There are a few watches that I consider to be like grail watches. These are not luxury watches that I cannot afford in the first place but certain models that are within reach if reasonably priced. These include the Vulcain Cricket (I currently have two), LeCoultre's PowerMatic and FutureMatic (I have one each), Seiko GS and KS watches (I have a few of each), vintage Glashutte divers (I have two), and Philippine Edition watches from Seiko (I have all with the exception of the last one that was supposed to have been inspired by the Banaue Rice Terraces. The latter's design just wasn't my type.).
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| A rare Ricoh World Timer automatic watch |
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| Side view |
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| Side view showing the unsigned crowns and date adjustment button. The crown at 4 o'clock is for adjusting the time while the crown at 2 o'clock is for adjusting the inner bezel. The first variants of the watch had signed crowns (R). |
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| Case back - the first variants of this watch had a mispelled 'Warld Timer' |
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| Close up of the dial and the outer bezel. Note the Japan and model number indicated above the 6 o'clock. Notable, too, is the 'Manil' beside H.K., making this one of a few world time watches (vintage or non-vintage) featuring Manila on the bezel. This is actually one of the reasons I considered this a collectible. |
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| Another close-up showing the raised R and printed Ricoh below the 12 o'clock. Other models have the R printed and the Ricoh raised. |
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| Wrist shot - I replaced the old strap the watch came with with a rally strap from Hirsch. |
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| Wrist shot after I changed the strap. I thought he rally strap from Hirsch was suitable for this big watch. |
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| Wrist shot - the first time I wore the watch, I decided to use it almost everyday for a week straight. It ran continuously and kept decent time, losing only 1 minute over about 3 days. |
I did my research on this watch before I finally pulled the proverbial trigger. I am very happy to have acquired one in good condition. It is not mint and you will probably be suspicious if you one that is claimed to be like new or new old stock.
Perhaps on top of my list now is an Enicar Sherpa. I saw a few ones on sale but they were priced beyond my budget.
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