Got a Turtle today

[epiphany]

Got myself a 6309-7040 today. I would really appreciate any comments from the experts in the forum. Thanks for looking. 

[tritto]

Looks great epiphany. Enjoy.

[Deleted]

Nice looks a real original example.

Enjoy!

Tone

[dnill]

Congratulations to an awesome watch! Yours seem to be all original aswell. You got the correct flat hands and the fourth dial code, assembled in Singapore if I'm correct. Enjoy!

[mariod]

Looks like the more rare dial "6309-704MT" aka Singapore dial. Nice find

edit: dnill beat me to it

[cobrajet25]

Beautiful watch, and it looks completely legit.  But Seiko collectors don't call them "Turtles".  That's an Ebay thing, and it started it SE Asia. :puke:

[epiphany]

Thanks for all the appreciative comments! Good to know that it appears to be legit.

Collectors in the Philippines call the 6309-7040 "pagong" (Filipino word for "turtle") on account of the cushion case. So I guess the Ebay thing started with Philippine sellers translating "pagong" into English. But thanks, cobrajet25, for reminding me that a fond nickname in one context doesn't automatically translate as such in another. 

[cobrajet25]

Nov 22, 2014 1:50:03 GMT -8 epiphany said:

Thanks for all the appreciative comments! Good to know that it appears to be legit.

Collectors in the Philippines call the 6309-7040 "pagong" (Filipino word for "turtle") on account of the cushion case. So I guess the Ebay thing started with Philippine sellers translating "pagong" into English. But thanks, cobrajet25, for reminding me that a fond nickname in one context doesn't automatically translate as such in another. 

Lol...it's a minor niggle.  We here just call it "The 6309".  I know, I know what you are thinking..."how original!"

[martog]

Nice example, some TLC and Whalla a new one again.

Cheers
Mark

[saul]

Nov 22, 2014 3:35:05 GMT -8 cobrajet25 said:

Nov 22, 2014 1:50:03 GMT -8 epiphany said:

Thanks for all the appreciative comments! Good to know that it appears to be legit.

Collectors in the Philippines call the 6309-7040 "pagong" (Filipino word for "turtle") on account of the cushion case. So I guess the Ebay thing started with Philippine sellers translating "pagong" into English. But thanks, cobrajet25, for reminding me that a fond nickname in one context doesn't automatically translate as such in another. 

Lol...it's a minor niggle.  We here just call it "The 6309".  I know, I know what you are thinking..."how original!"

I've always wanted 6309SE to catch on but it never did.  SE as in Super Ellipse as observed by Jonathan a few years ago.

www.thewatchsite.com/21-japanese-watch-discussion-forum/13738-not-off-topic-one-might-think.html

[Groundhog66]

Looks like a nice catch to me, enjoy it! 


Hmmmm, I don't have one of those dials...might be a good reason to buy another. 

[sdoocms]

Great looking watch, wear it in good health!

[Deleted]

A good example!
Everything except the hands appears to be original.

I may be wrong but I see a couple of tell tale signs that they are AM.
The circle on the end of the seconds hand is too small.
The width of the lume in the arm of the minute hand is too narrow.
The points on the arrow of the minute hand are pointed; they should be slightly rounded.

Proper OEM hands shouldn't be too difficult to find.

You can check it out here ... wristsushi.proboards.com/thread/3019/6309-hands-oem

[longbike]

That is one nice one too. I just love that old look to it.

That's my kind of collecting 7dfe79adc2f0. Glad you got it too its a :winner:.

I would just leave it as it is.

Enjoy every minute using it.

[crabtree]

Great find!  

[epiphany]

Thanks again for the positive comments. I am enjoying the watch.


@penguinbce - You're probably right about the hands. Now that you've pointed it out, the seconds hand circle does look small. Good to know.