FOR SALE IS A RICO SUAVE NOV.1978 SEIKO 5855-5000 SEIKO KING QUARTZ WITH A FACE MELTING TEXTURED BROWN DIAL.
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CASE: SPACE-AGE AND HIGHLY FINISHED SUPERB FINISHING ON THIS TANK. SHE MEASURES A PERFECT 35mm NOT INCLUDING THE ORIGINAL SIGNED CROWN. CHECK OUT THAT AMAZING LINEN CASE FINISH WHICH BLENDS STRAIGHT INTO THE BRACELET.
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DIAL: THIS DIAL IS JUST OUT OF FRIGGIN CONTROL. I LOVE THAT RIPPLED BRONZE-BROWN TEXTURED FACE WHICH OOZES SOPHISTICATION. THE WHITE ROMAN NUMERALS AND HANDSET LOOK SUPER SEXY AGAINST THE BROWN BACKGROUND. THERE ARE A FEW MINOR SCRATCHES ON THE MINERAL CRYSTAL WHICH DO NOT DETRACT FROM THE GORGEOUS VIEW OF THAT DIAL
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MOVEMENT: THIS SEIKO RUNS ON THE HI GRADE CALIBER 5855 QUARTZ. ALL FUNCTIONS WORK SPOT-ON AND THE TIMEKEEPING IS FANTASTIC AS ONE WOULD EXPECT. SERVICE HISTORY IS UNKNOWN ON THIS ONE.
WATCH IS MOUNTED ON ITS ORIGINAL CORRECT BRACELET WITH SIGNED KING QUARTZ CLASP. IF YOU ARE LOOKING FOR SOMETHING TOTALLY REVOLUTIONARY IN YOUR COLLECTION, THIS IS YOUR WATCH. WHILE WE ALL LOVE OUR MECHANICAL WATCHES, YOU HAVE TO APPRECIATE THAT IN 1978, THIS WAS THE CREME-DE-LA-CREME IN TIMEKEEPING TECHNOLOGY. THESE WERE QUITE PRICEY BACK IN THE 70s AND HIGHLY SOUGHT AFTER.
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