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Post by jdlong27 on Jul 8, 2019 21:54:41 GMT -8
Hi! I joined after purchasing my first watch a week ago. I did a lot of research and one of the many YouTube videos I found during this led me to the forum. It finally arrived today, so please give me some feedback. What I know about it from sellers claim: Sept 1977 Seiko 6138-8020 "Panda" all original except a replaced crystal and no bracelet. What I see: it appears to be the original linen dial, original hands (although subs have patina appearing creme now), can't tell is the seconds has a repaint or patina and let a friend borrow my loupe. Light scratches on case. Cannot tell its ever been polished, but I don't know how sharp/rounded the edges should be. All fungions work but the chrono reset double jumps to reach zero (not a fluid motion) and I'm not sure yet if it's movement related. Pushers do drag and I'm fairly positive an o ring replacement would possibly solve both of these. Please tell me what you see. I love the look and size of the piece. If this is all original, I'm pleased with its condition and happy I have it. Will make a great slot one for this rabbit hole I'll likely fall in. Next is to source a bracelet, gaskets, and an aftermarket 19mm strap of some kind. A few pics and a time graph as it sits currently below. Thanks for looking! Jason
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Post by iluvhockey on Aug 5, 2019 7:22:32 GMT -8
Nice panda dial
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Post by watchdude2323 on Oct 2, 2019 3:31:16 GMT -8
Is it called patina?
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Post by monaco on Oct 23, 2019 20:11:49 GMT -8
Definitely needs a service but an original panda is alwats sweet. Great watch.
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Post by trandy on Oct 27, 2019 18:41:29 GMT -8
Prices on these are insane these days....I bought one 4-5 years ago in great shape for about $350.00....now on Ebay they’re going in the $1200.00 to $1500.00 range.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 6, 2019 1:22:34 GMT -8
Prices on these are insane these days....I bought one 4-5 years ago in great shape for about $350.00....now on Ebay they’re going in the $1200.00 to $1500.00 range. Yep, I saw one in excellent condition go for close to $900 on Yahoo JP recently (where the prices are typically a lot more reasonable than Ebay). Even 2-3 years ago when I started getting into vintage Seiko the prices for these chronos in excellent condition were under $500 on Yahoo JP. Market for vintage seiko has gone insane in the last few years.
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