HiBeat
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Post by HiBeat on Nov 8, 2019 7:56:22 GMT -8
I will start the count-down parade of watches leading up to Nov 16th "International Pogue Day" with this one. It is not a Seiko. This is a vintage watch sold by Sears under the brand name "Tradition". It features the venerable 28,800 bph Valjoux 7750 caliber. The case is a dead ringer for the Seiko 6139-600X "Pogue" save for the crown cut-out being larger. This one is about as good as you can find and I had the Valjoux 7750 fully serviced by my local watchmaker and it keeps COSC quality time. I have tried all sorts of Pogue bracelets all of which naturally are exact fits since the case is all but the same, but I finally settled on a spare 6139-7002 President style because it just seems right with the extra subdials being that much more of a draw for the eye an H-Link just doesn't seem quite right. Starting tomorrow the 6139s are coming at ya' !
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pip
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Post by pip on Nov 8, 2019 8:10:51 GMT -8
I will start the count-down parade of watches leading up to Nov 16th "International Pogue Day" with this one. It is not a Seiko. This is a vintage watch sold by Sears under the brand name "Tradition". It features the venerable 28,800 bph Valjoux 7750 caliber. The case is a dead ringer for the Seiko 6139-600X "Pogue" save for the crown cut-out being larger. This one is about as good as you can find and I had the Valjoux 7750 fully serviced by my local watchmaker and it keeps COSC quality time. I have tried all sorts of Pogue bracelets all of which naturally are exact fits since the case is all but the same, but I finally settled on a spare 6139-7002 President style because it just seems right with the extra subdials being that much more of a draw for the eye an H-Link just doesn't seem quite right. Starting tomorrow the 6139s are coming at ya' ! That’s gorgeous and I’m looking forward to the rest of your countdown!
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pip
WS Benefactor
Berkshire, UK
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Post by pip on Nov 8, 2019 8:12:50 GMT -8
King Quartz today after fixing the clasp on it last night. Well, sort of fixing, but it works just fine.
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Post by Solotov on Nov 8, 2019 9:18:23 GMT -8
Another day, but a friday at least 🤙
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longbike
Is a Permanent Fixture
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Post by longbike on Nov 8, 2019 9:54:18 GMT -8
Aloha Friday here today. Going to use this for a while and another later. Louis
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Post by tempelkim on Nov 8, 2019 10:18:49 GMT -8
Should have done that 25 minutes later... 6106-7520, 1971
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Post by doc013 on Nov 8, 2019 11:07:52 GMT -8
Just off the bench, and number 2 down. Like to thank all the enablers here on the forum for the 8059 obsession ~
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trandy
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Post by trandy on Nov 8, 2019 11:17:14 GMT -8
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Post by thianwong on Nov 8, 2019 12:01:39 GMT -8
1980s Omega Polaris quartz line. When I first moved to Japan from Canada, I found this Omega used and bought it. Back then I couldn't afford a Rolex but saw the Omega line. So nostalgia forced me to get this 34mm wide beauty. My generation of baby boomers loves 2 tone gold bling! 1974 Seiko 5216 two toned beauty too...
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