mnementh
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Post by mnementh on Aug 20, 2023 20:28:52 GMT -8
vmaxnl - thank you for another wonderful history lesson on the classic vintage Seiko offerings. These Seikomatics of yours are wonderful. I especially like the day wheel seen on your 6206-8130 and Groundhog66 's 6206-8040. These seem to be along form of the day of the week which I have not seen before. Do you know anything about these day wheels?
I am also very taken by the concept of the indirect lume deployed in the 8305-1000 Sealion M77 and intend to one day bring one of these back to bright function if I can!
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Yes, the entire layout of these is just sublime, especially the long-form day at 6 and the stealth crown at 4. Truly "Start with a block of metal and carve away everything that isn't a timepiece..." minimalist design ethos.  Just curious... it appears the lume hands on my 6206-8040 Dolphin are not that common... does that and the fact of not having the lume dots on the chapter ring indicate a possible Franken-phin...? They do appear to be quite old; if I shine my bright LED flashlight on it for aboot 10 seconds, I can just see a faint glow. I don't know if these date back to the Radium lume era or not. mnem *toddles off to bed*  |
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Fergus
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Post by Fergus on Aug 20, 2023 20:44:48 GMT -8
They do look 6139.
Dauphine appears to be the norm.
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Post by SeikoSoMatic on Aug 27, 2023 6:16:58 GMT -8
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Post by SeikoSoMatic on Sept 21, 2023 23:32:13 GMT -8
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Post by SeikoSoMatic on Oct 11, 2023 5:56:32 GMT -8
Note "Japan Made" at the bottom - - hallmark of the "Mumbai Specials".😁  |
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Post by tempelkim on Oct 11, 2023 6:51:56 GMT -8
Incoming is this 8305 that isn't an '-R'.  |
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Post by SeikoSoMatic on Oct 21, 2023 2:52:12 GMT -8
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Post by twhp101 on Feb 18, 2024 14:22:38 GMT -8
Had forgotten about this thread. It's been a year since I posted above. I now have maybe a dozen! This J13060 jumped out at me today as I was sure I had a 39 jewel watch somewhere. It arrived on a Bambi bracelet   |
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inboost
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Post by inboost on Feb 19, 2024 5:00:27 GMT -8
Wow, that's awesome twhp101 ! Would you call that a Dolphin King logo? Has dapellegrini got that one documented in his caseback thread?
And tell me more about the blue Citizen book it's laying upon  |
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Post by trilo on Feb 19, 2024 7:03:24 GMT -8
Wow, that's awesome twhp101 ! Would you call that a Dolphin King logo? Has dapellegrini got that one documented in his caseback thread?
And tell me more about the blue Citizen book it's laying upon I think that is one of his 80s catalogs. |
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Post by twhp101 on Feb 19, 2024 7:59:05 GMT -8
Wow, that's awesome twhp101 ! Would you call that a Dolphin King logo? Has dapellegrini got that one documented in his caseback thread?
And tell me more about the blue Citizen book it's laying upon Ha I did think after I took the photo I should have had it on something Seiko related. That has been sitting on my bench for a week or two (I've had zero chance to work on anything). From memory it's a '78-1 catalogue. Might be '79. I have that, 80-89, and I think 96 and 97. Not sure what they call the Dolphin/Crown casebacks! |
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hlpgtf
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Post by hlpgtf on Apr 6, 2024 16:06:56 GMT -8
I have a few Seikomatics to contribute - I have around a dozen, a few of which haven't popped up on this thread yet. I'll have to get some photos together over the next couple of days. Here is a J13044 with what seems to be a relatively rare charcoal dial:  |
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Post by hlpgtf on Apr 6, 2024 16:09:41 GMT -8
And a swirly-brushed non-WP Cal. 603:  |
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