Swatch, Casio Data Bank, Seiko and Other Watches

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  1. Mystic Traveller

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    Rah-rah mate, you must have forgotten to charge them.. ;)

    I have got maybe 6 or 7 Eco-Drives - not a single issue, the oldest is now bout 20 years old,
    still working like new. But this Ctizen Super-Quartz cost about a grand back then.

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    And my second Fav is famous Orca, bought it new in Singapore in 2008, again still like new. :)
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    BTW, if someone looks for good hightech watches from 2000-s
    Citizen E510 (my first pic) -

    E510 caliber from Citizen was quite sophisticated -
    Eco-Drive, Perpetual Calendar, and most fascinating - HAQ
    or Super-Quartz - High Accurancy Quartz (+/- 15 sec per year!)

    E510 with thermocompensation
    was one of the greatest Citizen HAQ calibers (apart from Chronomaster ones - very expensive TOTL )
    in the beginning of 200o-s.
    Unfortunately they decided to disciontinue it probably due to internal competition with Chronomasters.

    E510 watches cost about $1000 and less when new
    while Chronomasters only started from $2000+ and went higher up ..
     
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    Those watches are beautiful Alex for sure 2 of mine are none working and 2 are working now lad, i wonder if the cheaper ones use a different system....i mean none of mine cost a grand lad, that is just madness lol:wavey:
     
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    They (E510) cost $1000 about 15-20 years ago, new, :) Reno, now you can find them
    in the 100 (Yahoo JP) -400 (Epay of course :)) $ range used of course..
    I bought mine for circa $100 on Yahoo JP.

    There is (was) another Exceed model on E510 caliber, with more modern looks.

    Take care, mate!

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    So the watch ad thread is getting some looks, I'll try to ad some other brands, I love all of this stuff and going through old magazines is pretty fun when I'm working the phones. Here's a cool 1989 ad for the Citizen ProMaster.

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    From 1993, I had this watch from the mid-80's, Swiss Made, very nice design and they were built like a tank. Marlboro used to have swag for people that smoked alot, some of my friends were puffers and actually had enough points to get freebies and Marlboro didn't disappoint, they had some nice stuff in the catalog. I should get on Ebay and get some of the clothing, it would be fun to see the reaction these days.


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    From 1996, Swiss Army Victorinox really hit a sweet spot with the watch line, more beefy than Swatch, starting at $150.00 USD and some really nice designs.

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    Casio 1978

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    Citizen from 1980


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    Seeing a 1978 advert for Casio made me seek out this one.
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    The first Casio plastic/resin watch and my birthday present back in 1978.
    I still have it somewhere but it quickly got very beat up with a cracked glass etc.
    A shame because the film "Alien" made them quite valuable.
     
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    I've never seeen that model, or most of these, but that's pretty cool Longman, Builder's of Time Machines is a classic phrase!
     
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    This looks like it could be very neat looking at dusk, the Citizen TimeTrack Digi-ANA from 1981. This comes out of Pacific Islander Monthly, I would have expected more rugged watches being advertised.


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    Classic Seiko Watches from 1978, I guess guys are into modding these new and they're worth a ton.


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    An explanation of the Alien connection
     
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    Citizen 1982

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    Citizen Combo F1 from 1984


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    Citizen Aqualand from 1985


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    A really early Seiko LCD Watch from 1976, I wonder how much that was at the time and how many people tossed them out.


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    Some beautiful Seiko's from 1972 and 1974. When I do dishes I watch YouTube Videos of watch restorations, it looks like a supercool hobby but sadly I barely have time for boombox and Walkmans.


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