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Old 18 July 2019, 06:49 AM   #1
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Sea-Gull 1963 Official Limited Edition Re-Issue

Hey TRFers, been dying to share this beauty with you. I travel to China often for work so I started looking into interesting pieces and came across several threads on the Tianjin Watch Company 1963. There have been several "unofficial" homages to the original, but only recently has Sea-Gull offered the official re-issue. Notice the numbered quantity and reference number on the case back. These represent the only 1963s produced at the original Tianjin factory.

I have a few coworkers in Asia and on my last trip I asked them to help me source a unit. They were able to use their know how to avoid any knock-offs and even help negotiate the price (volume discount - I bought 2).

I undressed it today and threw on the included nato strap, and wow, it's a great combination. The creamy dial and blue & red hand combo looks great. Especially like the applied China star.

What do you guys think???

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Old 18 July 2019, 07:01 AM   #2
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Watch & Worn Article that kicked off my search. Note, when this was written they had not yet released the official version. All previous homage versions used legit Sea-Gull movements but were not assembled at the Tianjin factory. A cool piece of history!

https://wornandwound.com/review/a-lo...-seagull-1963/
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Old 19 July 2019, 07:31 AM   #3
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Very cool. I wasn’t aware an official version had been released.

Congrats!
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