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WSRUW: What Seiko Are You Wearing Today?
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Dan S
·In what way?
I think it's clear, and the issues have been discussed many times. Introducing new vintage watches that were never made by the factory has a number of ethical issues. These are essentially the ultimate Frankens, and even if the original creator discloses that fact, they are then unleashed onto the market.
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Jim W
·I am not with you there. This one certainly is not a franken. The parts have been accumulated over several years and all are genuine Seiko made 50 years ago. It has hardly been 'unleashed' onto the market either. I very much doubt another like it could be assembled.
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Foo2rama
··Nowhere near as grumpy as he used to be...I am not with you there. This one certainly is not a franken. The parts have been accumulated over several years and all are genuine Seiko made 50 years ago. It has hardly been 'unleashed' onto the market either. I very much doubt another like it could be assembled.
Watches like this exist under many brands. Generally referred to as watchco in the OMega world as a catch all name like xerox or Kleenex.
they are a grey area.
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stuart70
·Anyone got thought on the 2019/2020 (new) Seiko Samurai’s?
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Walrus
·I am not with you there. This one certainly is not a franken. The parts have been accumulated over several years and all are genuine Seiko made 50 years ago. It has hardly been 'unleashed' onto the market either. I very much doubt another like it could be assembled.
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Humptymarsbar
·KS auto and KS twin quartz.
Old but keeping beating.
Old but keeping beating.
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Humptymarsbar
·And for balance, a grand Seiko twin quartz.
Adding sparkle on a dull day.
Adding sparkle on a dull day.
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R3D9
·Two new additions to kick off the new year 👍
6105-9009 Resist/Resist from March ‘69:
And this 6106-8100 from January ‘70:
6105-9009 Resist/Resist from March ‘69:
And this 6106-8100 from January ‘70:
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Sol
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·Watches like this exist under many brands. Generally referred to as watchco in the OMega world as a catch all name like xerox or Kleenex.
they are a grey area.
Funny, the same scenario for a SM300 didn't hang around too long on the Private Watch Sales forum... so not too gray for at least some folks...
https://omegaforums.net/threads/sm-300-new-build-165-0324.107533/
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Jim W
·Oh wow, Jim!!!! May I ask where you located the NOS case? I’m on the hunt for one... what an incredible 6105 you were able to assemble.
That's cool. I did not know it is possible to build such NOS project. All parts are still available as service parts, or you had to hunt for them?
Another collector accumulated all the NOS parts several years ago, then he sent everything off to Duncan Hewitt (The Watch Bloke) for assembly. I bought it from him a couple of years ago. It has never had a strap fitted, The case has never seen a spring bar. So it is a safe queen, an exercise in what could be achieved at the time. I doubt another like it will be assembled any time soon.
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