For sale is this very, rare Seiko Champion Alpinist 850 Diashock from 1963. This is the Stainless Steel version with the cool 24hr Sector Dial and is in amazing condition (in my opinion of course). I bought the Watch only recently but incomings necessitate a sale, a shame but books have to be balanced. For a great article on the background behind these fantastic Watches,Christoph MacNeill has written a great article on Worn and Wound. Which can be found here. http://wornandwound.com/?s=Seiko alpinist Also check out the spring bar which has further info. Link here https://thespringbar.com/blogs/guides/the-ultimate-seiko-alpinist-collectors-guide The photos Case- 35mm diameter in Stainless Steel, nice and sharp great condition Lugs - 18mm Crown- Original signed Seiko Alpinist Crown Dial- Silver sector dial with 24hr markings - a slight snail trail like mark between 10 & 12 is visible in certain lighting conditions (see photos). Lume plots all intact. Crystal- unmarked acrylic crystal Hands- good condition seconds hand has 1/2 moon shaped lumed end - very cool Caseback - none of the usual watchmakers gouges it’s absolutely spotless Strap- apparently these may have been available on a Bund, so I’ve put it in this cheapy for the period effect. Yes, it deserves better! Service History- Unknown, not serviced in my ownership it runs great but you may want to service Price- £700 Net to me.Price Wise UK postage will be free. I'm happy to ship elsewhere at the buyers expense and method of choosing. I'm based in the U.K. South Oxfordshire. I attend Time4aPint and I do travel a bit, so personal collection or delivery in the UK may be a possibility.
Hi Nathan I like the alpinist Not sure on the Lume? Seems like it’s been done a little awkwardly? Do you have any history on this piece? Regards Ian
Hi Ian I bought the Watch earlier in the year from the well known Seiko collector Bertnet69 - I asked a similar question when I saw it he said that the hand Lume was all original- during my research when I looked at other Alpinist pictures they had similarly coloured hand Lume. If you look at the Hands closely there’s no overlap to indicate poorly reapplied Lume, in fact it The Lume looks very neat indeed. He sent me this picture under UV. I hope this helps, but if you have any other questions please feel free to pm me. Best regards Nathan