ausimax
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Post by ausimax on Jan 2, 2016 17:48:06 GMT -8
When were they first used? I have recently acquired a Seiko 5 Sport 100m 7S36-0200 serial number 9N3418 dates it to 1999,and it has a lumebrite dial, yet I have 3 Seiko 5 sport 7S36-0170 watches and they all date to 1999 and they don't have it. Just wondering if it is original, though the movement was dirty and with dried oil and showed no indication it had ever been touched, no marks on screw heads or scratches on the plates.   Yes I know it needs a new crystal, 3 hours grinding and polishing couldn't get the scratches out. Max |
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cd_god
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Post by cd_god on Jan 2, 2016 18:25:25 GMT -8
I had an Alpinist Lumibrite from 2003. The glow didn't last very long. You can also find Pulsar and Lorus Lumibrite watches. Personally, the Timex Indiglo is a much better technology.   |
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Adrian-VTA
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Post by Adrian-VTA on Jan 2, 2016 23:45:49 GMT -8
They first came up in the 7009 days.
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Post by martog on Jan 3, 2016 1:30:01 GMT -8
I purchased a Lumibrite Tag Heuer Quarts diver for my wife 2 years ago from a guy and I had it serviced by the LVMH group in Melbourne it was dated 1984 by Tag.
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ausimax
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Post by ausimax on Jan 3, 2016 3:06:38 GMT -8
Thanks for all your replies, I was unaware that they went back that far, this is the first one I have actually seen.
What is the story with the Seiko 5 Sports 100 watches, I hardly ever see them on eBay or anywhere else on the web, I did a Google search for them to compare this one for authenticity and about all it turned up were Raymons offerings, were they an Asia only release?
Max
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Post by Deleted on Jan 3, 2016 9:45:33 GMT -8
I have this one form 1997...  and I have a 7009 from 1994 with a dial like yours. There won't be any prior to about 1992 when Seiko and Nemoto developed this photo luminescent product. |
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ausimax
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Post by ausimax on Jan 3, 2016 17:06:09 GMT -8
I have this one form 1997... and I have a 7009 from 1994 with a dial like yours. There won't be any prior to about 1992 when Seiko and Nemoto developed this photo luminescent product. That again raises the question about mine with a 1999 date, as I said I can't seem to find any info on these models or the time range they were produced over, if the date on this one was for 2009 I would have expected it to have a glass case back, they seemed to have started using them on them in the early 2000's. I don't know if the watch is original or modded, the dial printing says 7S36-0632 and I can't think what else has such a small dial. HELP!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Max |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 3, 2016 18:47:16 GMT -8
There is no reason to doubt yours is from 1999. Not all watches got see-thru backs. The dial size was pretty much standard to all the '5' models prior to the dinner plate trend that began in the mid to late 2000s. Dials were the same size while case size and configurations changed with time. The style of your watch also places it in the pre 2000 era. As for the lumibrite dials, I have the one pictured, one that is in a 7s26 from 2004 and one in a SUS watch...  Don't be fooled by the size in the picture; the watch only measures 33mm across without the crown. Also notice the slightly cream colour vs the greenish-yellow tinge that the Seiko 5 dials have. The Seiko 5 dials are bigger than this watch! |
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Post by Adrian-VTA on Jan 3, 2016 21:17:57 GMT -8
Sports 100 was branding that was used up to the early 90's It's a follow on from the "sport watch" trend of the 60's and 70's. Unlike now, people used to go out a lot, play tennis, sail boats, drive cars, ride motorbikes, do spearfishing and light diving. So the marketing idea was - "lets brand a watch that appeals to the active light sports person" and you have the SPORTS line and SPORTS 100. The styling was sharp and colourful. Remember at the time WR was a new thing and most watches of the 50's and 60's didn't even have crown or case seals. They are supposed to have a WR of 75-100 meters. In reality the WR sucks and could barely handle a dip in the sink. By the early 90's people played Nintendos or watched TV rather going out doing weekend sports, so a sports line wasn't really applicable. I remember those times, everyone thought they were going to Hollywood and what was trendy was those hideous TAG Heuer's with the hideous bracelets, hideous two tone Rolex copies and Casio Databanks. So not really a place for a bright sports watch. Thanks for all your replies, I was unaware that they went back that far, this is the first one I have actually seen. What is the story with the Seiko 5 Sports 100 watches, I hardly ever see them on eBay or anywhere else on the web, I did a Google search for them to compare this one for authenticity and about all it turned up were Raymons offerings, were they an Asia only release? Max |
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Post by ausimax on Jan 3, 2016 22:55:28 GMT -8
Sports 100 was branding that was used up to the early 90's It's a follow on from the "sport watch" trend of the 60's and 70's. Unlike now, people used to go out a lot, play tennis, sail boats, drive cars, ride motorbikes, do spearfishing and light diving. So the marketing idea was - "lets brand a watch that appeals to the active light sports person" and you have the SPORTS line and SPORTS 100. The styling was sharp and colourful. Remember at the time WR was a new thing and most watches of the 50's and 60's didn't even have crown or case seals. They are supposed to have a WR of 75-100 meters. In reality the WR sucks and could barely handle a dip in the sink. By the early 90's people played Nintendos or watched TV rather going out doing weekend sports, so a sports line wasn't really applicable. I remember those times, everyone thought they were going to Hollywood and what was trendy was those hideous TAG Heuer's with the hideous bracelets, hideous two tone Rolex copies and Casio Databanks. So not really a place for a bright sports watch. Thanks for all your replies, I was unaware that they went back that far, this is the first one I have actually seen. What is the story with the Seiko 5 Sports 100 watches, I hardly ever see them on eBay or anywhere else on the web, I did a Google search for them to compare this one for authenticity and about all it turned up were Raymons offerings, were they an Asia only release? Max Yes that makes a lot of sense, I just wondered why you never seem to come across them anywhere but Raymon's site, just did an eBay search and turned up 2 one for sale in Aus and the other exactly the same as mine on Raymon's so it seems as though it is original. I think they are a neat little watch, and that is probably their downfall, small watches don't seem popular these days. Max |
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Post by Adrian-VTA on Jan 4, 2016 3:21:05 GMT -8
As Pete mentioned before, the current fashion is for grossly oversized watches, 42+mm. I'm not sure of that's because people's wrists are getting larger or a general fashion trend. I think the KS series would be worth a lot more now if they were larger, but they generally clock in at 34-36mm. That's great for me because they are just a nice watch, but most people would want something larger. The smaller watches are really popular in Asia where wrists are tiny and an oversized watch makes it look like you are a party person. The fashion in the late 70's until the early 90's was to go small and thin, that's when you saw the ultra thin movements and thin quartz really come in. One of my favourite calculators epitomizes this trend - The SL-760 is the same size as a credit card and a shade thicker. They were solar powered too. VERY popular here in the 80's. We had a bunch of them but the solar cell is very delicate, which killed them.   Sports 100 was branding that was used up to the early 90's It's a follow on from the "sport watch" trend of the 60's and 70's. Unlike now, people used to go out a lot, play tennis, sail boats, drive cars, ride motorbikes, do spearfishing and light diving. So the marketing idea was - "lets brand a watch that appeals to the active light sports person" and you have the SPORTS line and SPORTS 100. The styling was sharp and colourful. Remember at the time WR was a new thing and most watches of the 50's and 60's didn't even have crown or case seals. They are supposed to have a WR of 75-100 meters. In reality the WR sucks and could barely handle a dip in the sink. By the early 90's people played Nintendos or watched TV rather going out doing weekend sports, so a sports line wasn't really applicable. I remember those times, everyone thought they were going to Hollywood and what was trendy was those hideous TAG Heuer's with the hideous bracelets, hideous two tone Rolex copies and Casio Databanks. So not really a place for a bright sports watch. Yes that makes a lot of sense, I just wondered why you never seem to come across them anywhere but Raymon's site, just did an eBay search and turned up 2 one for sale in Aus and the other exactly the same as mine on Raymon's so it seems as though it is original. I think they are a neat little watch, and that is probably their downfall, small watches don't seem popular these days. Max |
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