How much time have I spent with this thing?
It's a long enough relationship to make me wonder.
The NIXON THE CAPITAL.
When KAZUKIN was still young, this was my work watch, strapped on my wrist almost every day.
From morning to night.
On hot days and cold days.
On days work went well and days it didn't.
This watch was probably more punctual than the KAZUKIN of that time.
Well, it's a watch, so naturally.
Faintly, faintly fogged
Even now, there's no problem at all with normal use.
Put in a battery and it runs.
It ticks.
The look is... well, it shows its years.
No, it shows quite a lot of them.
Countless scratches on the glass.
Scratches on the case.
Scratches on the bracelet.
The handy phrase “signs of wear” may not quite cover it, but for a watch used for many years, that's fine.
There is just one thing that bothers me.
The inside of the glass is faintly fogged.
Really faintly...
It doesn't get in the way of reading the watch.
I can read the time normally.
Other people probably wouldn't notice.
But the owner knows.
...It's fogged, isn't it?
This “not bothersome enough” level is exactly what makes it frustrating.
If it fogged heavily, I could decide on repair.
If it weren't fogged at all, I could forget about it.
But this one is exquisitely in between.
Faintly fogged.
Moisture so modest it even keeps a low profile.
KAZUKIN finally moves
So KAZUKIN finally moves.
I opened the case back and checked the movement.
“Couldn't I take it apart further if I pull the crown out?”
I have no years of experience.
I have no knowledge of watch repair.
All I have is
groundless confidence.
I probed to see whether I could take it apart any deeper.
I looked at the inside.
I touched this and that.
And then I realized.
...If I go any further, I'll break it.
Retreat.
A very wise decision.
Or rather, I just got scared.
It seems that on this THE CAPITAL, getting to the inside of the glass isn't easy at KAZUKIN's amateur-disassembly level.
And so the “wipe the inside of the glass” operation ended unceremoniously just after it began.
100m water resistance vs. KAZUKIN's sweat
On the case back, proudly engraved:
100M
Yes.
On the spec sheet, it's 100m water resistant.
Quite reassuring.
Rain.
Splashes.
Everyday wetting.
It should be a watch that moisture doesn't easily get into.
But this watch has been subjected for years to a special environmental load.
KAZUKIN's sweat.
And not ordinary sweat.
In summer, the area around KAZUKIN's watch is always drenched.
It's less sweat than
a localized downpour.
No,
a rainy-season front only over the wrist.
Even the 100m-proof THE CAPITAL surely didn't, at the design stage, anticipate an endurance test of
“being showered with KAZUKIN's torrential sweat every day over a long period.”
NIXON vs. KAZUKIN's sweat.
After a long battle, I suspect a very small amount of moisture finally got in.
That is KAZUKIN's guess.
Still on active duty
Even so, this thing still runs.
The inside of the glass is faintly fogged.
The exterior is covered in scratches.
The bracelet shows years of use.
Still, it keeps time.
A watch I took to work almost every day when I was young.
Before I knew it, KAZUKIN got older, and the watch got older.
This thing has something a new watch doesn't.
Probably memories.
And moisture.
100m water resistant.
But
no long-term warranty against KAZUKIN's torrential sweat.
Even so, it's still staying on the job.
NIXONいいよね
KAZUKIN Rating
- 💦 100M water resistance (versus KAZUKIN's torrential sweat) — ★★★☆☆
- 🌫️ Frustration of the faint fog — ★★★★★
- 🔍 Decisiveness of the disassembly challenge — ★★★★☆
- 📅 Years of wear (covered in scratches) — ★★★★★
- 😐 Exquisiteness of “not bothersome enough” — ★★★★★
This article is a personal opinion and record. KAZUKIN LAB has no relationship with NIXON. I'm just a NIXON fan. Disassembly is done at my own risk. All trademarks belong to their respective owners.
The illustration is an image based on KAZUKIN's experience. It may differ from real stores and products. It is not an official manufacturer image.