I love my SAR. The best watch I've ever owned and very tough. And I love the automatic movement too. I decided on the traditional lumination as I have a Traser watch with tritium tubes and after about 9 years of wear they really started to faint out. Still, very neat way of luminating.
Mine wasn't around long enough to ever fade but I knew it would. Perhaps if I would have bought the SAR I would have kept it. I've been very happy with my modded Seiko and when it returns from the shop hopefully I will be more happy.
Have you worn it with the rubber strap? It is very easy to change with the drilled through lugs. I had the bracelet and strap and the strap was actually more comfortable.
