It all started when I saw this Japanese Seiko print ad from 1970:
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Most of the pieces were already very familiar to me. There are the three chronographs across the top: the 6138 UFO, the 6139 Speed Timer, and the 6139-7010.
The second row was also mostly known: the 7015-7010 Speedtimer, the UFO 6119-6400, the square-cased 5126-8120 Rally. . .
but what was that last one?
After I banged around on Google I found out it was the 7019-6010.
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The 7019 70 Meter Sports Diver family is one of Seiko's most varied.
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It includes 7019-6000, 7019-6030, 7019-6040, 7019-8080, 7019-7050, 7019-8030. . . and of course the 7019-6010:
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The 7019A movement is a pure automatic with no manual wind. The quickset day is activated by pushing the crown and turning the crown changes the date.
Often the bracelets on some of the Sports Divers while imaginative, turned out to be fragile. The code on it reads XGA-081.
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Style wise on this model, I think that the bracelet is half the point:
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While many of the other members of the group from the ad can sell for north of $500, I found two 7019-6010s that had been sitting on Ebay for over a month. I bought them both for less than half of their original asking price. If I were the sellers, I'd do the same. There just isn't too much interest among collectors for these.
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Luckily, at least one of my purchases made it through with its original 19mm straight-ended bracelet intact.
Now I'll wait by my mailbox.
I'd love to hear from those who have anything to share about the 7019-6010, or any of the other 7019 70m Sports Divers.
Most of the pieces were already very familiar to me. There are the three chronographs across the top: the 6138 UFO, the 6139 Speed Timer, and the 6139-7010.
The second row was also mostly known: the 7015-7010 Speedtimer, the UFO 6119-6400, the square-cased 5126-8120 Rally. . .
but what was that last one?
After I banged around on Google I found out it was the 7019-6010.
The 7019 70 Meter Sports Diver family is one of Seiko's most varied.
It includes 7019-6000, 7019-6030, 7019-6040, 7019-8080, 7019-7050, 7019-8030. . . and of course the 7019-6010:
The 7019A movement is a pure automatic with no manual wind. The quickset day is activated by pushing the crown and turning the crown changes the date.
Often the bracelets on some of the Sports Divers while imaginative, turned out to be fragile. The code on it reads XGA-081.
Style wise on this model, I think that the bracelet is half the point:
While many of the other members of the group from the ad can sell for north of $500, I found two 7019-6010s that had been sitting on Ebay for over a month. I bought them both for less than half of their original asking price. If I were the sellers, I'd do the same. There just isn't too much interest among collectors for these.
Luckily, at least one of my purchases made it through with its original 19mm straight-ended bracelet intact.
Now I'll wait by my mailbox.
I'd love to hear from those who have anything to share about the 7019-6010, or any of the other 7019 70m Sports Divers.
