Strangest Seikos

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Dsloan

·Feb 12, 2023

One of the things that I love about Seiko is the incredibly wide range of designs they've created over the years. If you look through the archives, there are some wonderfully strange and specific models.

Like, metronome watches

Soccer timers

Collaborations with Italian designers that became sci-fi props

And high tech gadgets from yesteryear

The Seiko catalog is so big, I'm sure there must be other oddities and curiosities that I've never heard of before. I'm curious, what are the strangest Seikos that you've encountered?

 

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Savirde

·Feb 12, 2023

Seiko Final Fantasy Spirits Within watch

 

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Savirde

·Feb 12, 2023

These plus many more in the bottom link:





https://www.watchuseek.com/threads/the-weird-and-wonderful-world-of-seiko.979692/

 

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noelekal

·Feb 12, 2023·Home For Wayward Watches

I could put the metronome Seiko to good use.

 

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hyperhound71

·Feb 12, 2023

Savirde

Seiko Final Fantasy Spirits Within watch

That is definitely one of the strangest pieces I have ever seen

 

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Dsloan

·Feb 12, 2023

Savirde

Seiko Final Fantasy Spirits Within watch

Ok, that might win the category of 'strangest seiko' for me. If they'd just put a pedometer in there, they could have preemptively cornered the Fitbit market.

 

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Dsloan

·Feb 12, 2023

I'll add this one that found today:

 

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Dsloan

·Feb 12, 2023

noelekal

I could put the metronome Seiko to good use.

Indeed... I'm kinda thinking of grabbing one off ebay for guitar practice. Could be the start of my mini-collection of 'surprisingly specific Seiko tool watches.'

Edited: Feb 13, 2023

 

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Dsloan

·Feb 12, 2023

Also, I think this is really fun. In good condition, these seem wildly overpriced on eBay, but maybe I'd consider it if Seiko did a rerelease at some point.

Edited: Feb 13, 2023

 

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Walrus

·Feb 12, 2023

noelekal

I could put the metronome Seiko to good use.

I tried to buy one on Reddit guy said I missed it by 10 minutes. I’d love to actually try playing with one on.

 

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Walrus

·Feb 12, 2023

Not crazy but unique

 

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Mouse_at_Large

·Feb 13, 2023

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noelekal

·Feb 13, 2023·Home For Wayward Watches

Bad, bad, bad fellow Forum member, DSloan!

Just ... bad!

Now you've gone and done it!

I've gone and ordered out a couple of those Seiko metronome watches, one for me and one for our eldest son.

And it's your fault!

 

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Scarecrow Boat

·Feb 13, 2023

Not mine but I think it’s pretty cool.

 

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RevZMan123

·Feb 13, 2023

noelekal

Bad, bad, bad fellow Forum member, DSloan!

Just ... bad!

Now you've gone and done it!

I've gone and ordered out a couple of those Seiko metronome watches, one for me and one for our eldest son.

And it's your fault!

Link! I needs one.

 

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noelekal

·Feb 13, 2023·Home For Wayward Watches

They're only available in Japan so where else, but Ebay.

I used a seller that had the style I wanted and showed 100% positive ratings (if one can take ratings at face value).
https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_trksid=m570.l1313&_nkw=seiko+metronome+watch&_sacat=0

Yeah, Dsloan has much to answer for. I don't even like quartz watches and I've ordered two because of him.

 

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Dsloan

·Feb 13, 2023

noelekal

They're only available in Japan so where else, but Ebay.

I used a seller that had the style I wanted and showed 100% positive ratings (if one can take ratings at face value).
https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_trksid=m570.l1313&_nkw=seiko+metronome+watch&_sacat=0

Yeah, Dsloan has much to answer for. I don't even like quartz watches and I've ordered two because of him.

Dang, I didn't realize I was so persuasive. I should have figured out how to be a Seiko rep before starting the thread - I could of gotten a cut of the action. 😁

Please report back on the watch! I think I want to pick one up too.

 

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Walrus

·Feb 13, 2023

noelekal

They're only available in Japan so where else, but Ebay.

I used a seller that had the style I wanted and showed 100% positive ratings (if one can take ratings at face value).
https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_trksid=m570.l1313&_nkw=seiko+metronome+watch&_sacat=0

Yeah, Dsloan has much to answer for. I don't even like quartz watches and I've ordered two because of him.

Give us a review see if it works well playing I do like my swinging metronome but to have one on your wrist would be cool. I could write McCartney like baselines

 

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__ryan__

·Feb 13, 2023

Dsloan

I'll add this one that found today:

Hey honey, what time is it?
Oh, about 62.5% of the day 😎

From here

 

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noelekal

·Feb 13, 2023·Home For Wayward Watches

Walrus

Give us a review see if it works well playing I do like my swinging metronome but to have one on your wrist would be cool. I could write McCartney like baselines

We have a good ol' wind up swinging metronome here ... somewhere ... still packed away from the 2021 move perhaps.

I might even post the Seiko Metronome watch lying on an accordion. I might even write McCartney-like base lines for the accordion. I might not post audio of them being played if I was paid enough to refrain from doing so.