Newbie from Manila Philippines

Hi gents! I am a documentary based in the Philippines and I am a newbie here in this forum that recently got hooked with vintage watches. I have a passion with vintage stuffs and I have been collecting vintage cameras and using them as well in my work. These are leica's, hasselblad, contax, mamiya, minolta, konica, etc2x. Camera's come and go and I had almost seen and used all formats.



My addiction with vintage watches started when a photographer friend of mine posted a link from Hodinkee about their hunt of the grand seiko in Ginza, Japan. That store also sells vintage leica camera's(I am familiar with this store as this is one of the many stores in the world where we purchase our leica's). On that post I was not interested with the overwhelming leica collection but I fell in love with the grand seiko. I think that was 3 months ago and after that I stopped taking pictures temporarily(even the book project that I am currently working on) just to do an intensive research about vintage watches. The history, different brands, types, and market value.



I am a long way in becoming articulate with watches but I should say that I am a little educated with them already. Just this month I acquired 3 watches, seiko sportsman, a hand wind longines which is a gift for my wife and an omega seamaster cal 552 from the 1960's. I am in love with vintage watches most especially with dress watches and chronographs. They look sophisticated and definitely a work of art. I'm saving money for a vintage speedmaster .861 since this is not to expensive compared to the .321 version. While I am researching about the speedmaster I stumpled with different other choronographs and the one from vintage heuer carrera and camaro including the vintage chronographs caught my attention. Yes, the carrera and camaro looks cool but we can't deny the fact that the vintage seiko chronographs are far more cooler than anything else.



My urge with seiko chronograph's got more intense with i saw ToniDaTyga choronograph collections(http://forums.seikoclubsg.com/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=5201" false;) and man they are lovely and definitely a work of art. I got a lot of respect with Japanese Arts and Cultures because for me they are the best and they just proved it even more with their vintage chronograph lines. Nothing is more cooler that their choronographs. To cut the long story short I would like to know more about seiko, their history and most especially to start my collection with their vintage chronographs. All the help from you guys will be greatly appreciated. I will post my seiko sportsman later this evening as I am currently at the office and I don't have the watch with me now. Thank you for taking time in reading this very long write up. More power and hope to meet anyone from you during my visit in SG or vise versa.

Hi and welcome !



Thanks for giving us a very detailed introduction of yourself, most of us have came a long way too and there's tons to learn !



The world of vintage is a slippery slope but it's definitely worth every minute spent on researching and acquiring the grail you always wanted.



Hope to see your watch collection, I'm not sure if there are vintage cameras collectors but there's a small group of photographers here, myself too.



You are welcome to share that too ! We have a Chit Chat section for everything else. ;)

Hi thank you for taking time in reading my very long write up. I spent most of my free time today researching on the different vintage seiko models especially the chronographs and i fell in love with seiko monaco 7016-5011 & 5020. I think this model is a pretty rare these days? May I know if they are abundant in SG? By the way if you want to see my work you may visit my website if you have time. It should be http://www.iveraldas.com" false;. Also i would be glad to share anything photography related on this forum and dont hesitate to ask. Thanks!

Thanks for posting your introduction , i hope you get the vintage watches you are seeking . ;)

"MIKER"

Thanks for posting your introduction , i hope you get the vintage watches you are seeking . ;)

I hope so. Thanks Miker!

Welcome to SCS bro!



I think I remember reading the post you've mentioned from Hodinkee where the shop was hidden inside a church in Ginza.



http://www.hodinkee.com/blog/watch-shopping-tokyo-that-time-i-almost-bought-a-vintage" false;



I may be going to Japan soon if my plan pushes through so hopefully you can help me find this place :D



There's a lot of interesting vintage Seiko chronographs which you can start researching about. To name a few -- Seiko 6139-6002 aka Pogue, Seiko 6138-0049 aka bullhead, Seiko 6138-0011 aka UFO.



Just do a google search and I'm sure you'll find lots of articles about them. Enjoy!

"gasmancc"

Welcome to SCS bro!



I think I remember reading the post you've mentioned from Hodinkee where the shop was hidden inside a church in Ginza.



http://www.hodinkee.com/blog/watch-shopping-tokyo-that-time-i-almost-bought-a-vintage" false;



I may be going to Japan soon if my plan pushes through so hopefully you can help me find this place :D



There's a lot of interesting vintage Seiko chronographs which you can start researching about. To name a few -- Seiko 6139-6002 aka Pogue, Seiko 6138-0049 aka bullhead, Seiko 6138-0011 aka UFO.



Just do a google search and I'm sure you'll find lots of articles about them. Enjoy!

Thanks bro! Yes indeed that would be the blog post that I read from Hodinkee. Sure don't worry I'll help you find that store in Ginza. I have made my research and still doing it everyday and I should say that there are a lot of things that I would need to know about Seiko and everyday I crave for more knowledge and discoveries about this watch company. I think I am already in love with their vintage line. Now I cannot settle with just the chronographs but also I would love to acquire their dive watches especially the 6105, 6309 and 7002 lines. I would not force myself to acquire the early 6127 and 6215 lines as I am pretty sure that they are pretty hard to find but if given the opportunity why not? I would also like to try the projects that I see online for the Seiko dive watches. Oh man I can't wait to have my first Seiko dive watch.

"iver aldas"

[quote="gasmancc"]Welcome to SCS bro!



I think I remember reading the post you've mentioned from Hodinkee where the shop was hidden inside a church in Ginza.



http://www.hodinkee.com/blog/watch-shopping-tokyo-that-time-i-almost-bought-a-vintage" false;



I may be going to Japan soon if my plan pushes through so hopefully you can help me find this place :D



There's a lot of interesting vintage Seiko chronographs which you can start researching about. To name a few -- Seiko 6139-6002 aka Pogue, Seiko 6138-0049 aka bullhead, Seiko 6138-0011 aka UFO.



Just do a google search and I'm sure you'll find lots of articles about them. Enjoy!

Thanks bro! Yes indeed that would be the blog post that I read from Hodinkee. Sure don't worry I'll help you find that store in Ginza. I have made my research and still doing it everyday and I should say that there are a lot of things that I would need to know about Seiko and everyday I crave for more knowledge and discoveries about this watch company. I think I am already in love with their vintage line. Now I cannot settle with just the chronographs but also I would love to acquire their dive watches especially the 6105, 6309 and 7002 lines. I would not force myself to acquire the early 6127 and 6215 lines as I am pretty sure that they are pretty hard to find but if given the opportunity why not? I would also like to try the projects that I see online for the Seiko dive watches. Oh man I can't wait to have my first Seiko dive watch.[/quote]

you are slowly getting poisoned! :lol: don't worry this is a good addiction (but then again you're talking to another watch enthusiast hahaha!) the 62 mas is extremely hard to come by, there may be some out there but usually a franken or in poor condition..the descendant diver 6105-8110 in all original untouched condition is also hard to find and will surely fetch a higher price compared to the other more common vintage divers (6309s and 7002s)

"gasmancc"

[quote="iver aldas"]


Thanks bro! Yes indeed that would be the blog post that I read from Hodinkee. Sure don't worry I'll help you find that store in Ginza. I have made my research and still doing it everyday and I should say that there are a lot of things that I would need to know about Seiko and everyday I crave for more knowledge and discoveries about this watch company. I think I am already in love with their vintage line. Now I cannot settle with just the chronographs but also I would love to acquire their dive watches especially the 6105, 6309 and 7002 lines. I would not force myself to acquire the early 6127 and 6215 lines as I am pretty sure that they are pretty hard to find but if given the opportunity why not? I would also like to try the projects that I see online for the Seiko dive watches. Oh man I can't wait to have my first Seiko dive watch.

you are slowly getting poisoned! :lol: don't worry this is a good addiction (but then again you're talking to another watch enthusiast hahaha!) the 62 mas is extremely hard to come by, there may be some out there but usually a franken or in poor condition..the descendant diver 6105-8110 in all original untouched condition is also hard to find and will surely fetch a higher price compared to the other more common vintage divers (6309s and 7002s)[/quote]
Indeed it is. I think I will have my 7002 soon and then the next plan would be saving up money for the rare ones. I prefer the 6105 in all original but I need to be patient though. [SMILING FACE WITH OPEN MOUTH]