Retro Seiko TV Dial Automatic Watch 6319-5201

Recently I have been doing some read up on seiko watches only recently was interested in some vintage seiko's. Apparently seiko made some stunning and amazing movements back in the 1970's like the brilliant 6138 manual wind automatic chronograph movement. Looking for my very first vintage seiko I decided to go for a simple automatic movement.

Browsing the options available at ebay, I stumbled upon a very nice looking Seiko 5 TV Dial 6319 watch. Now usually I really dont favour square watches but this one looked very pleasing to my eyes. I can imagine wearing this as a dress watch and an everyday office watch.

SPECIFICATIONS:

calibre Seiko 6319

Brand:	Seiko – Made in Japan
Gender:	Men’s
Movement type:	Mechanical - automatic
Oscillator frequency:	21 600 vibrations per hour
Number of stones bearing:	21 jewels
Display time:	3 hands
Caliber function:	Hours, Minutes, Seconds, Day, Date
Case:	Stainless Steel

According to my friend (another WIS) it kinda looked like a King Seiko :). The age of this watch is predicted to be about 35 years old made in 1977!!! (Now thats older than me)

This watch was posted to me from Bulgaria and now its safe al the way in its new home in Malaysia :)

Case : Square case measuring about 41mm lug to lug and 38mm side to side. Its almost the same size as my Seiko 10 bar diver (just a few mm short). Its thinner too and just nice for a dress watch. The crown is small and tuck away under the casing. No manual wind so a small crown works. Lug size is 20mm so Nato's and leather straps might be good for it. The watch case says "water resistant" but I dont think I will bring it even for a shower.

 

Dial : The dont make them like they used to. The dial is white with a hint of 3 tone pattern. Hour markers are embossed steel with lume tips. Embossed Steel "Seiko","5" logo and an embossed steel border around the day/date display make a very exquisite look :). The crystal is arcryllic and probrably replaced (but if it wasn't....damn!!!). The hands are simple and nice with lume. There is virtually no more lume and I guess getting it relumed would be good.

The bracelet : What I like best about the bracelet is the end links that tapers and fits nicely with the watch. It tapers down to a very small 15mm and it has folded links. Most vintage watches all have folded links but it follows the shape of your wrists very nicely.

 

Conclusion :

This watch is a testament that Seiko made some very robust and interesting watches even waaayyyyy before I was born. The fact that this watch is running strong and fine after 35 years still amazes me.

 

There are many other TV seiko TV dial watches on ebay, browse for one and grab one while you still can. remember you are not just buying a watch, you are getting HISTORY... :)

  

White Watches for Women...by Fossil

Most WIS or Watch Idiot Savants or (Watch Geeks) are men but that does not mean that women should be left out. There are some really nice looking womens watches out there and I must admit that I have come across some womens watches with some stunning designs that I just wish were a little bigger in sive so that I could wear them :P

 

Today I will be reviewing two womens watches from fossil (bought by my sister and my maid). The first one a jewel featured stainless steel chronograph.

 

The Strap.

 

The watch is which with a rubber/silicone strap that I must say is really nice for a rubber strap. The strap feels durable and fossil did a nice touch adding lines and gear like patterns on the strap to make it look very "premium". One nice feature of Fossil straps is that it comes with a small knob which makes the changing of straps effortless without the need of any tools.

 

The Watch

 

This quartz powered watch has a stainless steel case and decorated with some jewels (i dont think they are diamonds haha). The movement is a standard chronograph movement which has a split time function which I think is much better than any citizen or casio quartz chronograph where the second puch only resets the stop watch. The watch is rated at 100 meters water resist.

 

Nothing else to add, the pictures below will tell the rest. Damage Less than USD 70.00 :)

 

 

Nice Strap

 



 

Elegent dial with chronograph

The second watch is a White fossil disc watch ala "jumping hour" design. This watch has a very high unique factor in which there are no second, minute or hour hands but only discs. You read the time by reading the numbers aligned near the red line. pretty cool :)

The rest is pretty much the same quartz powered stainless steel case with 50m water resist. The rubber strap is flat and plain. The watch dial is also halved by the "disc" window and the other by a small "Fossil logo" This watch is definitely cool and unique and is sure a head turner.

Damage : only under USD 50.00 (whoa)

 

Unique Disc Dial

 



 

Nice onthe wrists

The Seiko SKX031 Black "Submariner"

The seiko black submariner.

This is a very good watch, and I can't seem to get enough if it. I am so crazy about this watch that I bought both variants and now I have the black SKX031J as well. The "J" in the model number indicates that it is the Japan Domestic Market model. You can tell if your Seiko Submariner is the "Japan" model by looking at a few things. 

Dial: It should have the markings "made in Japan" around the 7 o'clock position. The dial also has the markings "21 jewels" below the "Water 10 bar Resist".

Caseback: The caseback should also have "japan" engraved below the serial number.

Day/date window: The day should be indicated with english and arabic language while other are english and spanish. To be honest I really dont know why a japan watch would have an arabic day option.

Below are pictures of the black sub.

Since everything else is the same, you can read the review here : http://agits.blogspot.com/2012/05/seiko-skx033-submariner-pepsi-mini.html

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