031 is 47.7 L2L. The only difference is the height. The solar Tuna is 2mm thinner.
Going by seiya the sbbn is 48mm and 14.7mm tall.
Solar is 46.7mm wide and 12.4mm high.

The solar looked a lot smaller on the wrist, not sure if it was the black shroud, just felt small.
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Old 15 December 2018, 11:22 PM   #20
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Looks great though, nice and traditional.
Its great having a good grab and go.
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