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Three Rare Seikos Caught

  1. erpin9 Oct 22, 2017

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    This month has been very good being able to acquire several watches from a Rolex 1655 Explorer ll to a Breitling AOPA 806 to name a few.

    This week i got these highly collectible Seikos as follows:

    1. A very rare, clean and unmolested Seiko 6246 9000. Initially this Grand Seiko model was originally called the
    Seikomatic Chronometer and houses the first automatic movement, caliber 6200 introduced in 1966. It has 39 jewels and oscillates at 19800 bph. All Grand Seikos were hand polished.

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    2. Next is a King Seiko 4402 8000 model also in very good condition. This Seiko was manufactured in the Daini factory during the late 60s at a time when Seiko was winning the chronometer competition in Switzerland. The watch is powered by the caliber 4402a hand wound movement, hacking, 25 jewels and oscillates at 18000 bph.

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    3. Last is another King Seiko 5626 5060 also in very good condition. These models came out in 1969 together with the first quartz watches made by Seiko. The square cased King Seiko that i got is quite scarce because most produced that year had traditional "Grand Seiko style" cases. The 25 jewel 5600 automatic movement is hi-beat oscillating at 28000 bph.

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  2. akshayluc420 Oct 22, 2017

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    I love the clean lines of the Seiko 6246 9000, the recessed crown is quite nice! I know some of the older Omegas had it, wish they brought it back.
     
  3. No.15 Oct 22, 2017

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    Nice, I love older Seiko watches. The 6246 9000 is on my want list for sure. Here is my current crop of King Seiko R0002142.JPG R0002136.JPG
     
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  4. Pip Nov 8, 2017

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    Wow, some beautiful watches you've bought there @erpin9 - I particularly like the last, a square cased KS is a thing to behold!
     
  5. Moadib Nov 9, 2017

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    Thanks for sharing those. Lovely watches in and of themselves, but it's great also to see the lineage that comes through into Seiko models today, as well as GS. You can really see the design cues, and nice that Seiko have retained that.
     
  6. Martinibianco Nov 15, 2017

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    Nice catch, @erpin9! Especially the King Seikos. I am a big fan of vintage Seikos, particularly 60's-70's high-beat Grand Seikos. Superb movements with a distinctive design language ("grammar of design") at affordable prices - overall great value!
     
  7. boltman Nov 18, 2017

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    Very very neat. Good design
     
  8. COYI Nov 18, 2017

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    Very nice watches.
    I've been wearing one of my King Seikos today IMG_20171118_135833976.jpg
     
  9. jaspert Nov 18, 2017

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    King Seiko 4402 is nice.
     
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  10. ClarendonVintage Nov 24, 2017

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    Congrats! Lovely chronometer