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Originally Posted by moby33
Fair enough...you wouldn’t hear me crying if I had to sport the SLA017 either. All that said, I’m still crossing fingers for a 6105 reissue come Basel 2019. I absolutely adore my ‘76 6105, but for obvious reasons it never sees water as I just don’t trust the seals. Man would it be sweet to have that funky case with a modern movement (hell, I’ll even splurge and pay for hi-beat if Seiko really wants to blow my socks off).  |
Good call on not getting it near water, the 6105 crown seals are notoriously ridiculous. Seiko designed it to replace the whole crown at service, but it's a Seiko, so no one sent them in for service, which is why you see water damaged 6105s by the boat load.
Some watchsmiths do a full seal replacement, even the crown; I had my dad's 6105-8119 crown resealed by Jack at International Watch Works, cost about $85. He pressure tested it to 10 Bar, as well. Well worth it for me, since it's an heirloom. Otherwise, avoid water at all costs...