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lunarin79 wrote:
confirm

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on the hunt for Jumbo now

lunarin79 wrote:on the hunt for Jumbo now

Is Jumbo the one MPM was wearing yesterday?

herzausstahl wrote:Is Jumbo the one MPM was wearing yesterday?

yesh sir

lunarin79 wrote:

herzausstahl wrote:Is Jumbo the one MPM was wearing yesterday?

yesh sir

Wah really quite big

herzausstahl wrote:
Wah really quite big

yup, 6138-3000 Jumbo is the biggest in size among the 6138 line, 6138-8030 wears the smallest in the 6138 line

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CEO you looking for this?????????????

sengki wrote:http://www.thewatchsite.com/index.php/t ... 132.0.html

CEO you looking for this?????????????

yup, this model

but i might have a lobang locally

thks for the headsup bro!

guys, need ur opinion.

I am negotiating with a seller for a Seiko 6138-0020 aka "Tokei Zara" which i have been hunting for sometimes.
Condition of the watch is good. Very clean dial and glass. All original. without bracelet
But timekeeping is terrible and horri-cheeble. Losing 5-10 min per day. Servicing is needed.

His cost is quite high, (guess he might kena conned by the previous owner, never serviced the watch, said got serviced )
His asking price is $300 firm.
Meaning total cost is $300 + 150(servicing) = $450?

Do u think is worth it to HOOT 1st talk later?

MeePokMan wrote:guys, need ur opinion.

I am negotiating with a seller for a Seiko 6138-0020 aka "Tokei Zara" which i have been hunting for sometimes.
Condition of the watch is good. Very clean dial and glass. All original. without bracelet
But timekeeping is terrible and horri-cheeble. Losing 5-10 min per day. Servicing is needed.

His cost is quite high, (guess he might kena conned by the previous owner, never serviced the watch, said got serviced )
His asking price is $300 firm.
Meaning total cost is $300 + 150(servicing) = $450?

Do u think is worth it to HOOT 1st talk later?

Personally I'd run from a movement that's proven to be losing that much per day.. Sometimes during servicing, you'd discover that the only cure for that problem is a part.. A part that no longer exist unless you take it off from another good and running 6138, which will render the donor 6138 to be non-functional..

Your question should then be: is 300 too exp for a pristine case and dial of the overrated, IMHO, tokei zara ?

MeePokMan wrote:guys, need ur opinion.

I am negotiating with a seller for a Seiko 6138-0020 aka "Tokei Zara" which i have been hunting for sometimes.
Condition of the watch is good. Very clean dial and glass. All original. without bracelet
But timekeeping is terrible and horri-cheeble. Losing 5-10 min per day. Servicing is needed.

His cost is quite high, (guess he might kena conned by the previous owner, never serviced the watch, said got serviced )
His asking price is $300 firm.
Meaning total cost is $300 + 150(servicing) = $450?

Do u think is worth it to HOOT 1st talk later?

Tokei Zara have aftermarket dial as well. Must check well. I have one with an aftermarket dial.

thanks bro Osc13 and Evirobie for the inputs.

decided to give a miss for this piece. BUT...still on the hunt for Tokei Zara.

MeePokMan wrote:thanks bro Osc13 and Evirobie for the inputs.

decided to give a miss for this piece. BUT...still on the hunt for Tokei Zara.

Good on you bro, be patient, Keep Calm and Hoot Later Movement proven problematic and dial with slight hints of moisture leakage is a big NO for me, I'd stay away from them..

Osc13 wrote:

MeePokMan wrote:thanks bro Osc13 and Evirobie for the inputs.

decided to give a miss for this piece. BUT...still on the hunt for Tokei Zara.

Good on you bro, be patient, Keep Calm and Hoot Later Movement proven problematic and dial with slight hints of moisture leakage is a big NO for me, I'd stay away from them..

Very sound advice.... which is why I always mention.... dial is very very important! But a aged dial and a moisturized dial are two different things....

watchlooker wrote:

Osc13 wrote:
Good on you bro, be patient, Keep Calm and Hoot Later Movement proven problematic and dial with slight hints of moisture leakage is a big NO for me, I'd stay away from them..

Very sound advice.... which is why I always mention.... dial is very very important! But a aged dial and a moisturized dial are two different things....

i like aged dial. For vintage watches that is one of the many signs of authenticity. No way a watch from the 60s or 70s have pristine dial, especially used. UV causes damage over time even without the owner going out much in the sun.

Bro Herza has got a point, aged / moistured dial is a sign of authenticity, but a moistured dial is just not presentable IMHO.. That's why I don't mind paying more for a changed original dial, as long as they're original

came across this black panda:
seller claims its with original hands and dials, but sourced through and only see 'white' sweep second hand instead of a 'black' one shown in this pic..
march 1975, does this variant exist?

perdedor wrote:came across this black panda:
seller claims its with original hands and dials, but sourced through and only see 'white' sweep second hand instead of a 'black' one shown in this pic..
march 1975, does this variant exist?

Looks like a hand frm white panda

Here's mine for reference

thanks! sourced online for the black panda and only see variants with the 'white' sweep hand... black hand looks kinda weird on the watch..

i guess what i have most bro also have rah so nothing special

bullhead with fishbone bracelet





brack helmet



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