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Seiko SCVK001 – The start of the Seiko 4S family…

Posted on September 5, 2016 by musingsofawatchaddict

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I read Seiya’s post  last year and obtained confirmation that the 4S35 was the very first 4S movement to be produced, before it became detuned to the 4S15 base caliber. Why detuned one might ask? Simply because the 4S35 is factory … Continue reading →

Posted in 4s, 8L, alpinist, credor, finishing, laurel, seiko

Seiko Alpinist 6R15 SARB017

Posted on May 7, 2016 by musingsofawatchaddict

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Back to my regular programming. There are watches that I have flipped without a second glance, and watches that I have bought, sold, bought, sold… The watch that I’m writing about today belongs to the latter. Perhaps it was a … Continue reading →

Posted in alpinist, Uncategorized Tagged alpinist

Opening a Cream 4S15 Alpinist (4S15-6000)

Posted on July 27, 2015 by musingsofawatchaddict

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A friend decided to cracked open a rare 4S15 cream Alpinist today to see how the gasket that secures the secondary crown looks like. The curious thing about the Alpinist range of watches is that they are the few 200m … Continue reading →

Posted in 4s, alpinist Tagged 4s, alpinist

Seiko Alpinist: Worlds apart

Posted on March 11, 2015 by musingsofawatchaddict

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Saw a brand new 6R15 discontinued black alpinist today at a Seiko AD. First time seeing it in the flesh and it reminded me of the even older 4S variant, complete with cyclops and Mercedes hands. Those were truly THE … Continue reading →

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