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Post by mwbuss8 on Jul 22, 2013 9:39:53 GMT -8
As I've mentioned before, finding real watches here in Hanoi isn't exactly easy. The other day I looked at a fake 7002 and they wanted $120. Today I went on a walk and saw so many supposed 5's with quartz movements I lost count. Finally, I came to a little booth that had some fake watches on display on top, with some rough ones underneath I could see. I asked on an Orient and the guy said no, that one is broken and laughed. I laughed a little too and said that's the point. He said he couldn't sell that one, but pulled out a bag of old "junk" Seikos and Citizens, some real, some fake, all varying degrees of poor condition. I ended up with an 8305-9000 M77. The dial is far beyond hope, and the auto winding mechanism is missing, but I paid $4 and I've always loved the lugs on those cases. he also gave me his card and said if I call ahead he'll make sure he has something for me. I'm hoping I finally found a source and he can get a few divers for me. Maybe there's hope here after all
-Micah
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Post by timewatcher on Jul 22, 2013 9:46:11 GMT -8
As I've mentioned before, finding real watches here in Hanoi isn't exactly easy. The other day I looked at a fake 7002 and they wanted $120. Today I went on a walk and saw so many supposed 5's with quartz movements I lost count. Finally, I came to a little booth that had some fake watches on display on top, with some rough ones underneath I could see. I asked on an Orient and the guy said no, that one is broken and laughed. I laughed a little too and said that's the point. He said he couldn't sell that one, but pulled out a bag of old "junk" Seikos and Citizens, some real, some fake, all varying degrees of poor condition. I ended up with an 8305-9000 M77. The dial is far beyond hope, and the auto winding mechanism is missing, but I paid $4 and I've always loved the lugs on those cases. he also gave me his card and said if I call ahead he'll make sure he has something for me. I'm hoping I finally found a source and he can get a few divers for me. Maybe there's hope here after all -Micah Actually I'm a bit surprised about the lack of Seikos there as there were TONS of GIs in Vietnam.......... Try finding an ORIGINAL Vietnam era Zippo there! If you think Seikos are hard to find....... look for Zippos!  |
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