The Official Sumo thread!

[BenL]

:thanks for the kind words BenL.

The Sumo is a fine watch except IMHO the 20mm lug width should have been 22mm or 24 mm. Also I like wearing my divers on rubber and the gap between strap and case was the deal breaker for me.

So to answer your question, no I will not be re-acquiring a Sumo.

Cheers,
Shannon

Actually, the 20mm lug width has never really been an issue for me...

[scottymac]

Actually, the 20mm lug width has never really been an issue for me...

Yeah, you never really hear "why" the lug width is an issue, just seems like an excuse to complain about something. I can understand picking on the Hardlex, or the bezel font, or whatever...but lug width seems somewhat insignificant.

IMHO, the more narrow 20mm width meeting a large, wide case is reminiscent of the 6105s and 6309s or the past. Seems right to me.

Oh well, to each his own. I have plenty of my own bugaboos about other popular watches.

[HR F1]

I also never had an issue with the 20mm lug width. If Seiko had made the Sumo with 22/24mm lugs, the bracelet would look like a sweatband and then we'd lose those awesome thick, curvy lugs! The only issue I had with the Sumo is overall case diameter, it was just too flat and big for my taste. Still one of the best buys in its price point

[jason_recliner]

I actually like the gap between strap and case on watches. It accentuates the length of the lugs, and drawrs attanetion to the lugs themselves (a bonus when the lugs are as inetresting and perfectly detailed as the Sumo's). I don't like the look of 'integrated' rubber and leather straps personally.

Ben, I've had the Sumo for over a year I think. I lose track though...

[GarageBoy]

If you could only have one, what color?

[johnchoe]

Always thought this was a rather creative way of dealing with the long lugs/strap gap issue: (Mod and pic credit to Robmks)

I'm not quite sure... is this the Sumo's original endlinks? How are they attached to the rubber strap, and which rubber strap is this?

[johnchoe]

:thanks for the kind words BenL.

The Sumo is a fine watch except IMHO the 20mm lug width should have been 22mm or 24 mm. Also I like wearing my divers on rubber and the gap between strap and case was the deal breaker for me.

So to answer your question, no I will not be re-acquiring a Sumo.

Cheers,
Shannon

I never really had a huge problem with the 20 mm width, but I've really, REALLY enjoyed wearing the Sumo on Harold's Anvil bracelet. It starts at 22 and tapers to 20, and feels more substantial to me than the original version. Yes, you lose the great looking interplay between the brushed and polished finishes, but it wears great:

[music_healing]

If you could only have one, what color?

let your eye choose...

Black and classic


Blue and unique

[Sethmns]

Blue is amazing. I really want to get one of these. Can someone post photo sumo on 7 inch wrist?
I had for a while steinhart 44mm with 52mm width lug to lug and it was ok.
I am afraid that sumo is big for me.

[Yoda2005]

Maybe I have had my Sumo longer than most. I got mine back in 2008.

I wore it for a couple of months and then it went away till early last year.

I have had the crystal replaced with a sapphire and the date wheel replaced with a black one.

As far as what band I wear mine on, it is a Maratac black zulu. I did have it on the MM rubber, but like it so much more on the Maratac. You can't beat it for comfort.

As far as a 7" wrist with the Sumo since the lugs curve inwards, the watch will not wear as large as it seems.

On the 20mm strap, I think it would have looked better with a 22mm, but I am not complaining.