What Seiko is this.
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gregs656 said:
Where did you find it?
The crown doesn’t look like a Gen 1 crown, the hands maybe too? Is it a mod?
Driving along today and saw a sign for an indoor table top sale so called in. An old couple had it in a cabinet for sale.The crown doesn’t look like a Gen 1 crown, the hands maybe too? Is it a mod?
I will get a picture of the back when the light is better.
Yep its a weird hybrid of bits.
A Norsk Sochi that someone has stuck a Seiko badge and case back on.
More info here - https://www.watchfreeks.com/threads/the-cheesiest-...
A Norsk Sochi that someone has stuck a Seiko badge and case back on.
More info here - https://www.watchfreeks.com/threads/the-cheesiest-...
Parts of it look as though they came from a Monster, if that helps.
The 7s26 movement was used in the original Monsters (I can't see if the dial says 7s26 at the bottom), but the dial looks "wrong", as the lume is thinly applied, and Mark 1 Monster lume looks as though it's been applied with some sort of earth-moving equipment. Skilfully applied, but there's a lot of it. Seiko didn't hold back on the lume.
The dial looks slightly too "creamy" for a Monster, although that could be the photo. It isn't an Ice Monster dial.
And the hands are wrong for a Mark 1 Monster. The "fins" on the hour hand are more exaggerated, and if you line up the minute and hour hands, you can see a space rocket.
And that isn't a Monster crown, so whatever you do, don't assume that it's watertight!
The 7s26 movement was used in the original Monsters (I can't see if the dial says 7s26 at the bottom), but the dial looks "wrong", as the lume is thinly applied, and Mark 1 Monster lume looks as though it's been applied with some sort of earth-moving equipment. Skilfully applied, but there's a lot of it. Seiko didn't hold back on the lume.
The dial looks slightly too "creamy" for a Monster, although that could be the photo. It isn't an Ice Monster dial.
And the hands are wrong for a Mark 1 Monster. The "fins" on the hour hand are more exaggerated, and if you line up the minute and hour hands, you can see a space rocket.
And that isn't a Monster crown, so whatever you do, don't assume that it's watertight!
Dermot O'Logical said:
Parts of it look as though they came from a Monster, if that helps.
The 7s26 movement was used in the original Monsters (I can't see if the dial says 7s26 at the bottom), but the dial looks "wrong", as the lume is thinly applied, and Mark 1 Monster lume looks as though it's been applied with some sort of earth-moving equipment. Skilfully applied, but there's a lot of it. Seiko didn't hold back on the lume.
The dial looks slightly too "creamy" for a Monster, although that could be the photo. It isn't an Ice Monster dial.
And the hands are wrong for a Mark 1 Monster. The "fins" on the hour hand are more exaggerated, and if you line up the minute and hour hands, you can see a space rocket.
And that isn't a Monster crown, so whatever you do, don't assume that it's watertight!
It does say 7s26 at the bottom of the dial.The 7s26 movement was used in the original Monsters (I can't see if the dial says 7s26 at the bottom), but the dial looks "wrong", as the lume is thinly applied, and Mark 1 Monster lume looks as though it's been applied with some sort of earth-moving equipment. Skilfully applied, but there's a lot of it. Seiko didn't hold back on the lume.
The dial looks slightly too "creamy" for a Monster, although that could be the photo. It isn't an Ice Monster dial.
And the hands are wrong for a Mark 1 Monster. The "fins" on the hour hand are more exaggerated, and if you line up the minute and hour hands, you can see a space rocket.
And that isn't a Monster crown, so whatever you do, don't assume that it's watertight!
The indices look very flat, to my eyes. Might just be perspective, but they do look flat. I'm betting the lume will be s
te, certainly in comparison to an actual Monster, which has among the best lume performance at any price.
Look at the top bezel marker, it's very rough as are the rest of the bezel markers, and the hands aren't right either.
As has been said, that's not a monster crown.
Hope you didn't spend much on it. Can you take it back?
Edit: Even the word SEIKO is out of kilter
(sorry to piss on your chips, btw
)
te, certainly in comparison to an actual Monster, which has among the best lume performance at any price.Look at the top bezel marker, it's very rough as are the rest of the bezel markers, and the hands aren't right either.
As has been said, that's not a monster crown.
Hope you didn't spend much on it. Can you take it back?
Edit: Even the word SEIKO is out of kilter
(sorry to piss on your chips, btw
)Edited by TheJimi on Tuesday 8th February 11:55
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