mahesh
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thanks for sharing....
that credor moon phase...the case is gorgeously curvy !
Prompted by Horoplicity's post, here's a Tribute to Eichi
In late 2014, thanks to gracious hosts at Seiko, was able to visit the atelier and observe the painting of these dials, and the assembly of the movements and complete watches. Today I cleaned up, resized and reprocessed these images for Seiko fans. Let's ...
Thanks a lot Michael for sharing the tour....
the dial is impeccable & pure...Eichi II is a timepiece i like and appreciate very much. i've a question if i may - does magnetism affect spring-drive in same way as any mechanical timepiece ? thanks again for sharing pics of this wonderful dial. Best...
I asked myself that question and couldn't be sure
So I asked it of Seiko too, and here's Seiko's answer: How does magnetism affect a watch? Watches can be adversely affected by magnetism and may gain or lose time. It is important not to leave a watch close to magnetic objects for a long periods. In parti...
super thanks Mike !
great detail...i was pondering over this for a while...i also never knew about the 40k a/m. Best, mahesh.,
I was thinking out further...
shouldn't Seiko make this explicit...I was worried of it for long to get a spring drive as I presumed it is much more susceptible to magnetism & airport x-ray machines ! personally I think this movement is underrated & you got me thinking Mike !!
I have had many Spring Drives and never a problem with any of them
My first in 2005 SBGA001 The very first Spring Drive 1999 production - I owned this but foolishly sold it (small and rattly bracelet) Credor Moon Phase Spring Drive; I have owned this since 2006 A Credor on strap with a slightly newer manual wind movement...