@Mariod: as usual your collection is beyond awesome. Can you please enlighten me about the L.E. turtle? Is it really a military issued watch or something like that?
@Mariod: as usual your collection is beyond awesome. Can you please enlighten me about the L.E. turtle? Is it really a military issued watch or something like that?
That's just greedyOriginally Posted by fmc000
No it is not unfortunately. The seller (a 70+ year old gentleman) is a Sergeant of the French Foreign Legion and served in the 1st Foreign Parachute Regiment from '57-'63 as a Paratrooper and Combat diver. After his service he still enjoyed diving so in 1978 he bought this Seiko 6309-7040 for diving. He gave his Seiko to a comrade in 1981 and his wife returned this watch to him in 2004 after the comrade has passed away. The Seiko was still working but did show many signs of wear and the crown didn't work properly. So, in 2006 he sent it to Seiko Germany for a service. They replaced the whole case and crown and stem and serviced the watch. After that he didn't wear it often anymore but engraved the case back for sentimental reasons. Still a very nice Seiko imho
That bit of provenance makes it even more special!No it is not unfortunately. The seller (a 70+ year old gentleman) is a Sergeant of the French Foreign Legion and served in the 1st Foreign Parachute Regiment from '57-'63 as a Paratrooper and Combat diver. After his service he still enjoyed diving so in 1978 he bought this Seiko 6309-7040 for diving. He gave his Seiko to a comrade in 1981 and his wife returned this watch to him in 2004 after the comrade has passed away. The Seiko was still working but did show many signs of wear and the crown didn't work properly. So, in 2006 he sent it to Seiko Germany for a service. They replaced the whole case and crown and stem and serviced the watch. After that he didn't wear it often anymore but engraved the case back for sentimental reasons. Still a very nice Seiko imho
Thanks for your explanations. A very special watch indeed.No it is not unfortunately. The seller (a 70+ year old gentleman) is a Sergeant of the French Foreign Legion and served in the 1st Foreign Parachute Regiment from '57-'63 as a Paratrooper and Combat diver. After his service he still enjoyed diving so in 1978 he bought this Seiko 6309-7040 for diving. He gave his Seiko to a comrade in 1981 and his wife returned this watch to him in 2004 after the comrade has passed away. The Seiko was still working but did show many signs of wear and the crown didn't work properly. So, in 2006 he sent it to Seiko Germany for a service. They replaced the whole case and crown and stem and serviced the watch. After that he didn't wear it often anymore but engraved the case back for sentimental reasons. Still a very nice Seiko imho
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