Another opportunity presented itself in acquiring a collectible Seiko. The watch came with a rubber rally strap and a nice nato spare that set aside to use for other watches. The 7006-8030 is among the first batch of automatic rally/diver watches the company produced in the late 1960s to early 1970s.
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The watch features a silver/gray dial with day and date complications. The rotating bezel is obviously aftermarket. Original watches have the dates in white with a black background and days in black in white background. I dropped the 'original' term here as this watch is supposed to be one of those Seiko models that have a lot of fakes going around. I am not so sure though if those were truly fakes or the owners only having access to the not so original aftermarket parts to repair or restore their watches.
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Side view showing the crown (which is not screw down)
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The other side view showing the very good condition of the case and bezel. The lumes on the watch works but only for a short time.
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The case back shows the correct model number 7006-8030 and the serial number. The serial number indicates this watch to have been manufactured in September 1972.
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Close up of the dial showing the correct model number at the bottom of the dial - 7006-8030.
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Wrist shot the first time I wore the watch
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I don't have a photo of the movement but this watch has a Cal. 7006, which runs at 21,600 A/h with a potential power reserve of 43h. The day setting can be set by 21:30-24:00. The date setting is quick set. The watch works well but runs a bit fast over 2 days. I have observed it to have +2 to 3 minutes per day, which for me is not so bad. I have observed it to stop from time to time so perhaps I will have this checked as soon as my watch guy is back at work.
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