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19 September 2018, 12:21 AM | #1 |
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1978 Watch Recommendations
I have a close friend turning 40 this year and I would love to surprise him with a birth year watch. I am looking for recommendations in the $1K to $2K price range. His current line up is a black Explorer II and a Tudor BB ETA. Obviously for the price range I am looking it wont be a Rolex so any brand is welcome.
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19 September 2018, 12:21 AM | #2 |
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How do you intend to verify the year?
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19 September 2018, 12:35 AM | #3 |
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I would assume most watches would have some form of serial number I could look up. I am basically just looking for brands that would fit in with his current lineup that I may not currently know of and I could research from there.
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20 September 2018, 03:27 AM | #4 |
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You can ball park it on Model # but you need the individual manufacturers serial # to determine when it was built. Omega's are a possible place to start, check ebay for models and their website for narrowing down the build year.
You don't have to buy from ebay and probably shouldn't unless you fully buy the seller but it's a good place to research.
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20 September 2018, 11:05 AM | #5 |
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You can quickly ascertain the production year AND month from Seiko serial numbers (if you know the decade the watch was made, which isn't hard to do). There's quite a bit to choose from in 1978, from cool dive watches and chronographs to the last of the Hi-Beat Lord Marvel series and more. Unfortunately the King Seiko line was discontinued by 1978 and the Grand Seiko line was on hiatus from mid-70s until 1988 (both victims of Seiko's quartz revolution, ironically), but you can still get a great quality watch with in-house movement for well under $1k
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21 September 2018, 03:24 AM | #6 |
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Omega Seamaster or Seiko 6309 from 1978 can be had for your budget
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21 September 2018, 04:13 AM | #7 |
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google is your best friend.
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21 September 2018, 04:55 AM | #8 |
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Thanks everyone. I did Google also I just figured some of you here may have some good brands to start with as well. I think I will aim for a nice Seiko from that time period.
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21 September 2018, 08:55 AM | #9 |
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TRF is a much better place for a question like this.
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21 September 2018, 10:34 AM | #10 |
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Omega Speed Master?
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