SteveG
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The 7016 is a wonderful watch!
They are from the mid-1970s, and although I am sure the movement was designed more for robustness than for refinement, it is a favorite of mine, with a sophisticated group of functions:
time, day, date, and chronograph seconds/minutes/hours, and flyback!
Here is mine:
OBSCURE SEIKO OF THE DAY Thread 3 - please join in
This thread is designed to give us a chance to show off any old Seiko products in our house, or the new ones on our wrist. Grab a photo of any Seiko watch, clock, timer, etc. that you can find, and tell us about it, and why you do or don't wear it. Beep, ...
That is a complicated one!
i saw one one those some years ago at a fellow collectors home. He never wore it for the simple reason that it was just too difficult to remember to operate. Here's another old Seiko that I happen to have in my possession now - it is 20 years old and was ...
Nice strap, it looks great
Good choice. Thanks for the photos - are you handing it back or "breaking it in" for him? :-) Mike
A little bit of both
last thing I need is a "complaint" that the strap is too hard ;-)
That's a real motivation watch
Hi See why it might not get much wrist time- I'd have to really feel in the mood to go through that! It's one of those sit with the manual jobs when setting it. Cheers JML
Don't know how old this one is....
... this is exclusively sold outside Japan. Bought used, was pretty much beat up. Found one by one the genuine parts - dial, hands, and such. Had it restored and has become like new :-) Nah, but in much greater shape... SEIKO 7016 "MONACO" Chronograph. Yo...
The 7016 is a wonderful watch!
They are from the mid-1970s, and although I am sure the movement was designed more for robustness than for refinement, it is a favorite of mine, with a sophisticated group of functions: time, day, date, and chronograph seconds/minutes/hours, and flyback! ...
"Cocktail" watch from about 2010
This and one other watch were apparently designed with the cooperation of a famous(?) Japanese(?) bartender. It is about 42mm diameter, pink gold plated, and other than being kind of flashy I think it actually a pretty attractive watch: ...
That's a great looking watch Steve
Thanks for pulling it out of the drawer for us. Do you ever wear it? Mike
Thanks! I'll be candid
it looks better in the box than it does on my skinny wrist :-(