Images From Past Auctions - An Homage to CD God

[dasher]

First up is the Lord Matic watch.  I've always been fascinated by them and prices do seem to have come down on some of them.  I do think these watches have that wonky day/date problem though.

SEIKO 23 JEWELS 5606-7000 Hand-winding Wristwatch Free Shipping 3

Sold for $64.99

www.ebay.com/itm/SEIKO-23-JEWELS-5606-7000-Hand-winding-Wristwatch-Free-Shipping-3-/272242619737?hash=item3f62ecb559%3Ag%3AB1cAAOSwYmZXNs3b&nma=true&si=GEnkK2hw4dzfrd2S%252FcLLncCAoeE%253D&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2557

Next up is what every post-apocalyptic survivor needs:

Seiko Land Monster SNM035 and Seiko Atlas SKZ207

Sold for $560.00

www.ebay.com/itm/Seiko-Land-Monster-SNM035-and-Seiko-Atlas-SKZ207-/162072306497?hash=item25bc432341%3Ag%3AXLEAAOSwubRXOS54&nma=true&si=GEnkK2hw4dzfrd2S%252FcLLncCAoeE%253D&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2557

Next up is what must be number 200,000 out of 200,000,000:

100% AUTHENTIC VINTAGE SEIKO AUTOMATIC 21J D/D WRIST WATCH FOR MENS WEAR B-5

Sold for $16.49

www.ebay.com/itm/100-AUTHENTIC-VINTAGE-SEIKO-AUTOMATIC-21J-D-D-WRIST-WATCH-FOR-MENS-WEAR-B-5-/131806910012?hash=item1eb04dd63c%3Ag%3A7GUAAOSwXj5XGhDd&nma=true&si=GEnkK2hw4dzfrd2S%252FcLLncCAoeE%253D&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2557

Next up, Roger Moore WOULD be caught dead with this one, seeing as how it is the wrong one:

SEIKO H357-5070 DUO Display DIGITAL-ANALOG JAMES BOND Watch WORKING SOLD AS IS"

Sold for $39 not including $10 shipping

www.ebay.com/itm/SEIKO-H357-5070-DUO-Display-DIGITAL-ANALOG-JAMES-BOND-Watch-WORKING-SOLD-AS-IS-/162051604537?hash=item25bb074039%3Ag%3AMNcAAOSwM0FXIJre&nma=true&si=GEnkK2hw4dzfrd2S%252FcLLncCAoeE%253D&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2557

 

Next up is a very good deal, quite the nice price for the watch:

Seiko SBDX012 Marine Master 300m Limited Edition Automatic Dive Watch

Sold for $2192.67

www.ebay.com/itm/Seiko-SBDX012-Marine-Master-300m-Limited-Edition-Automatic-Dive-Watch-/322102217825?hash=item4afec9cc61%3Ag%3AQOAAAOSw%7EoFXL9ox&nma=true&si=GEnkK2hw4dzfrd2S%252FcLLncCAoeE%253D&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2557#shpCntId

Here is one that's not always for sale and yet prices seem tame:

NOS SEIKO S Wave 7S26 0110 Automatic Men's Stainless Steel Watch DISPLAY PIECE

Sold for $91 not including $27 shipping (ouch!)

www.ebay.com/itm/NOS-SEIKO-S-Wave-7S26-0110-Automatic-Mens-Stainless-Steel-Watch-DISPLAY-PIECE-/272237370126?hash=item3f629c9b0e%3Ag%3AGHYAAOSwYmZXL-Qa&nma=true&si=GEnkK2hw4dzfrd2S%252FcLLncCAoeE%253D&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2557

Here's a nice vintage piece getting a second chance at life:

Rare Seiko 6105-8110 Proof/Proof

Sold for $510 not including $6.80 shipping

www.ebay.com/itm/Rare-Seiko-6105-8110-Proof-Proof-/262431123058?hash=item3d1a1d2672%3Ag%3AKVIAAOSwInxXMnqA&nma=true&si=GEnkK2hw4dzfrd2S%252FcLLncCAoeE%253D&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2557

Staying with the divers, here's a seller that didn't do enough research before listing - too bad I missed this listing:

Seiko 5 Sports Diver's Watch 7S36-02S0 **Yellow Dial** 200m #185b

Sold with a BIN for $60 not including $3 shipping *sigh*

www.ebay.com/itm/Seiko-5-Sports-Divers-Watch-7S36-02S0-Yellow-Dial-200m-185b-/162072200450?hash=item25bc418502%3Ag%3A1cUAAOSwRjNXOQBL&nma=true&si=GEnkK2hw4dzfrd2S%252FcLLncCAoeE%253D&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2557

Surprised to see a blue dialed 6139 going low, but here it is:

RARE Vintage SEIKO PEPSI 6139-6005 CHRONOGRAPH for parts or repair

Sold for $79 not including $4.35 in shipping

www.ebay.com/itm/RARE-Vintage-SEIKO-PEPSI-6139-6005-CHRONOGRAPH-for-parts-or-repair-/252383108672?hash=item3ac3349e40%3Ag%3AX3MAAOSw1DtXLhEV&nma=true&si=GEnkK2hw4dzfrd2S%252FcLLncCAoeE%253D&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2557

And now one that seems to have eluded Q Branch:

Seiko M354-5019 James Bond Moonraker Memory Bank Calendar Quartz LCD LED Watch

Sold with a BIN of $395 not including $10 shipping

www.ebay.com/itm/Seiko-M354-5019-James-Bond-Moonraker-Memory-Bank-Calendar-Quartz-LCD-LED-Watch-/141993887385?hash=item210f7ec699%3Ag%3A0JMAAOSw7W5XOHSJ&nma=true&si=GEnkK2hw4dzfrd2S%252FcLLncCAoeE%253D&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2557

And we'll finish things out with a little novelty fun - a cute Tigger watch:

Disney TIGGER Watch SEIKO SII NOS Vintage Brown Band Women Childs

Sold for $26.95 free shipping - Yay!

www.ebay.com/itm/Disney-TIGGER-Watch-SEIKO-SII-NOS-Vintage-Brown-Band-Women-Childs-/371627835219?hash=item5686bebf53%3Ag%3A-o0AAOSwDuJWvS8S&nma=true&si=GEnkK2hw4dzfrd2S%252FcLLncCAoeE%253D&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2557

Thanks for reading!

Dan

[HiBeat]

Hopefully Josh is lurking from wherever he is today.

I was watching that blue Pogue.  No stem assembly, wrong bracelet, not working, scratched crystal - Yeah, $79 was about right in my book.  I sold one similar to this one, no stem assembly, crappy crystal, etc. on ebay as a BIN for $49 to a guy who jumped on it in 10 minutes.  Turns out he is a forum member.   He got what he needed and the crappy bracelet was part of a junk bracelet lot that got him about that much in return.

FWIW, I notice all 6139's are dropping in price across the board, Pogues included.  Maybe some frenzy is dying off.  Too bad for me, I have a ton of them to offload in the coming weeks.   Hopefully it's just a lull.

[Tegger]

May 16, 2016 6:46:05 GMT -8 dasher said:

Next up is what must be number 200,000 out of 200,000,000:

100% AUTHENTIC VINTAGE SEIKO AUTOMATIC 21J D/D WRIST WATCH FOR MENS WEAR B-5

Sold for $16.49

www.ebay.com/itm/100-AUTHENTIC-VINTAGE-SEIKO-AUTOMATIC-21J-D-D-WRIST-WATCH-FOR-MENS-WEAR-B-5-/131806910012?hash=item1eb04dd63c%3Ag%3A7GUAAOSwXj5XGhDd&nma=true&si=GEnkK2hw4dzfrd2S%252FcLLncCAoeE%253D&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2557

Yep. 100% Authentic. Realer than real. Yep.

[HiBeat]

May 16, 2016 7:15:39 GMT -8 Tegger said:

May 16, 2016 6:46:05 GMT -8 dasher said:

Next up is what must be number 200,000 out of 200,000,000:

100% AUTHENTIC VINTAGE SEIKO AUTOMATIC 21J D/D WRIST WATCH FOR MENS WEAR B-5

Sold for $16.49

www.ebay.com/itm/100-AUTHENTIC-VINTAGE-SEIKO-AUTOMATIC-21J-D-D-WRIST-WATCH-FOR-MENS-WEAR-B-5-/131806910012?hash=item1eb04dd63c%3Ag%3A7GUAAOSwXj5XGhDd&nma=true&si=GEnkK2hw4dzfrd2S%252FcLLncCAoeE%253D&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2557

Yep. 100% Authentic. Realer than real. Yep.

Speaking of realer than real, currently on sale now on ebay - the Mega-Rare "PROOF-RESIST" 6139-8002. Search it out as the link is live now (though as a BIN I think maybe the link would be allowed).

Hopefully not a Forum member selling - if it is, education is needed.

[doomguy10011]

May 16, 2016 8:39:28 GMT -8 HiBeat said:

May 16, 2016 7:15:39 GMT -8 Tegger said:

Yep. 100% Authentic. Realer than real. Yep.

Speaking of realer than real, currently on sale now on ebay - the Mega-Rare "PROOF-RESIST" 6139-8002. Search it out as the link is live now (though as a BIN I think maybe the link would be allowed).

Hopefully not a Forum member selling - if it is, education is needed.

That looks like a 6139-6030 coke dial. 
I remember Spencer posted a warning about that seller here some time ago, that he knowingly sells cobbled junk.

[cobrajet25]

May 16, 2016 8:39:28 GMT -8 HiBeat said:

May 16, 2016 7:15:39 GMT -8 Tegger said:

Yep. 100% Authentic. Realer than real. Yep.

Speaking of realer than real, currently on sale now on ebay - the Mega-Rare "PROOF-RESIST" 6139-8002. Search it out as the link is live now (though as a BIN I think maybe the link would be allowed).

Hopefully not a Forum member selling - if it is, education is needed.

I have a 'Resist/Proof' 6139-8001 that dates to late 1970.  It was my first vintage Seiko, and it came out of Australia in 2002.  I have no doubt that it is legit.

Mismatched casebacks and dials were sometimes seen during a certain short period when Seiko was transitioning from 'Proof' to 'Resist'.

[HiBeat]

May 17, 2016 4:44:06 GMT -8 cobrajet25 said:

May 16, 2016 8:39:28 GMT -8 HiBeat said:

Speaking of realer than real, currently on sale now on ebay - the Mega-Rare "PROOF-RESIST" 6139-8002. Search it out as the link is live now (though as a BIN I think maybe the link would be allowed).

Hopefully not a Forum member selling - if it is, education is needed.

I have a 'Resist/Proof' 6139-8001 that dates to late 1970.  It was my first vintage Seiko, and it came out of Australia in 2002.  I have no doubt that it is legit.

Mismatched casebacks and dials were sometimes seen during a certain short period when Seiko was transitioning from 'Proof' to 'Resist'.

Wow thanks.  The Buyers Guides and all the posts I have seen over the ages all say it never happened.   But as know, there is never a hard fact about anything to do with Seiko, oddities pop up all over the place.

What is the provenance of yours such that you are so sure it is legit?  Could it not have been a partial swap, even if just the case back ?

[cobrajet25]

I have seen other ones, and they all date to late 1970, which is when Seiko was making this transition.

This watch was purchased before the 'puppy mill' sellers started cobbling things together, and there was no aftermarket yet.  Back then, few people cared about these watches at all.  The watch was all-original, and was sealed with grot.  November, 1970 is really late for a Proof back, so the "Waterproof" combined with the serial number on the caseback would suggest that if anything is wrong with the watch it's actually the dial.  To be fair, I have never removed it to look at the date code.  It does have a 6139A.

I don't think that the caseback and dial matching was as important in some markets as it was in others.  Honestly, I think Seiko was just using up some "Waterproof" casebacks they already had made up.

This is actually the genesis of the "Proof/Proof" and "Resist/Resist" nomenclature that we all commonly use today....some watches really were mismatched from the factory.  They came out as "Proof/Resist" or "Resist/Proof".  Were they always matched, there would have been no reason to state the obvious.  Didn't happen often, but it did happen.

This is the unfortunate result of switching forums over the years...a lot of information is simply lost.

I will dig it out of the safe and take some pics to see what you think.