Ooe Yofukuten x S&S: Official Contest Thread 2016

[Maynard Friedman]

Here you are Volvo.

[volvo240thebest]

Cheers Mayno boy. I'm a bit suspicious of the solar powered mechanism, the only problematic seiko watch my father has sports one of those systems. Wonder if there's a good ole automatic alternative.

Not that I have an urge to buy another seiko, I have already two plus my beloved 1977 Certina x Volvo 50th  anniversary watch so all my three arms are already covered.

[Maynard Friedman]

How about this one Volvo?

[volvo240thebest]

Thank you @Maynard Friedman. Your link just unwinded a further research, and actually I've realized that there are loads of different Seiko Prospex series with a blue dial. That one is so friggin identical to the SK007 (which I already own) that I would have to be as obsessed as @aho to buy it! the recently released Blue Lagoon and Turtle look fabolous... mmh....

[aho]

I think the most exciting blue dial model recently will be the SPB053, which comes out November-ish. It's a modern take on the classic 62MAS (which is getting a limited edition homage re-release under the SBDX019 moniker), but answers many of the common complaints people had in the sub-$2K range, namely, lack of sapphire. USD retail is $800-1000, but I've seen pre-orders on Japanese sites around the $650 range, and it'll likely settle around there, or $750 max. Definitely never pay MSRP for Seiko! It may remind you of the SKX, but only because the 62MAS was the very first Seiko diver from the 60's, and all divers since share that same DNA. If I was in the market, this would def. be the watch I'd buy!

 

On the turtle, I love mine and it was my daily wearer until my GS came in. I feel that 70's/Vietnam War vibe sort of matches you volvo!

Edited May 5, 2017 by aho

[volvo240thebest]

damn that's a beauty but for that sort of 800-1000 usd budget I may as well buy another rotten rusty volvo hahah!

 

[aho]

Back on topic-ish

Edited May 6, 2017 by aho

[tigerstrom]

The #17 denim is amazing! 

[FeloniousMonk]

^ In the early months, I'll admit that I didn't really see why the Ooes suggested the #17 fabric. It was very appealing raw and crispy, but then felt kind of boring after a couple washes and was very slow to show fading. These past few months, as the jeans are starting to show considerable wear and developing amazing texture, I've finally understood why they consider this denim something special. Guess it shows to just trust the experts...

[pudaspriest]

I agree, totally amazing denim

 

 

[oomslokop]

please shut it about the incredible lht denim already, i've regretted not joining this contest enough as it is

Edited May 9, 2017 by oomslokop
for more sorrow

[pudaspriest]

[volvo240thebest]

it's really a crazy looking denim. Very streaky with those horizontal lines. Personally I am not mad at those horizontal lines but undeniably there's something special about it.

Great to see nice fades and to see that Aho managed to not outfat his pair, congratulations!

[aho]

Apologies, a bit lazy to reupload and post on here, but here's my updated fit pic from instagram:

They are a bit more contrasty/faded in real life due to the bright lighting in the photo, but I'll have some evo pics up soon!

 

 

[pudaspriest]

Side view

 

[aho]

^Okay, you win.

 

 

 

[aho]

Nowhere near pudas, but happy with the progress so far

[ALB]

Man, nice shots in here everyone. Sadly haven't been able to wear my Ooes these past 3 weeks due to a hole in the crotch and job taking up loads of my time now. Hoping to send them off to indigo proof later this week. Jeans before sending them off.

 

 

[corporalclegg]

Just got another wash and dry. Have done a bunch of repairs on the stitching on the yoke and crotch but now need to do the pockets when I get the chance 

 

 

[FeloniousMonk]

A quick shot of the roping, already starting to get threadbare at the hem

 

[aho]

 

[pudaspriest]

just got back from a long weekend in Montreal, jeans are fitting a little tight this morning.....

Love where your pair is at Aho, super vintage, amazing looking texture. 

[volvo240thebest]

^ that's a great looking pair. They remind a bit of samurai jin denim to me.

[mrsmiff]

Everyone's pairs are looking great! Mine are... well, I own a denim store, so I have denim-ADD and can't focus on a single pair for long enough.

 

 

[volvo240thebest]

Yes you could focus on one pair of jeans and still own a denim shop. Kya churned out a number of grail pairs over the years. Believe in yourself, you can do it!

[mrsmiff]

1 hour ago, volvo240thebest said:

Yes you could focus on one pair of jeans and still own a denim shop. Kya churned out a number of grail pairs over the years. Believe in yourself, you can do it!

It's true. I've been doing 6 month rotations lately. It's been tough with the amount of good stuff we're landing lately, and there's another couple of projects coming up that'll burn up some legroom. 

[pudaspriest]

[pudaspriest]

Heyooo

Just got back from quick jaunt through Germany and France! Was much hotter than I was expecting but I persevered and wore the Ooe's quite a bit. Spent most of my time drinking cider, wine and beer, quite wonderful!  Few pics of me drinking and then the jeans, this time with some indoor lighting to change it up a bit. Stitching on the pocket openings are starting to go, hopefully they hold up for the last couple months.

 

 

[aho]

Just realizing we're over 15 months in! Time to get some more pictures up...Here's mine from a month ago, they've lightened up a bit more:

 

[FeloniousMonk]

Ah yeah, photo time. It's a nice sunny day in NYC finally!

I like how they're wearing through at every prominent spot on the right side from my work bag's friction. Little bits of stitching are starting to go on the front and back pockets, but they should be able to make it through September.