cobrajet25
Needs a Life!
"Underweared curmudgeon!"
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Post by cobrajet25 on Dec 16, 2017 23:36:51 GMT -8
I coined the term "John Player Special" to describe the black/gold 6138-8039 13 years ago on the old, OLD forum. No lie. Link is below. I didn't call the watch "The John Player Special Seiko", I just noted that this color combination seemed to be pretty popular back in the mid-'70s and implied that Seiko may have taken notice. Despite what W&W says, there is absolutely no other link between JPS, Formula One, and this model other than that. Honestly, when I posted it I didn't know what JPS was other than the race team since I live in the States and their cigarettes are not sold here.
That's it! It was just an offhanded comment about the color combo. Didn't know it would become a nickname. "John Player Special"As well as being amazed at seeing the post that started the name, I’m amazed that 13 years ago people were buying bits off of Ramon! Mans been going forever! Bet he had fewer clients and lower prices back then. Yep, Ramon has been around forever. I bought my first 6139-600x from him in 2002-2003. Yellow dial. Decent enough watch. Ran well. Well-worn, as are most Seikos coming out of that area. But complete and unmolested. I think it cost me $39.
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pip
WS Benefactor
Berkshire, UK
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Post by pip on Dec 17, 2017 2:15:16 GMT -8
Yep, Ramon has been around forever. I bought my first 6139-600x from him in 2002-2003. Yellow dial. Decent enough watch. Ran well. Well-worn, as are most Seikos coming out of that area. But complete and unmolested. I think it cost me $39. I need to borrow bertnet’s time machine...
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