Shhhh..whisper it quietly...it's quartz...
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Shhhh..whisper it quietly...it's quartz...
Took delivery of this one today....Seiko 7548-700B from March 1979.
Slightly different this one though
About 1 year ago it looked like this:
A respected and knowledgable member from 'somewhere else' bought it and documented his refurb of the watch. Basically he took it apart,cleaned years of grime and 'orribleness from in and around it. He fitted with a new case back gasket, a new bezel gasket and a NOS crown and replaced the bezel insert with an SK009 insert.Also a new AR coated sapphire crystal with frosted bevel in the correct style.
The case was refinished (and that involved some work)....the end result was/is a lovely watch. The bezel is smooth,the crown screws down as it should and it keeps excellent time. The original dial is in damn near mint condition with that fantastic creamy patina you get with age..the hands are also original and,although not quite as mint,they are certainly pretty good.
Slightly different this one though
About 1 year ago it looked like this:
A respected and knowledgable member from 'somewhere else' bought it and documented his refurb of the watch. Basically he took it apart,cleaned years of grime and 'orribleness from in and around it. He fitted with a new case back gasket, a new bezel gasket and a NOS crown and replaced the bezel insert with an SK009 insert.Also a new AR coated sapphire crystal with frosted bevel in the correct style.
The case was refinished (and that involved some work)....the end result was/is a lovely watch. The bezel is smooth,the crown screws down as it should and it keeps excellent time. The original dial is in damn near mint condition with that fantastic creamy patina you get with age..the hands are also original and,although not quite as mint,they are certainly pretty good.
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Re: Shhhh..whisper it quietly...it's quartz...
Nice one, I have seiko sports 150 and they are nice solid watches that one should last a few more years now....bringing it on Saturday?
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Re: Shhhh..whisper it quietly...it's quartz...
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Wow - I'm rather blown away! What a lovely restoration, nice work!
Something tells me you might treasure this one
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Wow - I'm rather blown away! What a lovely restoration, nice work!
Something tells me you might treasure this one
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Re: Shhhh..whisper it quietly...it's quartz...
DID YOU SAY IT'S A QUARTZ!!!
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Re: Shhhh..whisper it quietly...it's quartz...
Nothing wrong with quartz. And it is good taht someone takes the time to restores these old watches to keep them. Mind you the style is very similar to the Orient you just sold Monkey.
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Re: Shhhh..whisper it quietly...it's quartz...
QUARTZ did I hear?????? lol
That's a nice resto job there mate.....looks great
Why has the guy from 'somewhere else' sold it after doing all this work tho??
That's a nice resto job there mate.....looks great
Why has the guy from 'somewhere else' sold it after doing all this work tho??
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Re: Shhhh..whisper it quietly...it's quartz...
ianblyth wrote:Nothing wrong with quartz. And it is good taht someone takes the time to restores these old watches to keep them. Mind you the style is very similar to the Orient you just sold Monkey.
Lol.....I was just thinking that!! Probably why he flipped it!!
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Re: Shhhh..whisper it quietly...it's quartz...
Wow- what a lot of effort to restore a QUARTZ!!! Part of me is thinking- come on- choose a more worthy piece but then there is a bit of me that is thinking well done that man! Hmmm- do I bring untold levels of fire and brimstone on my post and say- what is the point? Or do I respect the effort to prevent something salvageable being binned? Not sure.
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Re: Shhhh..whisper it quietly...it's quartz...
Crikey, that is some refurb job. Don't think it matters whether it is a quartz or Auto, some work has gone into that so well done that man.
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Re: Shhhh..whisper it quietly...it's quartz...
One moves on and one flipsMonkey wrote:Why has the guy from 'somewhere else' sold it after doing all this work tho??
Correct (sort of)Monkey wrote:ianblyth wrote:Nothing wrong with quartz. And it is good taht someone takes the time to restores these old watches to keep them. Mind you the style is very similar to the Orient you just sold Monkey.
Lol.....I was just thinking that!! Probably why he flipped it!!
Yes i willjimbo wrote:Nice one, I have seiko sports 150 and they are nice solid watches that one should last a few more years now....bringing it on Saturday?
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Re: Shhhh..whisper it quietly...it's quartz...
Are you feeling a bit more love for this because of the restoration?
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Re: Shhhh..whisper it quietly...it's quartz...
Welcome to the dark side
It's a wonderful piece, worth saving. Seems you have a very early model of the 7548 there.
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It's a wonderful piece, worth saving. Seems you have a very early model of the 7548 there.
Mine say hi (including the big brother, a 7c43):
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Re: Shhhh..whisper it quietly...it's quartz...
Nice catch, back in the '70,s a Seiko Quartz was the Dog's B*ll*cks.
No more Quartz (except when I cannot resist).
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Re: Shhhh..whisper it quietly...it's quartz...
+1 (but I thought it was the mutts nuts)alphajet wrote:Nice catch, back in the '70,s a Seiko Quartz was the Dog's B*ll*cks.
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