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Seiko 8229-8000 bracelet

  1. roel1955 Jan 30, 2022

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    Hello Seiko friends
    I own this beautifull Seiko 8229-8000
    but the bracelet is not correct
    can anyone tell whitch bracelet belongs on it and were to find it
    thx for any help
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  2. sleepyastronaut Jan 30, 2022

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    Best guess, based on frequency it appears in Google image search, is this bracelet as shown at https://item.rakuten.co.jp/berich0112/ht1654/
    ht1654-2-01.jpeg Screenshot_20220130-164807-01.jpeg Screenshot_20220130-164757-01.jpeg


    You are fighting an uphill battle for this bracelet.

    The design pattern is

    - buy a vintage Grand Seiko or King Seiko
    - buy a mid-tier vintage Seiko with a compatible bracelet (e.g. GQ, LM, Silverwave)
    - salvage the bracelet for your GS/KS
    - dump the mid-tier Seiko on eBay

    Best of luck!
     
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  3. roel1955 Jan 31, 2022

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    Thx very much, this is very helpfull
    greetings Roel
     
  4. zoohannover Jan 31, 2022

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  5. roel1955 Jan 31, 2022

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  6. sleepyastronaut Jan 31, 2022

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    I'm also 20cm. Realistically, your can either buy up multiple vintage bracelets to combine into one, or move on, say, to contemporary reproductions. If you're enamored with this watch and must have the original bracelet, you might consider buying both the watches @zoohannover posted above
     
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  7. roel1955 Jan 31, 2022

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    yes i will think about it, i like this silware because its almost 39 mm with crown and the bracelet is nice