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Old 12 August 2018, 08:17 AM   #61
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My father’s first automatic watch gifted to me a few years back...priceless.
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Old 13 August 2018, 01:06 PM   #62
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Here are a couple more

One working; one not. Both are probably from the 70's -- I had them as a boy. The mechanical still keeps great time, even though no service for at least 40 years.
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Old 13 August 2018, 01:11 PM   #63
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One working; one not. Both are probably from the 70's -- I had them as a boy. The mechanical still keeps great time, even though no service for at least 40 years.
I still remember getting my first LCD quartz watch as a teenager in the 1970s. What a buzz it was to walk around school with one of those on
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Old 13 August 2018, 01:18 PM   #64
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Love it. That’s my birth year. I guess I’ll ha e to start hunting vintage GS now .....


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Old 13 August 2018, 09:23 PM   #65
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Love it. That’s my birth year. I guess I’ll ha e to start hunting vintage GS now .....


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Thank you! There’s a seller on eBay nippon-vintage-watch that sells nothing but good condition, serviced vintage GS and KS.


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Old 14 August 2018, 12:58 AM   #66
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Old 14 August 2018, 04:38 PM   #67
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Here's my May 1970 King Seiko 5626-7070, produced at the time of the Expo '70 Osaka World's Fair
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Old 14 August 2018, 10:46 PM   #68
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Old 15 August 2018, 05:40 PM   #69
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Wearing the '62 Seikomatic today
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Old 15 August 2018, 11:23 PM   #70
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Old 16 August 2018, 06:10 AM   #71
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Old 16 August 2018, 06:16 AM   #72
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Old 16 August 2018, 03:13 PM   #73
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My new to me 7548. It is a 1980 model
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Old 16 August 2018, 07:06 PM   #74
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Old 18 August 2018, 08:22 PM   #75
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My 1967 GS 6246-9001. First of the automatic Grand Seikos.
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Old 18 August 2018, 09:42 PM   #76
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Old 22 August 2018, 12:49 AM   #77
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Just got back from a weekend in Maine and had this waiting for me...







Now I just gotta hunt down the proper bracelet.
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Old 22 August 2018, 09:27 AM   #78
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What a beauty Congratulations
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Old 22 August 2018, 10:11 AM   #79
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What a beauty Congratulations
Thanks! Loving the vintage Seiko scene. There's so much to choose from, from such an iconic company and all for pretty fair prices. My next watch is most definitely going to be a Bell-Matic.
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Old 22 August 2018, 12:50 PM   #80
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Congrats. Nice
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Old 22 August 2018, 06:20 PM   #81
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Old 29 August 2018, 03:48 PM   #82
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Old 3 September 2018, 01:00 AM   #83
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I haven't seen this thread before but I'm glad I found it, some amazing pieces in here!
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Old 3 September 2018, 01:38 AM   #84
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Some amazing pieces in here!
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Old 3 September 2018, 05:34 PM   #85
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Taking this beauty in for a movement overhaul soon....
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Old 4 September 2018, 06:42 AM   #86
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Taking this beauty in for a movement overhaul soon....
Looks brand new. Amazing. Very hard to find watches like this in my neck of the woods.
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Old 4 September 2018, 07:13 AM   #87
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I was very fortunate to be gifted this by a friend, just last week. 7005-7089 April ‘71





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Old 4 September 2018, 08:17 AM   #88
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Wow, those two are in great shape. Love the colours, and what a great gift!
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Old 4 September 2018, 08:21 AM   #89
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Looks brand new. Amazing. Very hard to find watches like this in my neck of the woods.
I don't think King Seiko or the first round of Grand Seiko (1960s & '70s) were ever marketed outside Japan, so that's where you have to look for the best examples, either online or in person.
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I don't think King Seiko or the first round of Grand Seiko (1960s & '70s) were ever marketed outside Japan, so that's where you have to look for the best examples, either online or in person.
Well that explains. I'm not saying it's impossible but it's very difficult to find them here. One more reason to book my first trip to Japan.
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