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Seiko "The great blue"

edmundgoh
Seiko "The great blue"
Hi Guys,



I still couldnt believe it when I saw this NOS at Vivo City City Chain at 55% off the normal price.



Is this a collectable? SLT063P1



"The Great Blue" Perpetual Calendar, GMT, Sapphire Crystal, 8F56 Movement



Manufactured date estimated based on serial no. 2001 June



stratix
Re: Seiko "The great blue"
all 8F56 caliber has been discontinued, so i believe yes, it should be.



looks great too :)
eawtan
Re: Seiko "The great blue"
Nice catch !!
CoolieND
Re: Seiko "The great blue"
Collectible.... depends on your definition. If you are looking for a 8F56 watch (8F series HEQ, plus GMT!) to add to the mix, then yes it is. Buy what you love, love what you buy. :cool:



Will someone else pay equal or more than you did? Dunno, will depend when you sell it. :P Read Quartzimodo's take on it: http://quartzimodo.com/seikos-humble-classic-the-great-blue-series/" false;



Only 8F56 watches which seems like that will always be the case are the SBQJ01* models with their Ti cases, which had sold for ~US$400.
eawtan
Re: Seiko "The great blue"

"CoolieND"

Collectible.... depends on your definition. If you are looking for a 8F56 watch (8F series HEQ, plus GMT!) to add to the mix, then yes it is. Buy what you love, love what you buy. :cool:



Will someone else pay equal or more than you did? Dunno, will depend when you sell it. :P Read Quartzimodo's take on it: http://quartzimodo.com/seikos-humble-classic-the-great-blue-series/"highly sought after" . IMHO, the + of the 8F56 is the 10year battery life ...
lunarin79
Re: Seiko "The great blue"
Nice catch, I hope you paid good price for it even it's going at 55% off :D



I'm a big fan of Great Blue line & this GMT model is not easy to come by locally. Love the dial design!



I almost bought the normal variant frm bras basah 2 yrs back, also going at 50%, asked jackson to resized the bracelet for me but..



even if he removed all the spare links, it's still too loose for my chopstick wrist :cry: :cry: arghhh!!!!...



that's the problem with integrated bracelet for me, sigh..



so if you're thinking of adding a normal 3-hand Great Blue into your collection, pop down to Hing's Watch & Pens at bras basah to check it out, not sure if that model is still there but can try ur luck :)
edmundgoh
Re: Seiko "The great blue"
Lol it still comes with local Thong Sia 1 year warranty. My cheapest Seiko yet. 200++ Can sell for profit but I guess I wont. It is at 99% new condition. Hard to believe it is 10yrs old.



Manufacture 2001 June, thus I suspect the 10years battery life almost up but haven encounter the 2 sec skipping yet. Will go Thong Sia to replace battery as I heard this 8F56 movement battery change has to be done by professionally. Only Seiko has the tools to reprogram the Perpetual Calendar function.
sengki
Re: Seiko "The great blue"
bro what a steal man :P am looking for one also............ great watch
lunarin79
Re: Seiko "The great blue"

"edmundgoh"

Lol it still comes with local Thong Sia 1 year warranty. My cheapest Seiko yet. 200++ Can sell for profit but I guess I wont. It is at 99% new condition. Hard to believe it is 10yrs old.



Manufacture 2001 June, thus I suspect the 10years battery life almost up but haven encounter the 2 sec skipping yet. Will go Thong Sia to replace battery as I heard this 8F56 movement battery change has to be done by professionally. Only Seiko has the tools to reprogram the Perpetual Calendar function.


200+ is a steal :D



wear it in gd health!
chromehead
Re: Seiko "The great blue"
awesome hoot man! usually bros here would dismiss sitichain due to their mad prices and boring stocks, lol you just proved everyone wrong!
edmundgoh
Re: Seiko "The great blue"
I mischievously ask the sale gal and she reply thong sia once in a blue moon clear old stock. Guess i was there at the right time. Cant believe my eyes when i saw it. Beside the great blue is another watch of the same era. But i cant identify it. Red colour but since not my color i ignore it. Many high end ultimate kinetic sportura on 30% additional 10% for POSB / DBS card
CoolieND
Re: Seiko "The great blue"
Nice going, that is a great price for a 8F56! :) And a looker at that! :cool:
iV3RsOn
Re: Seiko "The great blue"
is it quartz?????
chromehead
Re: Seiko "The great blue"

"iV3RsOn"

is it quartz?????


its a high accuracy quartz, +-20s/year, perpetual calendar, runs on a 10 year battery



a true set and forget to me.
edmundgoh
Re: Seiko "The great blue"

"edmundgoh"

I mischievously ask the sale gal and she reply thong sia once in a blue moon clear old stock. Guess i was there at the right time. Cant believe my eyes when i saw it. Beside the great blue is another watch of the same era. But i cant identify it. Red colour but since not my color i ignore it. Many high end ultimate kinetic sportura on 30% additional 10% for POSB / DBS card




Previously mentioned that there another seiko of the same era beside seiko "the great blue". Today I went back vivo city chian to investigate and it turn out to be Seiko SLT047P Sportura with 8F56, Sapphire Crystal, screw down case back and crown. lol best of all with the same 55% discount price. How is this catch BTW?



kermit e froggy
Re: Seiko "The great blue"
Wow', congrats on your 2nd hoot ! This black dial GMT Seiko looks modern to me but I do like e orange hand. E blue dial looks classy then. Nice catch within a mth ! Mind sharing how big is enwatch case for e great blue. How is it as compared to e Sportura GMT ?
softup
Re: Seiko "The great blue"
Good morning, mine say hi.



edmundgoh
Re: Seiko "The great blue"
lol and so I thought I am the only few 8F56 fan in this forum.



The GMT sportura is even older than the great blue, manufactured in 2000 July. Guess I am lucky to get it new on sale with warranty and unbeatable price.



The main difference btw them is that the sportura has a screw down crown but without the great blue rotating inner 24 hour bezel (operated by left crown).



Yellow GMT marker for great blue, bright orange GMT marker for sportura.



The sportura has a flat sapphire Crystal with anti-reflection coating that makes the glass invisible and produce the deepest black dial I have seen.

It is unlike other anti reflection coating, if you tilt the sportura against a light source it will produce a purple reflection, similar to those found in spectacle coating.



The great blue sapphire Crystal is not flat due to the external glass date magifier mounted on above the date. It doesnt seems to have anti reflection coating of the Sportura. Readability not as good.



The sportura also feature a internal date magnifier and large high Luminous hour hands and indexes. Solid stainless steel bracelet 2 push in button safety lock with the word "Seiko Sportura" encraved on the clasp.



The sportura is 42mm while the great blue is 46mm including crown. Both 100m water resistant.
lunarin79
Re: Seiko "The great blue"
nice catch again. i like 8F movts myself as well if i'm looking for a better quartz model



SLT095





Alpinist









8F35 Pipin





:)
kermit e froggy
Re: Seiko "The great blue"
Wow, u guys rock. Personally I'm nt really a Quartz person Bt lately I pick up a 2nd Swatch at 42mm case. I'm really happy cos I've nt worries abt e hassle for servicing as well as time keeping. If this thread abt Great Blue wasn't so active. I wouldnt know abt e 8F56 quartz mov't which req. 10yrs battery change. I'm can say I'm Impressed.

So where to get another Great Blue ? I need one for

Myself !
lunarin79
Re: Seiko "The great blue"

"kermit e froggy"

Wow, u guys rock. Personally I'm nt really a Quartz person Bt lately I pick up a 2nd Swatch at 42mm case. I'm really happy cos I've nt worries abt e hassle for servicing as well as time keeping. If this thread abt Great Blue wasn't so active. I wouldnt know abt e 8F56 quartz mov't which req. 10yrs battery change. I'm can say I'm Impressed.

So where to get another Great Blue ? I need one for

Myself !


Hing's Watch & Pen at bras basah might still have the normal Great Blue but is pearl dial variant, oso gg at 50% off 8-)
edmundgoh
Re: Seiko "The great blue"
Sad to say the great blue series had been discontinued and so is the 8F56 movement. They are introduced nearly 10 years ago. Even you manage to find 1 from 2nd hand owner it will need a battery change soon. If you ever see 1, hoot 1st talk later