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Post by seikoholic on Jul 30, 2013 7:26:08 GMT -8
It's just beautiful in person. The dial is glorious. The hands are absolutely original Seiko. The sweep has been repainted - someone very carefully put a semi-clear orange coat over a yellow sweep (either originally yellow or a faded orange). The clear/orange overcoat extends over the cut tip of the sweep. It was a really nice job - someone knew what they were doing. But the rest of the watch is beautiful, dead-nuts original. If it weren't for the sweep and the missing pusher spring, I'd've thought it was entirely original and had never been opened. The movement was sleepy at first, putting out low numbers. As it worked along it got better. Starting with amplitudes in the 150 range, it started chugging along - 179-185-193-198-200-203-210 etc. Good accuracy too. As for the H/M hands being original to the watch, who knows. They're clearly original Seiko, they match the rest of the watch in age and condition. Someone has been inside the watch and has worked on the sweep hand at least, so there's no way to know. However, as Cobrajet has edumacated me, the short hands are appropriate for early examples of these. So in the end it doesn't matter. I think the watch looks great. I even like the sweep.
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Post by Groundhog66 on Jul 30, 2013 8:27:22 GMT -8
Well, that is all good news in my mind. While I am an extreme purist, I suppose I can live with this one for the time being. yes1.gif
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Post by 69ChevelleSS on Jul 30, 2013 8:58:25 GMT -8
Well, that is all good news in my mind. While I am an extreme purist, I suppose I can live with this one for the time being. yes1.gif Complete bullocks Tim . . . . send it to me for proper disposal!
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