Seikos!!!

Archer

Looks to be in good shape - if your watchmaker has done any alarm watches previously, I doubt he would have problems with this one. The tech guides give step by step instructions, so if they are not familiar they can just follow along and it's pretty straightforward.

The only serious problems I've had with these are when they have had moisture inside - even if the rest of the movement is okay the spacer ring and some small items on the perimeter of the movement can still be corroded, like the alarm setting wheel holder. But if it's not leaked, he should be good.

Cheers, Al

Archer

Movement looks good from this view certainly - some corrosion in the case back groove but that's not unusual. Leaks in the crown or alarm button gaskets though may cause corrosion on the perimeter parts that can't be seen until the movement is out of the case though. Just something for your watchmaker to check on.

For example this one looked pretty good too...



But when I removed it you can see the corrosion I'm referring to here (there's a screw there that's pretty rusted):



And deeper in more corrosion:



Certainly not seen on every one of these I've done, but not an unusual thing either. Just like any watch once the seals go water can get in and cause problems.

Cheers, Al

ahsposo

Thanks Al. That's one of those posts that the polite side of me wants to "like" and the other, practical, self-interested side is saying "Uh,uh. No way; you don't like nothing like that..."