Seiko World timer 6117 6010 help

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banshee

·Jun 21, 2021

Here is my collection so far.

 

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Foo2rama

·Jun 21, 2021·Keeps his worms in a ball instead of a can.

Another 6117

 

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Dan S

·Jun 21, 2021

banshee

Here is my collection so far.

BAM! 👍

 

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Spinakerr

·Jun 27, 2021

Congrats on the pickup - at this price point its always better to spend a bit more and get something complete than consigning it to service and having to source the right parts.

As we're all posting our world times, here's my C shape black dial. This was my go-to travel watch, but have not put it on for 18 months now...

2021-05-15_12-50-37

 

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IDXM

·Jul 3, 2021

Spinakerr

Congrats on the pickup - at this price point its always better to spend a bit more and get something complete than consigning it to service and having to source the right parts.

As we're all posting our world times, here's my C shape black dial. This was my go-to travel watch, but have not put it on for 18 months now...

2021-05-15_12-50-37

Lovely, these are fun watches. The orange just pops! Sadly I dropped mine recently and cracked the crystal. My watchmaker, who happens to be a friend and coworker, will fix it. I understand about not wearing a watch, moods change, new additions, etc.

 

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Spinakerr

·Jul 4, 2021

Uh bad luck - I also dropped a Seiko this week while rushing to get ready first thing in the morning. Never a good start to the day! Luckily all crystals still available for us both.

I actually meant I hadn't worn it as I hadn't travelled at all in the last year - I've been on GMT for 18 months so no need for the complication!

 

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Widows Son

·Jul 24, 2021

Dan S

This is one of the originals I just picked up. You'll notice a few differences.

I have this exact watch. Black GMT hand and the same crown. I do not have the original bracelet though. A family friend brought it back from Vietnam during the war. I've been wearing it since 7TH grade. Been serviced twice, and had the glass replaced. My friend died several years ago, the watch is on my never sell list.

 

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Danwales

·Feb 15, 2023

A project for me. Dial is in good order and the case unpolished but the movement has been cannibalised. I have been told that some parts from watches with this 6117 movement are interchangeable with other 61xx movements so I am hoping it might not be too challenging to get it running.

 

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Walrus

·Feb 15, 2023

This thread kinda hurts

 

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tritto

·Feb 15, 2023

Danwales

A project for me. Dial is in good order and the case unpolished but the movement has been cannibalised. I have been told that some parts from watches with this 6117 movement are interchangeable with other 61xx movements so I am hoping it might not be too challenging to get it running.

6119 movements are cheap and should give you plenty of common parts.

 

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Danwales

·Feb 15, 2023

tritto

6119 movements are cheap and should give you plenty of common parts.

Thank-you. This is what I was hoping and I have already bid for and won a cheap donor watch with the 6119.

 

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Dsloan

·Feb 15, 2023

Walrus

This thread kinda hurts

Hopefully it will still turn up! Maybe it just needed more time to visit other parts of the world before settling down with you.

 

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Barking mad

·Feb 15, 2023·Prolific Speedmaster Hoarder

Walrus

This thread kinda hurts

It will turn up😀
https://omegaforums.net/threads/doing-a-victory-lap.152539/

 

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Danwales

·Mar 8, 2023

Running once more. A true barn find. Left in a draw for over 25 years and now ticking away and keeping good time.

 

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TexOmega

·Mar 8, 2023

Love the look of these, yes, indeed I do.

 

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Danwales

·Mar 9, 2023

They do indeed look great. Not easy to tell the time at a glance though. There is a lot going on.

 

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TexOmega

·Mar 9, 2023

Danwales

They do indeed look great. Not easy to tell the time at a glance though. There is a lot going on.

That's why one carries a iPhone.👍

 

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SOG53

·Mar 18, 2023

Scored this one cheap on eBay nice surprise. 1970 from the “British Standard Time” experiment when London was NOT on GMT for a while!!!

 

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Dsloan

·Mar 18, 2023

SOG53

Scored this one cheap on eBay nice surprise. 1970 from the “British Standard Time” experiment when London was NOT on GMT for a while!!!

Nice! Hence London and GMT both appearing on the world time inner bezel?

If this was from the last 2-3 weeks I think I have been bidding against you 😜. I think I got busy at work and forgot to keep bidding on it.

 

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SOG53

·Mar 18, 2023

Dsloan

Nice! Hence London and GMT both appearing on the world time inner bezel?

If this was from the last 2-3 weeks I think I have been bidding against you 😜. I think I got busy at work and forgot to keep bidding on it.

no this was from about 2 years ago when I got it.

this article explains the British Standard time experiment in 1968 when they moved the clocks to British Summer Time for 3 years to try to reduce traffic accidents. It apparently worked, but they went back to the standard time in 1971 I believe. Seiko kept up with the story and made the GMT watches accordingly, separating London from GMT time on what was called "Error Bezel", but actually it was not an error due to the change in time policy from 1968-1971.

https://www.rospa.com/lets-talk-about/2019/october/let’s-go-back-to-1968

If you already know about this I apologize but its an interesting story IMO particularly if you have one of these watches from that period!!