I'm currently in Tokyo on a LONG holiday! Went to the Seiko Museum last week...it was fantastic...great watches and great people. Just make sure you call ahead and book an appointment. I was able to call in the morning and set up a tour in the early afternoon. It was rainy and they were not too busy. I was toured around by Masayasu Akizawa - senior manager - who spoke English and was very informative.
I went to an antique show just outside Tokyo today and spotted a 6159 for sale. It looked great, but upon closer inspection the hands and dial were a bit corroded (no worse than the example that was at the Seiko Museum). The crown did not screw down properly and the bezel popped off when I handled the watch. I believe the seller wanted approximately $2000 US for the watch. Tempting but I have already spent so much money here!
Anyways...they have soooo many Seiko's here - I have never seen so many GS's
Will post pics next week.
Happy to be back in the New forum!
Pete
aka crayfish
(at least I was able to re register my old user name)
I went to an antique show just outside Tokyo today and spotted a 6159 for sale. It looked great, but upon closer inspection the hands and dial were a bit corroded (no worse than the example that was at the Seiko Museum). The crown did not screw down properly and the bezel popped off when I handled the watch. I believe the seller wanted approximately $2000 US for the watch. Tempting but I have already spent so much money here!
Anyways...they have soooo many Seiko's here - I have never seen so many GS's
Will post pics next week.
Happy to be back in the New forum!
Pete
aka crayfish
(at least I was able to re register my old user name)
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