{"product_id":"250-2","title":"A Vintage Seiko QR Working PERFECTLY (+0.1 seconds per day!) May 1974 3862 7010","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri Light',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: major-latin; color: black;\"\u003eThis rare Seiko Quartz QR from 1974 is now in incredible condition and is working perfectly.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri Light',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: major-latin; color: black;\"\u003eI test watches for months before working on them to ensure they are running well, and this one has run consistently at +\/- 1 second per day since it arrived.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri Light',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: major-latin; color: black;\"\u003eOnce I was confident this watch was running well and worth working on, I stripped the watch down and refinished all the components including the crystal. This takes roughly 10 hours for each watch.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri Light',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: major-latin; color: black;\"\u003eOnce the watch has its final clean and is reassembled, it is tested again for consistency and accuracy to ensure it is still running as accurately as before which this one is!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri Light',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: major-latin; color: black;\"\u003eI am happy that this watch is suitable to now be passed on to a new owner to enjoy!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri Light',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: major-latin; color: black;\"\u003eIf you want to know why these watches are so special, you must watch this video!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0cm;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Calibri Light',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: major-latin; color: #1f2124;\"\u003eSeiko QR – \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/c-e9pnGuG9M\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Calibri Light',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: major-latin;\"\u003ehttps:\/\/youtu.be\/c-e9pnGuG9M\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Calibri Light',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: major-latin; color: #1f2124;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0cm;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0cm;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Calibri Light',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: major-latin;\"\u003eI am selling this watch on a brand new genuine Seiko leather strap which I imported from Japan but I do occasionally have the genuine steel bracelets for sale which can be bought separately.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0cm;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0cm;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Calibri Light',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: major-latin;\"\u003eDimensions \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0cm;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Calibri Light',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: major-latin;\"\u003e37mm diameter\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0cm;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Calibri Light',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: major-latin;\"\u003e43.5mm case length\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0cm;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Calibri Light',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: major-latin;\"\u003e12mm thick\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0cm;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Calibri Light',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: major-latin;\"\u003e18mm lugs\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0cm;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0cm;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Calibri Light',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: major-latin; color: #1f2124;\"\u003eSEIKO QR From The 70’s\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0cm;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Calibri Light',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: major-latin; color: #1f2124;\"\u003eSeiko QR watches house the amazing 3800 series quartz movement. This was the first \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Calibri Light',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: major-latin;\"\u003efull\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e production quartz movement and was used in several watches in the 70's. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0cm;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Calibri Light',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: major-latin; color: #1f2124;\"\u003eThey were very expensive and considered premium high-end watches due to the technology being so new, Seiko also made these to an incredible standard. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0cm;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Calibri Light',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: major-latin; color: #1f2124;\"\u003eThese movements have more in common with modern automatic movements than they do with modern quartz. They are:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0cm;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Calibri Light',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: major-latin; color: #1f2124;\"\u003eBuilt on a metal base plate\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0cm;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Calibri Light',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: major-latin; color: #1f2124;\"\u003eFully serviceable\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0cm;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Calibri Light',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: major-latin; color: #1f2124;\"\u003eJewelled\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0cm;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Calibri Light',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: major-latin; color: #1f2124;\"\u003eMade of metal\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0cm;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Calibri Light',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: major-latin; color: #1f2124;\"\u003eBeautifully engineered to last\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0cm;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Calibri Light',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: major-latin; color: #1f2124;\"\u003eThere is much more to these incredible movements.... Below is a link to a video I posted on my YouTube channel highlighting just why these watches are so incredible! \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"ytvideo\"\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/c-e9pnGuG9M?rel=0\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e \u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/img.youtube.com\/vi\/c-e9pnGuG9M\/0.jpg\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"yt_hd\"\u003eWatch Video\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"yt_ft\"\u003eVideo will open in a new window\u003cbr\u003eUsing the eBay App? 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