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Seiko one pusher question , ref 5717-8990

  1. MacRulez4Ever Dec 21, 2020

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    Hello !
    I’m curious if some one else have seen this model with the chronometer label in the dial instead of “chronograph” label ? Or is the dial to another Seiko Watch ?

    Best regards / M
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  2. S.H. Dec 21, 2020

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    I vote bad redial, no japan and ref numbers on the dial.
     
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  3. Foo2rama Keeps his worms in a ball instead of a can. Dec 21, 2020

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    That is also my thinking.
     
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  4. MacRulez4Ever Dec 21, 2020

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    Ah I missed that one haha , of course it’s not legit

    thanks
     
  5. Dan S Dec 21, 2020

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    Find a good one and grab it. I think these are undervalued, especially with the bakelite bezel.
     
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  6. MacRulez4Ever Dec 21, 2020

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    What would you pay for this , with bad dial ?
     
  7. S.H. Dec 21, 2020

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    Nothing, this one if for parts only imho. You may find a pusher and a bezel , the dial I doubt it and if you find one it will have cost you more than a good one in total.
     
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  8. Dan S Dec 21, 2020

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    I would not buy it. I suggested finding a good one. This one does not qualify.
     
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  9. MacRulez4Ever Dec 21, 2020

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    Ok thanks for the help ! :)
     
  10. Dan S Dec 21, 2020

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    Sometimes it seems expensive to buy a good example. But then a few years later the prices have gone up so much that you really wish you had bought one while they were still within reach.
     
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  11. MacRulez4Ever Dec 21, 2020

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    haha , I’ve been there many times ;)
     
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  12. Foo2rama Keeps his worms in a ball instead of a can. Dec 21, 2020

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    I think I got the last affordable and good condition 6117-8000 out there. You can’t get parts watches for what I paid for mine.

    there are still some affordable gems in the Seiko catalog from 1965-1974. You just have to hunt.
     
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  13. Dan S Dec 21, 2020

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    There's actually one from 1964 that I like quite a bit.
     
  14. Foo2rama Keeps his worms in a ball instead of a can. Dec 21, 2020

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    Care to share?
     
  15. Dan S Dec 21, 2020

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    Olympic World Time 6217-7000.
     
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