Original advertising materials
Nov 9, 2014 17:55:05 GMT -8
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Post by seikoholic on Nov 9, 2014 17:55:05 GMT -8
I got a bunch of new (old) Seiko magazine ads. Bought this one for the 7A's. I swear seeing this stuff helps me see what these watches were when they were new - expensive and cool.
I'll be scanning and posting up the original material I've got, but now I'm sad that I've sold every moonphase I've ever owned. Never had one of the 7A38s shown, only the gold / stainless version. On a side note, I've started thinking that these ads were produced using sample watches, not actual runners. For the most part. I mean, in order for them to have the watches stopped exactly where Seiko likes to stop their watches they'd either need to run down to the exact time (to the second) required, or if quartz have the crown pulled to hack the movement. But if you used sample watches, you wouldn't have to worry about that. But I've also noticed that sometimes in a Seiko ad a watch or two will actually show a slightly different time. Look below. The 38 & 48 are both stopped perfectly, in the same position as a sample watch. But the 7A28-702x has run on a bit. I think that's a living watch. Interesting stuff. I noticed it in my "robots" DX ad too that I put up the other day. One of the four is running, clearly. Three have their hands in "sample" position.
Anyway, what's your favorite Seiko (or other) watch ad?
I'll be scanning and posting up the original material I've got, but now I'm sad that I've sold every moonphase I've ever owned. Never had one of the 7A38s shown, only the gold / stainless version. On a side note, I've started thinking that these ads were produced using sample watches, not actual runners. For the most part. I mean, in order for them to have the watches stopped exactly where Seiko likes to stop their watches they'd either need to run down to the exact time (to the second) required, or if quartz have the crown pulled to hack the movement. But if you used sample watches, you wouldn't have to worry about that. But I've also noticed that sometimes in a Seiko ad a watch or two will actually show a slightly different time. Look below. The 38 & 48 are both stopped perfectly, in the same position as a sample watch. But the 7A28-702x has run on a bit. I think that's a living watch. Interesting stuff. I noticed it in my "robots" DX ad too that I put up the other day. One of the four is running, clearly. Three have their hands in "sample" position.
Anyway, what's your favorite Seiko (or other) watch ad?
