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2 August 2018, 01:03 PM | #1 |
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I was lucky to find this 5246-6010 "Special" from 1971, which contains arguably the best of the King Seiko/Grand Seiko movements (the 52KS) produced before both brands went all-quartz in the mid 1970s. The one-piece 6010 case is quite rare, and took a while to find in good condition.
Now I just need to order a strap worthy of it, to replace this PVC junker.
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Thanks I ended up getting it serviced and flipped. Kind of regret it now, looking at that post again.
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I guess you can say I have a vintage Seiko addiction!
Here's an older collection shot, I believe I've added 3 more since this. (Blue dial Pogue, 6139 & 6105) Second photo is of probably one of the earliest automatic chronographs out there! Feb. of 69, with the dial being marked Dec. of 68! Just added the 6105 this week, got it from the original owner's estate. He purchased it on the PX, used it during service, then dropped it when he returned home. It sat in a drawer ever since then!
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3 August 2018, 12:16 PM | #6 |
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Thank you sir! It really is pretty amazing. The 6139 from Feb. of '69 really changes things up for Seiko as well!
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Seiko was ahead of the game in so many areas of mechanical watchmaking back then. It's sadly ironic that the Seiko-led quartz crisis brought down their own best lines, Grand Seiko and King Seiko.
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Here's a group shot with a box I just bought. One of these watches is not vintage (the others are 1960s/70s) but quite recent.
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Awesome thread
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Happy to share my GS hi-beat from 1969
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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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Quite a rare reference, that one
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Gorgeous collection!!! I'm jealous!
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Thank you guys
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1972 DX. Purchased new while serving in the U.S. Army.
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Very cool! Wish the PX had stuff like that while I was in.
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I dropped this of at Michael's Young's place this morning for a movement service. Not quite sure if I'll keep it afterwards or not, but as one of the best mechanical movements of the 1970s, it deserves to be fixed up.
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The caseback of my KS!
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