We all have some sort of interest and/or personal link to a specific year. Might be your birth year, the year you got engaged/married, got a child, or the year where happened an event that is somehow special to you. Besides your special event, there is no doubt that lots of different watches were produced that year. I often see people asking for help to : - find a specific watch model from a specific year - assess the variety of watches produced on a specific year The purpose of this thread is to log photographs and details of different watches from the year 1973 owned by members of the OF Community. Rules for posting - watches from all brands are allowed, as long as they are from the year 1973 - if you don't have any evidence to claim the year (extract from archives or sales papers), please do mention #estimated - if you own evidences to claim the year, please do mention #confirmed and please elaborate on evidences available (extract from archives or sales papers) posting evidences is not mandatory - it is obvious that a watch can be produced on a specific date confirmed by an extract from archives, or sold on a specific date confirmed by sales papers. To simplify, both are admitted here, please do elaborate on your references - commenting is obviously allowed and encouraged, OF etiquette highly recommended Let's make of this thread an EPIC collection of watches produced or sold in 1973 !
Let me start with this Breitling Top Time 815 'Long Playing' #confirmed from 1973 by the extract from Breitling Archives
Estimated 1973, bought from a family run shop in Los Angeles. The owner said he found a load of old omega watches at the back of a safe. Forgotten stock. It was the first vintage watch I bought and I still have it and wear it.( It was left in the Uk for a service last time I was home, so I haven’t actually worn it for 17 months, but next time I go home it will be back on my wrist) Apologies for the poor quality photos.
Grand Seiko 6186-8000 VFA #confirmed July ‘73 thanks to Seiko’s case back serial numbering. Boy did I buy this at the right time! Edit: To add my 6138 JDM Kakume, also #confirmed ‘73
Bought watch in 1986 from second hand dealer, serial number reflects manufactured in 1973 as well as receipt. Now, where did I put the receipt?
Two #confirmed by extracts. On the left is a -69 straight writing from February 1973, and on the right is a -71 from December 1973. Both delivered to the US. Cheers, -GW