WRUW Today?

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This arrived today and I love it. Seiko really let their hair down in the 70's😀


Wore this last night but the pics couldn't do it justice. So it is the morning coffee choice..
 
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Got this back from my WM this morning, it's been a journey.
I bought it as a good going condition watch but unrestored or serviced.
When it arrived it was going well when manually wound, it wasn't until my WM came to service it that he discovered both reversing clutches had their jewelled bearings totally disintegrated so it couldn't have wound via the oscillating weight.
At this point I thought it was game over for this watch as these clutches intact with jewelled bearings are scarcer than Dodo birds or hens teeth and I was unable to find any doing extensive searching but luckily my WM had a contact that discovered 2 of them in his collection of bits.
Unfortunately the lens was not good enough to polywash so we had to find one new from somewhere, I had long ago exhausted my WM supply on numerous other Roamer 44's so going to another WM supply one was secured but not at the usual cheap rate but eventually it was all done and serviced.
I have been financially scarred by this one with its initial high cost as I thought it was a good working example then by the high cost of 2 clutches and lens plus service costs making this a very expensive Roamer 44, one whose costs I will be unlikely to recover in the near future even though the price of these 44's has quadrupled in the last 3 years.
My watch box is filling up with these 44's and I can see them rising in value so I will take this one on the nose and keep smiling as I now have an extensive stash of them.

 
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Remembering the man who wore this watch every day for almost 50 years, who passed away yesterday. Love you Pa.

 
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Remembering the man who wore this watch every day for almost 50 years, who passed away yesterday. Love you Pa.

My condolences, a special watch indeed.
 
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Arrow head pie pan to ease into Monday...YaY!
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Speedmaster to start the work week … HAGD All! 😎
 
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Remembering the man who wore this watch every day for almost 50 years, who passed away yesterday. Love you Pa.

Very sorry for you loss….
 
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haven't worn this one in ages, no matter how i try "new" watches don't seem to spend much time on the wrist.
was thinking about this kazimon 1500b yesterday so put it on this am....felt enormous!
switched the thick straight 22mm rally to a vintage playa and it's much better....i think it'll last the day 😜

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