cazalea[Seiko Moderator]
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It's the previous generation of movements, hand-assembled in the Morioka workshops
Apr 22, 2024,00:24 AM
This is the image that sold me on hunting down one of these watches:
and the review that convinced me to get on it.
At the time ~ 23 years ago, there were very few watch websites, just TImeZone, The Purists and a couple others like this private site that Steve created. No Hodinkee, etc.
And it was tricky to find things -- no Chrono24, eBay was limited and it took cooperation of helpful pals on this site to grab this out of Singapore.
I sent mine back for a service after I bought it, and when I later visited Japan and Grand Seiko, I took it along and the master watchmaker here said he though he had done the assembly and final regulation.
From my hotel room over Yokohama Harbor in 2014
On the cruise ship
It demands careful consideration when taking its picture, to display its charm to the max. The numerals are embossed, not applied, but that doesn't detract at all from its beauty.
Mike