11 Dec 2010

SOLD: SEIKO Automatic Diver 6105-8119


Up for sale is a SEIKO Automatic Diver 6105-8119.

Production date: June 1974.
Case dimension:
  • Width: 45 mm (excludes crown).
  • Thickness: 13 mm.
  • Lug: 19 mm.
Description:
As far as I know, all original parts except for the domed hardlex crystal.
Original dial good condition. Lume on index markers has aged nicely into cream color.
Original hands have oxidation between lume and the steel.
Bezel rotates bi-directionally and clicks evenly with no play.
Original bezel insert is in fair condition but the lume under lume pip is gone. Lume pip is still intact. A small touch up of lumibrite will fix this.
I am not 100% sure about the domed hardlex crystal but I think it is non original. Crystal is clean.
Case and case back are in fair condition with some scratches and small dents near lugs. Case is untouched. Original factory finish is still visible.
Movement and date setting mechanism are working well. Service history is unknown.
Original crown locks as it should.
Caseback gasket was replaced with new SEIKO genuine gasket.
Not water-pressure tested. Water resistant is unknown.
Comes with William Jean's excellent reproduction of vintage "waffle" strap, the same type of rubber strap when this watch came out of the factory. 
Price: SOLD.

The bad: Non-original domed hardlex crystal, oxidation on hands, missing lume under the lume pip.

▲ SEIKO 6105-8119 "Deep Sea Diver" in SEIKO 1970 Catalog.










▲ William Jean's reproduction of the vintage "waffle" rubber strap.

7 Dec 2010

On My Wrist Today: SEIKO 6105-8119


At Surabaya Container Terminal, Indonesia. Cold and rainy weather. 40m above the sea. Wearing my favorite SEIKO 6105-8119 from 1976. Beautiful and solid like a rock. More than meets the eye.

▲ Surabaya Container Terminal (TPS, Terminal Petikemas Surabaya), one of the busiest ports in Indonesia. Well built and well managed.

▲ The iconic asymmetric "cushion" case and classic "waffle" rubber strap. Very comfortable.

4 Dec 2010

SOLD: SEIKO Automatic Diver 8L35-0030 SBDX005 "Historical Tuna"


Watch is SOLD.

SEIKO Automatic Professional Diver 8L35-0030 SBDX005 "Historical Tuna". In the year 2000, SEIKO released eight important watches in SEIKO history. This is the reissue of the classic Professional Diver 600m released for the first time in 1975. It uses the modern 8L35 movement which is basically an undecorated hi-end CREDOR movement. The SBDX005 was made in a limited number of 1000 pieces only.

















▲ Left-to-right: SEIKO SBBN015 300m, SEIKO SBDX005 600m, SEIKO 7549-7010 300m