dasher
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Post by dasher on Apr 14, 2015 11:55:32 GMT -8
mine are 18mm I think. If it's 19mm then you'll need a slightly different style as even with 19mm ends the bracelet width will look wrong. Too narrow. Damn...... Glad I did still like the total package, guess I'm gonna have to bite the bullet and shell out some bucks to get my OBC on a BOR. SOL again... D.
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Post by estrickland on Apr 14, 2015 12:25:37 GMT -8
Seriously classy. Love the blued hands. Me too. As part of the microsite here, Mr. Yoshifusa Nakazawa... ... explains that tempering the hands takes about 20 steps, and requires special skills and precise temperature and humidity regulation in order to preserve the mirror polish and to reproduce the exact color desired, as the color will continue through blue to brown with additional heating. Dufour is a one-man shop and he's incredible, but I actually prefer having the Micro Artist Studio 'Dream Team' work together to make these singular watches - with several hundred years of experience combined in just a dozen watchmakers - considered living national treasures by the Japanese Government (from the WristReview article).
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Post by boid69 on Apr 14, 2015 16:42:27 GMT -8
and the power reserve on the back
that is a watch in a diff class. i am sure that will not be a daily wearer but for special occasions. seriously wow
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cobrajet25
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Post by cobrajet25 on Apr 15, 2015 4:58:30 GMT -8
This one was in the mail as of yesterday, and arrived today. It's a 1971 7005-8032...seemingly the civilian relative of one of the known MAC-V SOG watches. The 'Arabic' dial on this model seems quite hard to find in either black or white. Only a couple examples of each to be found on the whole of the internet. I was not sure of the dial condition on this one, as there were many scuffs and scrapes which made parts of it hard to make out. But upon receipt, I found the dial to be perfect. This one really saw very little use. I put in new gaskets and gave everything a good cleaning. Didn't need to give anything an ultrasonic dunk. When I went to pop the bezel off to clean underneath it, I actually put a large chip in the side of the crystal. D'oh! Fortunately, I had a replacement 310T11AN on hand. Seller said it didn't run, but I gave it a few shakes and it fired up. Actually runs quite strong and keeps good time.
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Post by forastero on Apr 15, 2015 10:28:11 GMT -8
Great!!! I looking for a Seiko 6138-0010 as this, but I dont find nothing. Can you tell me where you buy this watch???
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Post by bertnet on Apr 15, 2015 11:44:37 GMT -8
there are two 0010 and one 0011, there come from Yahoo Japan.
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Post by forastero on Apr 15, 2015 12:27:04 GMT -8
Okay. I do not know how you buy in Yahoo Japan , but I consider it very difficult. I would pay an amount of high money if the piece is good and original. Thank you for your answer.
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Post by estrickland on Apr 16, 2015 5:33:40 GMT -8
Another interesting item on the way, this 1/100th of a second caliber 89 stopwatch, model 8941-5000. This was Seiko's flagship stopwatch, developed for and used in the 1964 Olympics according to the Seiko Museum, which features one in their Sports Timing Instruments collection: 60's catalog photo: Seiko leveraged these design ideas in the development of the rotating-head IZULs: I know Martin has an amazing example with original box and manual, but I believe this is one of the hardest to find models. As the one and only stopwatch I wanted, and I'm pretty happy to have found it.
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Post by bertnet on Apr 18, 2015 6:18:39 GMT -8
I found one of my graal 7017-6050 in a good state with is original bracelet in box, i'M happy. Next one,6139-6000 yellow proof JDM harder to find
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Post by bertnet on Apr 19, 2015 10:48:12 GMT -8
A 69 seiko catalogue
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jringo8769
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Post by jringo8769 on Apr 19, 2015 11:53:41 GMT -8
well i just got this last night...not sure what it is...but i like it Attachments:
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Post by estrickland on Apr 19, 2015 13:38:34 GMT -8
A 69 seiko catalogue Wow. I just picked one up also. Great find. Big year for Seiko.
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Post by bertnet on Apr 19, 2015 15:13:35 GMT -8
Yes and it's also my birth year and you have also 68 1&2 congrate , i'M looking for 70 & 71 because i'M a particular fan of 7017-6020 & 7017-6050 & 6139-600X and i'M surching any documentation about this three watches,in the meantime if you have scans I'm interested. thank's. Bertrand.
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jringo8769
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Post by jringo8769 on Apr 19, 2015 18:00:44 GMT -8
I just got this little beauty...i really wanted one of these early quartz ones for a while... Attachments:
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Post by jringo8769 on Apr 19, 2015 18:01:29 GMT -8
look at that back shot...amazing how things have changed Attachments:
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Post by Adrian-VTA on Apr 19, 2015 19:04:51 GMT -8
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jringo8769
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Post by jringo8769 on Apr 19, 2015 19:21:06 GMT -8
wow...that looks like lots of treasures....and lots of potential....great score
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Post by Adrian-VTA on Apr 19, 2015 19:53:20 GMT -8
Maybe...I'm a huge hoarder so my thinking goes along the lines of "Do I have a spare XX movement I can draw parts from? Have I stripped too many parts from that movement?" Then I end up with bag fulls of crap. Add to that I never throw anything away. Does anyone need a mint 4006-6031 dial? I've got about 8 of them because I kept purchasing and scrapping watches till I got the variant I wanted. That said, I barely ever have anything that anyone wants. I squirrel away 2-3 good parts of anything I have and let the rest go. usually I don't have 2-3 good parts of the high demand parts though e.g. 357612 stems, indicator gears, dials etc. e.g. I have 2 spare mint 6139-6005 blue dials, but only faded indicator rings. If I had 4, I'd let one go to someone else. I have 3 of these in good condition to support in my collection. This might sound confusing but my logic is sound. In essence, I keep enough stuff to replace parts on my fleet for the next 100 years or so, the rest goes. I figure within 100 years, the low run manufacturing stuff will advance enough reproduction shouldn't be an issue. I've seen a huge change in the past 10 years alone. This could evolve into a larger philosophical argument, but I think low-run custom stuff is the only direction capitalism has to go to maintain product value. Mass production is dead and is inefficient in a lot of areas. When you can buy everything for $2 at Walmart, where is the profit, point of difference and value being put into the economy? Simply it isn't. It's going to the plastic factory in China. I like the direction Shinola is taking, I think that's the future of this stuff. Low run vertical markets. Awesome. And I've gone on a complete tangent. wow...that looks like lots of treasures....and lots of potential....great score
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Post by jringo8769 on Apr 19, 2015 20:26:56 GMT -8
hey we think alike...i tend to find things and set them aside...it is not confusing at all...my grandfather used to do this ...but sadly what he got he never did anything with it and most was lost when he passed away......i always have a plan for everything and try to stick to it...the more organized you are ...it is the key...hey i might even talk to you about those 4006 dials too...i have a 4006 i am working on...i find that things seem to find me and i always try and good home for them...people sadly do not seem to see value in many things and you are correct the days of huge manufacturing is over..where i am from...we were a huge town built on this...i am trying to do small specialized businesses that can do these things that people really need...i recycle old buildings that are slated for demolition and we save everything...too much of this great stuff is going into the landfills...and i am too much like both of my grandparents to let that happen...
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Post by bertnet on Apr 19, 2015 23:50:01 GMT -8
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