The history of those watches is fascinating, and I like the style too. I presume parts are at a premium if servicing or repair is needed?
I was offered this watch from the guy that wrote this article, Arnaud A :
Seikosha Tensoku: https://translate.google.com/transla...otai&sandbox=1
I won't even try to add anything he hasn't mentioned, I'll leave it stand as it is.
Shortly after that another was also offered to me from the far east and because the watch was in a far better condition, I took the latter.
A bloody beast of a watch, to say the least at 48.2mm, just a tad smaller than the German B-Uhren which are 55mm.
I was surprised that the watch was a low radiation emitter, compared to an ATP, it's hardly worth mentioning ;)
Jimmy
Last edited by Geronimo; 27th October 2017 at 22:09.
The history of those watches is fascinating, and I like the style too. I presume parts are at a premium if servicing or repair is needed?
F.T.F.A.
I love these
I would love one, but I would accept one of the homage versions made a few years ago.
Enjoy owning it.
No idea of the cost, I'll take that hurdle when I get there, and quite frankly, I don't care, as it was serviced a short while before I bought it.
I heard one was sold by Christies for $64k, so in which price category would this service/overhaul be in?
Here another few detailed pictures of the dial!
Last edited by Geronimo; 27th October 2017 at 22:11.
I actually meant hard to find rather than expensive, but I suppose with rarity comes the expense.
F.T.F.A.
Whist on the Seikosha trip, I also managed to obtain an aircraft clock/watch, which was often worn around the necks of the Kamikaze pilots!
Last edited by Geronimo; 7th February 2018 at 23:15.
Love it. Great find.
Whoever does not know how to hit the nail on the head should be asked not to hit it at all.
Friedrich Nietzsche
A lot to read from that article from the past owner nice pair of a wristwatch and aircraft clock. Congrats again read your post on these at the MWR forum.
In your dial close up Jimmy, are those rivets or something? Or just some kind of indices marker?
They're lume dots, the same colour as the 3,6,9,12
Love that movement, looks beautiful, like a sculpture!
I have just finished reading the link,thank you for a very interesting post.
The watching must be rarer than a milsub?