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Old Expat Beast · 2 August 2018, 01:03 PM

I was lucky to find this 5246-6010 "Special" from 1971, which contains arguably the best of the King Seiko/Grand Seiko movements (the 52KS) produced before both brands went all-quartz in the mid 1970s. The one-piece 6010 case is quite rare, and took a while to find in good condition.

Now I just need to order a strap worthy of it, to replace this PVC junker.

Charlie3755 · 27 September 2018, 12:18 AM

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I was lucky to find this 5246-6010 "Special" from 1971, which contains arguably the best of the King Seiko/Grand Seiko movements (the 52KS) produced before both brands went all-quartz in the mid 1970s. The one-piece 6010 case is quite rare, and took a while to find in good condition.

Now I just need to order a strap worthy of it, to replace this PVC junker.

That is quite lovely

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Old Expat Beast · 27 September 2018, 10:34 AM

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That is quite lovely

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Thanks

I ended up getting it serviced and flipped. Kind of regret it now, looking at that post again.

J_H · 2 August 2018, 11:56 PM

I guess you can say I have a vintage Seiko addiction!

Here's an older collection shot, I believe I've added 3 more since this. (Blue dial Pogue, 6139 & 6105)

Second photo is of probably one of the earliest automatic chronographs out there! Feb. of 69, with the dial being marked Dec. of 68!

Just added the 6105 this week, got it from the original owner's estate. He purchased it on the PX, used it during service, then dropped it when he returned home. It sat in a drawer ever since then!

Old Expat Beast · 3 August 2018, 11:13 AM

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I guess you can say I have a vintage Seiko addiction!

Here's an older collection shot, I believe I've added 3 more since this. (Blue dial Pogue, 6139 & 6105)

Second photo is of probably one of the earliest automatic chronographs out there! Feb. of 69, with the dial being marked Dec. of 68!

Just added the 6105 this week, got it from the original owner's estate. He purchased it on the PX, used it during service, then dropped it when he returned home. It sat in a drawer ever since then!

Some great pieces there. That 6105 was a great find

J_H · 3 August 2018, 12:16 PM

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Some great pieces there. That 6105 was a great find

Thank you sir! It really is pretty amazing. The 6139 from Feb. of '69 really changes things up for Seiko as well!

Old Expat Beast · 3 August 2018, 05:08 PM

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Thank you sir! It really is pretty amazing. The 6139 from Feb. of '69 really changes things up for Seiko as well!

Seiko was ahead of the game in so many areas of mechanical watchmaking back then. It's sadly ironic that the Seiko-led quartz crisis brought down their own best lines, Grand Seiko and King Seiko.

Old Expat Beast · 3 August 2018, 05:16 PM

Here's a group shot with a box I just bought. One of these watches is not vintage (the others are 1960s/70s) but quite recent.

JimSnyder · 9 August 2018, 12:45 PM

Awesome thread

Yashio · 3 August 2018, 09:47 AM

Happy to share my GS hi-beat from 1969

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FTX I · 4 August 2018, 12:21 AM

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Happy to share my GS hi-beat from 1969

Beautiful watch. Love it.

Yashio · 5 August 2018, 12:25 AM

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Beautiful watch. Love it.

Thank you!

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vintage navitimer · 22 November 2018, 09:36 AM

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Beautiful watch. Love it.

Agree

Halothane · 13 August 2018, 01:18 PM

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Happy to share my GS hi-beat from 1969

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Love it. That’s my birth year. I guess I’ll ha e to start hunting vintage GS now .....

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Yashio · 13 August 2018, 09:23 PM

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Love it. That’s my birth year. I guess I’ll ha e to start hunting vintage GS now .....

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Thank you! There’s a seller on eBay nippon-vintage-watch that sells nothing but good condition, serviced vintage GS and KS.

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Halothane · 14 August 2018, 12:58 AM

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Thank you! There’s a seller on eBay nippon-vintage-watch that sells nothing but good condition, serviced vintage GS and KS.

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Great! Thanks for the tip.

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Old Expat Beast · 14 August 2018, 04:38 PM

Here's my May 1970 King Seiko 5626-7070, produced at the time of the Expo '70 Osaka World's Fair

Old Expat Beast · 3 August 2018, 11:11 AM

Quite a rare reference, that one

Yashio · 3 August 2018, 11:40 AM

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Quite a rare reference, that one

Thanks! Love it’s grey dial

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J_H · 3 August 2018, 11:07 PM

Gorgeous collection!!! I'm jealous!

Old Expat Beast · 4 August 2018, 08:48 AM

Thank you guys

toxicavenger · 4 August 2018, 09:17 AM

7548

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Old Expat Beast · 5 August 2018, 08:43 AM

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Outstanding quartet there

blcblc · 5 August 2018, 11:23 AM

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Outstanding quartet there

Tx

springer · 5 August 2018, 11:35 AM

1972 DX. Purchased new while serving in the U.S. Army.

sillo · 5 August 2018, 11:38 AM

Very cool! Wish the PX had stuff like that while I was in.

Here’s another pic of my KS

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Old Expat Beast · 6 August 2018, 05:23 PM

I dropped this of at Michael's Young's place this morning for a movement service. Not quite sure if I'll keep it afterwards or not, but as one of the best mechanical movements of the 1970s, it deserves to be fixed up.

J_H · 7 August 2018, 12:19 AM

The caseback of my KS!

blcblc · 8 August 2018, 05:03 PM

Pandas

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