COMING AT YOU IS A WICKED 1975 SEIKO 6138-8020 "GOLDEN PANDA" CHRONOGRAPH IN GREAT CONDITION WITH ORIGINAL BRACELET
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CASE: HEFTY GOLD PLATED CASE IN GREAT CONDITION. THIS BEAUTY MEASURES A LARGE 40.5mm ACROSS NOT INCLUDING ORIGINAL CROWN. I'D SAY THIS ONE HAS HELD UP QUITE WELL TO THE TEST OF TIME. THESE ARE USUALLY PRETTY TRASHED WITH THE GOLD TOTALLY WORN OFF, BUT THIS ONE STILL LOOKS RELATIVELY SHARP WITH NO EVIDENCE OF EVER HAVING BEEN POLISHED. NICE CRISP LINES. THERE IS SOME SIGNS OF MILD GOLD THINNING ON THE EDGES AND SOME CHIPPING ON THE CASEBACK, BUT OVERALL, I'D SAY THIS IS THE BEST EXAMPLES OF THIS MODEL I'VE RUN ACROSS.
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DIAL: WHAT CAN I SAY? THIS DIAL TOTAL KILLS IT. THAT COMBO OF MATTE BLACK AND GOLD TEXT IS AN AMAZING COMBO. SAME LAYOUT AND GENERAL DESIGN AS THE PANDA VARIANT BUT MORE MONOCHROMATIC. I LOVE THE SUNKEN SUBDIALS AND THAT SUPER COOL WHITE SYRINGE HANDSET. THE ROMAN NUMERAL DAY WHEEL INDICATES THAT THIS WAS MOST LIKELY MADE FOR THE AUSTRALIAN MARKET. THIS IS DEFINITELY ONE OF THE CLASSIC SEIKO CHRONO DIALS IN MY OPINION.
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MOVEMENT: THIS GUY IS POWERED BY THE VENERABLE SEIKO 6138 AUTOMATIC CHRONOGRAPH CALIBER. ONE OF MY ABSOLUTE FAVORITE MOVEMENTS. SO BULLETPROOF. ALL FUNCTIONS WORK CRISPLY. DAY/DATE QUICKSETS WORK WELL, CHRONO RESETS SHARPLY TO ZERO, AND THE WATCH KEEPS GOOD TIME. SERVICE HISTORY IS UNKNOWN ON THIS ONE, BUT IT SEEMS LIKE IT MUST HAVE BEEN VERY WELL KEPT AFTER BASED ON ITS FANTASTIC OPERATION.
- THIS SEIKO IS MOUNTED ON ITS ORIGINAL GOLD PLATED SEIKO PRESIDENT STYLE BRACELET IN FANTASTIC CONDITION. THE GOLD IS STILL INTACT ON THIS ONE, AND I ABSOLUTELY LOVE HOW SNUG THOSE ENDLINKS FIT WITH THE CASE. IT SHOULD BE ABLE TO ACCOMODATE UP TO AN 8" WRIST. EVERYONE IS FAMILIAR WITH THE STEEL PANDA VERSION WITH THE SILVER DIAL AND BLACK SUBDIALS. THE GOLDEN VERSION IS MUCH MORE RARE AND, AS MENTIONED ABOVE, HARD TO FIND IN DECENT CONDITION. IT TAKES A CERTAIN BRAVADO AND SWAGGER TO PULL OFF THIS GUY. SUCH AN ABSOLUTE BLAST TO WEAR, AND THAT COMBO OF GOLD AND BLACK IS JUST STUNNING!
