Topic: New arrival: Seiko 7548-700B from the bay... (Read 452 times)

mario_d · « **on:** February 01, 2012, 12:52:52 PM »

This 7548-700B from 1988 was listed on the bay (uk) with no reserve last week. According to its description it was not working currently. As there were still no bidders and because I'm currently in a quartz mood I kindly asked the seller to speed up the procedure a bit and he kindly agreed. One week later this little gem arrived today. After replacing the battery with a fresh one (very clean movement) its now ticking again

...and next to my other 7548-700B from 1983 on the right...

(new one on the right now)

(new one now on the left)

Thank you Seiko for such great joy and value for money...

DAHASCO · « **Reply #1 on:** February 01, 2012, 01:24:58 PM »

How Sweet it is

seiko5man · « **Reply #2 on:** February 01, 2012, 01:30:45 PM »

Looks beautiful.

Cannop · « **Reply #3 on:** February 01, 2012, 01:34:19 PM »

Love the creamy plots.

SurfingSeiko · « **Reply #4 on:** February 01, 2012, 01:41:02 PM »

Beautiful score!!!

Congrats and enjoy.

Mark

Scubapro · « **Reply #5 on:** February 01, 2012, 02:11:57 PM »

Classic

Chris Galbraith · « **Reply #6 on:** February 01, 2012, 03:10:26 PM »

Outstanding acquisition, Mario!

Do you plan to do anything to this one as far as resto goes? Maybe some gaskets, insert.....anything you have in mind? Or leave it as is?

Enjoy that one in good health, buddy.

mario_d · « **Reply #7 on:** February 01, 2012, 03:37:02 PM »

Thanks everybody! It never ceases to amaze me how much fun "lunch-money" can buy

Quote from: Chris Galbraith on February 01, 2012, 03:10:26 PM

Outstanding acquisition, Mario!

Do you plan to do anything to this one as far as resto goes? Maybe some gaskets, insert.....anything you have in mind? Or leave it as is?

Enjoy that one in good health, buddy.

I'll leave it as is for now and simply enjoy its (imho) very nice patina.... I would definitely never replace its bezel insert (as long as it is still in this condition), although I have a nice pepsi bezel from a 7548-700F laying around. During the next months I'll ask my watchmaker to replace all gaskets and to have a quick look at the movement. That's it

Geran · « **Reply #8 on:** February 01, 2012, 05:04:20 PM »

Looks good, is your other on a GL831 looks a differnt compound to the latest arrival which appears to be flat vent Z22

MatthewpWild · « **Reply #9 on:** February 01, 2012, 05:09:32 PM »

Absolute perfect lume colour - really goes well with the Pepsi bezel.
Is it just me, or do Seikos improve with age?

mario_d · « **Reply #10 on:** February 01, 2012, 05:17:26 PM »

Quote from: Geran on February 01, 2012, 05:04:20 PM

Looks good, is your other on a GL831 looks a differnt compound to the latest arrival which appears to be flat vent Z22

Well spotted, but.... no

The other 7548 (my old one) is on an aftermarket rubber strap (very pliable and comfy) but with a gl831 buckle

My new 7548 came on an original z22 flat vent though...

Quote from: MatthewpWild on February 01, 2012, 05:09:32 PM

Is it just me, or do Seikos improve with age?

hks3sgte · « **Reply #11 on:** February 01, 2012, 06:30:41 PM »

now you need a 7C43!

mario_d · « **Reply #12 on:** February 01, 2012, 06:35:34 PM »

Quote from: hks3sgte on February 01, 2012, 06:30:41 PM

now you need a 7C43!

Well...

...mission accomplished!

hks3sgte · « **Reply #13 on:** February 01, 2012, 06:56:18 PM »

perfect!

Dasher · « **Reply #14 on:** February 01, 2012, 07:44:05 PM »

"I kindly asked the seller to speed up the procedure a bit..." Very nicely worded, gave me a nice smile and you a +1 for making me smile! Nice catch.

Dan.

thianwong1 · « **Reply #15 on:** February 01, 2012, 07:57:41 PM »

For us WISs, I think it is a great move to snatch as many classic watches as possible, now that all the new watches have risen in price! At least this is my strategy now. My last diver grab was a clean 6306-7001 to add to the 6105. My choice of adding 2 Hybrids - 6309 casing with the 7548 dial and movement combines those 2 styles. Here is my recent addition in the tool concept..... an Alpinist green dial with the 6R15

funkster · « **Reply #16 on:** February 01, 2012, 08:52:23 PM »

Mario - I'm luvin the lume!

That is a piece of class - that's for sure!

Bravo indeed!

uspopo · « **Reply #17 on:** February 01, 2012, 10:15:07 PM »

Very nice and congrats!

Stan

Cobrajet25 · « **Reply #18 on:** February 02, 2012, 09:06:07 AM »

Great watch, but she's from '78, not '88, brother! Easy to tell on quartz divers because the battery change track starts with 1981. On an '88 watch, it would start with 1991. Congrats!

I remember a few years ago you could hardly give away a nice 7548...everyone was chasing the 6309/6105s. I am glad they have finally come into their own.

mario_d · « **Reply #19 on:** February 02, 2012, 09:39:28 AM »

Quote from: Cobrajet25 on February 02, 2012, 09:06:07 AM

Great watch, but she's from '78, not '88, brother! Easy to tell on quartz divers because the battery change track starts with 1981. On an '88 watch, it would start with 1991. Congrats!

I remember a few years ago you could hardly give away a nice 7548...everyone was chasing the 6309/6105s. I am glad they have finally come into their own.

OMG, I must have been dreaming, thank you very much for clarification!

I simply wasn't aware that the roots of these 7548's go back to the 70s... I just looked at the case back, saw the serial no. starting with 8 and thought "oh nice, a late 7548 from 1988"

Cobrajet25 · « **Reply #20 on:** February 02, 2012, 09:53:52 AM »

Quote from: mario_d on February 02, 2012, 09:39:28 AM

OMG, I must have been dreaming, thank you very much for clarification! I simply wasn't aware that the roots of these 7548's go back to the 70s... I just looked at the case back, saw the serial no. starting with 8 and thought "oh nice, a late 7548 from 1988"

No problem! To tell you the truth, I thought the opposite. When you said you had one from '88, I said to myself, "I didn't think Seiko made the 7548 that late." Lol!

Since yours is from early '78, it would be one of the first 7548s off of the line. The 7548 was introduced in 1978, and I think it was discontinued sometime around '85-'86? Nice watch!

jkchua · « **Reply #21 on:** February 02, 2012, 10:05:14 AM »

Awesome pick up! That dial aged real nice

dschaen81 · « **Reply #22 on:** February 02, 2012, 12:06:38 PM »

Yet another great score! Seems to be in very good shape, and the vanilla lume looks wonderful. You never miss a Seiko diver on the bay, do you...?

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