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ManOnTime wrote: ↑Sun Mar 14, 2021 12:02 pm
My first Buyee/Yahoo! Auctions Japan purchase.
These were officially issued railway watches in Japan in the 1960s through the mid-1970s, and not sold to the public. They use the Citizen 0911 movement, which was the base for the 0920 movement used in Citizen's Chrono Master line which itself was equivalent to Seiko's King Seiko and Grand Seiko of the era.
21 jewels, hand-wound and runs at 18,000vbh. It hacks (Second Setting), which would have been essential for a railroad timekeeping tool.
The case backs were all engraved with issue information; Railroad, serial number, etc. I'll need to find someone that can read Japanese to translate it for me.
Same movement, different watch:
Using Google Translate I think I got it.
Issued in 1975, 574th watch issued.
East Japan Railway Company.
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ManOnTime wrote: ↑Sun Mar 14, 2021 12:02 pm
The case backs were all engraved with issue information; Railroad, serial number, etc. I'll need to find someone that can read Japanese to translate it for me.
Intereting watch!
"North South Rail"
I don't speak Japanese but I am pretty sure the meaning of those characters is the same in Chinese (Japanese and Chinese share many characters, and they usually have the same meaning).
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ManOnTime wrote: ↑Sun Mar 14, 2021 12:48 pm
I asked on /r/translate and this was the reply:
In Chinese, you add the word "road" to the the word "iron" you get "railway" in any context, and within this context, "iron" alone is enough to convey "railway". I digress. This is one of the reasons I love this forum - folks discovering cool watches!!!!
ManOnTime wrote: ↑Sun Mar 14, 2021 12:02 pm
My first Buyee/Yahoo! Auctions Japan purchase.
These were officially issued railway watches in Japan in the 1960s through the mid-1970s, and not sold to the public. They use the Citizen 0911 movement, which was the base for the 0920 movement used in Citizen's Chrono Master line which itself was equivalent to Seiko's King Seiko and Grand Seiko of the era.
21 jewels, hand-wound and runs at 18,000vbh. It hacks (Second Setting), which would have been essential for a railroad timekeeping tool.
The case backs were all engraved with issue information; Railroad, serial number, etc. I'll need to find someone that can read Japanese to translate it for me.
Same movement, different watch:
Using Google Translate I think I got it.
Issued in 1975, 574th watch issued.
East Japan Railway Company.
Very cool, Matt. Please post pictures when it arrives!
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Seiko 5 SNKK52 Gold Seikonaut on the way. A pretty good price on Amazon. I'm thinking about maybe swapping a blue dial in to one of these. I also think I can might be able to wear it for 2-3 years and then get more than I just paid for it.
Or who knows, after a few years.....I may just decide to....
Been on a 7Ax8 hunt lately and found out Citizen has their own versions - suffice to say I bite the "dad" watch bullet and this caliber 3560 with 2/100th sec sub-dial is on the way from Germany:
yinzburgher wrote: ↑Tue Mar 16, 2021 9:15 am
Another day, another Seiko 5. SNZH61 this time. $67.50 on Poshmark. Looks like there might be a few scratches but good condition overall.
What's your experience with Poshmark? I have contemplated it, but never purchased anything from them. Are purchases guaranteed?
yinzburgher wrote: ↑Tue Mar 16, 2021 9:15 am
Another day, another Seiko 5. SNZH61 this time. $67.50 on Poshmark. Looks like there might be a few scratches but good condition overall.
What's your experience with Poshmark? I have contemplated it, but never purchased anything from them. Are purchases guaranteed?
I have zero experience with Poshmark. I just signed up. Signing up was very easy though. I used a referral code to save $10. I paid with PayPal. You might already be aware.....Poshmark is an online marketplace as opposed to a seller. The particular vendor I bought from is a very reputable seller with it's own site and ebay store so I felt confident making the purchase. We'll see....
I digress. This is one of the reasons I love this forum - folks discovering cool watches!!!!
