FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION IS A CLEAN MAY 1970 SEIKO 6119-8460 “GENE KRANZ” PROOF DIVER IN CLEAN CONDITION .
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CASE: CLASSY ALL-STEEL C-SHAPED CASE IN EXCELLENT CONDITION. SHE MEASURES A HEALTHY 38mm NOT INCLUDING ORIGINAL CROWN. CHECK OUT THE ORIGINAL AND UNPOLISHED RADIAL BRUSHED FINISH ON THE CASE-TOP. THIS THING IS IN REALLY NICE PRESERVED CONDITION. THE ROTATING DOES SHOW SOME MILD SIGNS OF WABI-SABI AND ROTATES WITH THE PERFECT AMOUNT OF FRICTION BIDIRECTIONALLY. BECAUSE OF THE THIN BEZEL AND WIDE DIAL, THIS THING REALLY WEARS QUITE LARGE ON THE WRIST.
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DIAL: SIMPLY STUNNING. THIS SEMI GLOSS BLACK FINISH IS ABSOLUTELY SUBLIME. CHECK OUT THOSE HANDSOME APPLIED STEEL MARKERS WITH SUPER WELL PRESERVED LUME WHICH MATCHES NICELY WITH THAT ON THE HANDS.
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MOVEMENT: THIS DIVER IS POWERED BY THE SEIKO 6119 AUTOMATIC WHICH IS KEEPING TIME AND ALL FUNCTIONS WORK GREAT SHOWING GREAT AMPLITUDE ON THE TIMEGRAPHER.
THIS CLASSIC COMES MOUNTED ON A SPORTY PERFORATED LEATHER STRAP WHICH GIVES THIS A RUGGED LOOK. THIS IS ONE OF THOSE MODELS THAT IS GAINING CULT CLASSIC STATUS AS IT TAKES ITS PLACE IN THE MYTHIC PANTHEON OF VINTAGE SEIKO DIVERS. MADE FAMOUS AS THE WATCH WORN BY NASA’S CHIEF FLIGHT DIRECTOR “GENE KRANZ” WHO HELPED THE APOLLO 13 CREW LAND BACK ON EITHER AFTER ITS DISASTROUS ROCKET MALFUNCTION. THE “PROOF” DESIGNATION ON THE DIAL MAKES IT EVEN MORE RARE AND COLLECTIBLE. THIS IS REALLY A GREAT EVERYDAY VINTAGE PIECE.
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