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A Good Looken' 35 year old .....What were you thinking ??
Here is a Seiko I bought in 1972. It has Seiko's robust 7009A movement that was introduced in 1970. This calibre became the innards in most Seiko auto dive watches, basic self-winders, and top end pieces.
This movement cannot be hand wound but the winding rotar functions bi-directionally and, as can be seen is recognizable by the stem between the 3 and 4 position. Another interesting fact is that the stem has only two positions - out 1 to change the date and out 2 to set the time - it does not hack. To set the day, the stem is spring loaded and it is pressed into the case to "bump" to the next day:
Once wound this movement had a 47 hour reserve and is as accurate as any movement of it's era.
At 21,600 BPH it is on a par with other automatics and "ticks" at 6 times per second:
Even though 35 years old, the lume is still very good for a watch of that era:
The movement is highly regarded at 27mm in diam, although initially produced in 1970; it's roots can be seen in current Seiko auto movements:
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CJ
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I was thinking something a little more soft and lumpy :lol:
That is a beauty. Seiko has always been great bang for the buck
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uncle aj
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I got my brother a hand wind version in1973. He loved it and wore it all the time, I'll have to ask if he still has it.
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mailman
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That's a great watch larry. My Black Monster can't be hand wound either. Hopefully it'll still be around in 35 yrs 
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