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The "Official" Shogun Thread

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So we have an official Tuna thread, official Sumo thread, official Solar Chrono thread...we definitely NEED an Official Shogun Thread. I know that this will not be as popular as the others given most enthusiast's opinion of the Shogun however I would love to see a nice collection of pictures, thoughts and opinions in one thread. I'll start:

I've had Swiss divers more than any others and in all honesty (and for various reasons) just have not been happy with them. I've owned several Seikos in the past and have flipped them...but always missed them when they were gone. I've also never been a fan of titanium as I preferred the heft of stainless but I did not want to let that limit my choices.

I did my research and the biggest issues I found were the price point and the use of the Monster style hands. Personally I really like the Monster style hour hand...it really lends to the overall design elements of the dial. Another issue was Hardlex being used as opposed to sapphire...again, no issue for me as I prefer this. That left price...so I sold off a few items and that no longer was an issue.

The Shogun was delivered two weeks ago and I've been wearing it non-stop. At first I was taken aback by the light weight...it just felt "cheap". Everything is titanium; case, bracelet and clasp. Despite how it felt it looked like a million bucks! I've got pretty big wrists so I didn't need to remove any links, just the micro-adjustment. I immediately put it on my wrist and all weight issues were forgotten. It's just such a beauty with it finely brushed finish and complimentary polished areas. The lugs are angular, though not to the extent of the Samurai. This aspect of case design isn't always captured in pictures.

I must say, the feel of titanium is just so silky that it really makes up for the lack of weight. In appearance the Shogun is the best of both worlds...looks like stainless but with the slightly darker grey of titanium.

A couple things I do not really like. The included "rubber" strap is cheap...it just doesn't feel cheap, it IS cheap. It does have titanium hardware but it is very thin and composed of plastic...very stiff and non-conforming. I'm also not a fan of the titanium bracelet...it's also quite thin. I guess being titanium bulk is not needed for strength but it just seems "weak"..



 
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#1,847 ·
I wasn't like SUPER excited at first, but after my SBDC063 felt like a Natural progression from the Sumo - the Shogun seemed like the missing link. Specially after watching Bruce Williams' review on youtube and the 1 year review from Monochrome, I just had to give it a try.

BOY it is comfortable, still feeling weird with the Largest of my Seikos being the Lightest, but like wow!
I feel like I've got an unusually comfortable small vintage diver on, weight wise, and then it pops out of my sleeve and it's BIG.
 
#1,871 ·
should fit 8" out of the box but if you find it doesn't can always add the mm300 clasp mod which a lot of owners do anyway
I agree with the hands / dial combo on the shogun. I have an mm300 and whilst I love the brushed titanium / diashield on the shogun the dial and hands look..... anaemic compared to the mm300. Too thin, too short....

a slightly thinner mm300 case mm300 dial and hands and case made from shogun titanium, keeping the mm300 4 o'clock crown, 300m and movement..... now that I would buy at full RRP!!
 
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