Sixty year old, 17 Jewel, Seiko Super unveiling! >>>
Feb 7, 2015 17:55:43 GMT -8
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Post by Thomas on Feb 7, 2015 17:55:43 GMT -8
Hello folks,
1955 was an important year in my family, and I have always been on the lookout for a nice watch from that year. Unfortunately everything was either way too rough for me, or a Swiss "heirloom" that was way too expensive.
Say, is that an EMS bag from Japan?
And what a tidy little package is inside, I know who this is from!
Go ahead and read the label, I don't think it will do you any good this time!!
The familiar sight of a plastic organizer, inside the brown paper envelope.
And what appears to be a watch, wrapped in bubble-wrap inside the organizer.
Yup, I was right, it is a watch!
It is a 1955 Seiko Super, model 13009, with a "U" movement, a 17 jewel 18,000 bph handwind movement.
Here is a closer look.
It is respectable condition, especially for a 60 year-old watch, and it is my favorite brand!
Nobody wanted it very badly, so I was able to add it to my menagerie for US$100 even!
Not the largest watch at 32 mm across without the crown, but I don't mind.
Here is the crown side.
And the "subject" or "common" side.
And the nice case-back.
It has 16mm lugs, but came with a slightly small cowrocodile strap.
But it looks good on the watch, so I wound it up, found a 14mm gold deployant in the strap bag, and started wearing it.
I think it looks good on me!
And I have worn it all day today (Saturday) and it's keeping good time! 
I can only wish I will be in as good condition when I am sixty years old!!
Thanks for looking!
- Thomas
