Dr No
[Moderator Omega - Wristscan]
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Remember the Temptations, Graham? . . .
. . . it's "Just My Imagination"! Case in point . . .
. . . my '65 Sea Lion that Dad wore almost daily for four decades before handing it over to me. It had been serviced twice in forty years, and wasn't in working order when I took possession. Fortunately, my watchmaker had an identical movement in his spare parts bin and was able to bring it back to life; it runs beautifully with an amazing power reserve of at least 40+ hours, and looks almost new with the addition of a replacement NOS crystal. When I asked if he had any comments to make regarding the condition of the movement, he replied that the person who wore it must have been a hard-working man. It now leads a pampered existence, but I still marvel over the watchmaker's insight ;-) . . . cordially, Art
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Seiko build quality.. is it vastly improved or is it my imagination?
i spent Thursday with a friend who is a lurking member of this forum who hasnt yet posted anything as he's shy. we spent some time browsing 'that auction site' looking for something that a newbie can add to his collection that will complement his current ...
Kelvin, good and cheap.
No frill. Sometimes, people say Seiko watches are too conservative and boring. Regards Ling
I like my Seiko 5...
...that I bought as a beater to take on vacation. It's thus far survived hiking in humid conditions all day, snorkeling, BBQing, pizza-making, and that dog-eat-dog, no-holds-barred experience called...a day at the office (hehehe). The only com...
Remember the Temptations, Graham? . . .
. . . it's "Just My Imagination"! Case in point . . . . . . my '65 Sea Lion that Dad wore almost daily for four decades before handing it over to me. It had been serviced twice in forty years, and wasn't in working order when I took possession. Fortunatel...
Art, I am sure that watch...
would last for generations to come, given your pampering... I like the steel hour markers that are cut to look like diamonds. Does your watch change date/day by pressing the crown inwards? Pat
This Seiko has a recessed crown . . .
. . . as can be seen from these photos taken at ~ 45ยบ angles: The date is changed by counterclockwise revolutions of the crown in the first position, and the day can only be changed by advancing the hands. I'm assuming from your question that there is a S...
Push dates on Seiko
Hi Art, I believe there are lots of Seiko movements with this feature. Of the Seikos I have, my 6139 Chrono does it, as does my 6119 equipped Seiko and I also have a couple of 6106 pieces: 6106A or B=push setting of the date only, 6106C=first push detent ...
Some clarification...
Hi BDLJ, Thanks for the helpful info: You said: "6106C=first push detent does the date and if you push further, the day." Is it true that a further push advances the day ONLY or day AND date? Thanks. Pat
To clarify
Hi Pat, Sorry for not being very clear. You push the winder to the first detent and the date flips over, when you push further the day flips over.
Thanks, Ben! My appreciation for Seiko . . .
. . . and Grand Seiko exceeds my knowledge by a fair margin . . . cordially, Art
Art, my Seiko auto chrono 6139 has this function
sorry for the poor picture quality. The date is being advanced by pushing the recessed flat crown inwards. By pushing "harder" the day and date advance simultaneously. I have also come across a few old Seiko 5 (there are others as BDLJ pointed out) with t...
i'm very tempted by either...
i'm very tempted by either a mid range Seiko or Orient Star Royal. Orient Star Royal, near the high end of the Orient range do a nice sterling silver cased handwind model and a handwind 55th anniversary model, but its still just a watch. might be unusual ...
Remember this?
My favourite part of the watch Very solid and sturdy bracelet with super sized (in-house? ) spring bars! Monster? A watch that can withstand the harshest conditions! It has always been that good, only getting better nowadays. Pat...
They've long been good, but now they're aiming higher still
I first visited Seiko's factories in the 1970s and I've been back a number of times since. In the 1970s, they were keen to show off their skills in making quartz movements and they were the only company in the world to have totally integrated quartz watch...
I fully agree that...
"it seems to me that it has been good for some time and we're just becoming more aware of it. " Maybe we should just pursue Seiko the eastern way, buy queitly and secretly and stop all this "publicity" lest more and more people become aware of the gem of ...
I'm quite sure . . .
. . . that Graham's original question has been most adroitly answered ;-). Thanks so much, ticktock . . . cordially, Art
yes thankyou, i was sure...
yes thankyou, i was sure that Seiko are a great company and now i've had it confirmed by numerous people. cheers Graham
Also SEIKO
While I have a moderate swiss watch collection, I also fell for the SEIKO chronographs of the 70s'. I have two of them (6138-3000) a black dail and a blue dail....
My Sea Lion also displays Sunday in red . . .
. . . which affords it a bit of added character . . . cordially, Art
wait till you SEE the new ANANTA in the flesh.!
i haven't seen the Ananta Line yet.. but i spoke with a couple of people (i trust their tastes ) who went to Basel Show . they said that the quality is one of the very best.! Tony
