I picked this up recently at an auction. This is the first generation model created for the 1964 Olympic games in Tokyo. Lots of good information on these references can be found here.

The auction photos showed a nice dial, but I was unsure of the case condition. It turns out to be in pretty good shape, with well-defined edges. The inner bezel ring rotates as it should, which is a handy little feature. The Olympic torch etching on the case back is still visible but pretty worn down, which appears to be common.





In my opinion, it's a well-proportioned watch: a good size with some interesting dial elements, but things don't feel too crowded. And I quite like the legibility of the dark gray dial.

I've been trying some different strap options. Leaning towards the beads of rice bracelet at the moment, but I think a bonklip bracelet might work here as well. I think it's a keeper and will probably look to have it serviced soon.

 

Nice find! I like it on the beads of rice, FWIW - something about the harmony between the beads and the 24 hour chapter ring.

 

I’ve listed after one of these for a while. Enjoy it.

 

I’ve always liked the look of these but haven’t yet acquired one

 

That's a great point. I thought the bracelet complemented the top half of that ring color-wise, but hadn't really thought of those sections as beads.

 

Congrats! These are great watches. I have the sliver dialled version and this grey version, and l prefer the grey. Very legible, and the grey is a nice warm shade especially with the gold GMT hand.

 

I think it works pretty well on a bonklip.

 

Nice one! Definitely prefer it on the leather strap.

 

My vote, for what it’s worth, is for the BoR.

 

The black/gray WT dial is a better watch than the silver one, IMHO.



I tend to find in daylight, the silver hands get lost against the silver dial so telling the time is more of a hassle
The black dial contrasts nicely and the brass/gold coloured GMT hand looks great. Mine could use a NOS inner bezel though - I have half an eye out for a really beaten up watch coming up for sale that I wouldn't feel guilty switching the bezel over for, but they don't hit the market very often (I think the estimate was that only about 10% of the 6217-7000s had a black dial).

When looking at bracelet options, if the original isn't available, then the mini coffin link with curved ends is a great substitute - I picked this one up in a watch fair attached to an empty case (a 6619 I think) which had been harvested for parts. One challenge in finding them is that they often came on "Poor Mans's 62MAS", and they've gone up in price quite a lot over the years.