Posted: 2/15/2026 6:33:32 PM EDT
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TLDR: Family heirloom found and I discovered it’s a collectible piece. For years I thought my brother snagged Dads old Seiko he bought in Japan when he was in the Air Force. When I became a watch guy about 10-12 years ago, I always wished I had Dads old Seiko. A few weeks back I was digging through an old metal lock box mom left me. I was so excited about all the silver eagles I found (no 1995 West Point though  , but about 23 or 24 eagles, a big ass 5 oz quarter and a silver Buffalo nickel the size of a silver eagle, I didn’t pay attention to the watch I saw. Went back today to double check that I got all of the silver (and one 1/10 gold eagle) out and in the safe. Well this time I grabbed the old watch and brought it upstairs. Started looking closer and I realized this was it! The Seiko I’ve been wanting to get my hands on all these years, and I already had it! No scratches of the crystal, but you can see some staining around the edges. But wait! There’s more! Come to find out it’s a very collectible world time made for the 1964 Winter Olympics held in Japan. Just showed my wife one online with a price tag of over $5k. But seems like the average is around $1200-$1500. But the point is moot. It’s not for sale. Can anyone recommend a place I can send it to for a cleaning and tuneup? Complete function check, etc? I’ll need to source a new bracelet. The strap on it is one that dad had made in the materials shop when he was in the AF. Hell, the guy that made it was an old family friend. I’ll keep the strap in a drawer, but the stitching is falling apart. Dad retired in 1978 and this watch had been sitting probably since then. Attached File That’s just lint on the crystal. |
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Cool find. Try here. I sent one of my Seikos there a few years ago. They did a good job. Seiko Service Center |
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Seiko Service Center is the way to go. They have the parts, and can service the movement and replace all the case gaskets. Get on the site and use the system to input the case number and it should give a cost for service. As far as I know they don't refurbish the case, but can install a new crystal if needed. |
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Originally Posted By cb4017: Cool find. Try here. I sent one of my Seikos there a few years ago. They did a good job. Seiko Service Center For the love of God NO! Do not send vintage Seikos to them. Go thewatchsite.com. It’s the modern version of the old SeikoCitizenWatchForum. Ask for advice on service. Coserve/Seiko USA does not have parts for Mechanical: 1104, 1520, 2409, 2517, 2706, 2906, 4006, 5126, 5606, 6138, 6139, 6206, 6619, 7025, 7625. Quartz: 0903, 1400, 1600, 2620, 3421, 5T50, 5T52, 6730, 7122, 7123, 7548, 7549, 7751, 7752, 7759, 7800, 7810, 7812, 7813, 7820, 7K52, 7N49, 8122, 8123, H357, H556, H557, H558. While they MAY have parts for a 6217, and other vintage- And accept it and take it in- There are unhappy stories not infrequently with some of the older models vs stuff more current like 80s and up. |
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Originally Posted By ramairthree: For the love of God NO! Do not send vintage Seikos to them. Go thewatchsite.com. It’s the modern version of the old SeikoCitizenWatchForum. Ask for advice on service. Coserve/Seiko USA does not have parts for Mechanical: 1104, 1520, 2409, 2517, 2706, 2906, 4006, 5126, 5606, 6138, 6139, 6206, 6619, 7025, 7625. Quartz: 0903, 1400, 1600, 2620, 3421, 5T50, 5T52, 6730, 7122, 7123, 7548, 7549, 7751, 7752, 7759, 7800, 7810, 7812, 7813, 7820, 7K52, 7N49, 8122, 8123, H357, H556, H557, H558. While they MAY have parts for a 6217, and other vintage- And accept it and take it in- There are unhappy stories not infrequently with some of the older models vs stuff more current like 80s and up. Originally Posted By ramairthree: Originally Posted By cb4017: Cool find. Try here. I sent one of my Seikos there a few years ago. They did a good job. Seiko Service Center For the love of God NO! Do not send vintage Seikos to them. Go thewatchsite.com. It’s the modern version of the old SeikoCitizenWatchForum. Ask for advice on service. Coserve/Seiko USA does not have parts for Mechanical: 1104, 1520, 2409, 2517, 2706, 2906, 4006, 5126, 5606, 6138, 6139, 6206, 6619, 7025, 7625. Quartz: 0903, 1400, 1600, 2620, 3421, 5T50, 5T52, 6730, 7122, 7123, 7548, 7549, 7751, 7752, 7759, 7800, 7810, 7812, 7813, 7820, 7K52, 7N49, 8122, 8123, H357, H556, H557, H558. While they MAY have parts for a 6217, and other vintage- And accept it and take it in- There are unhappy stories not infrequently with some of the older models vs stuff more current like 80s and up. You beat me to the site to go to. So many knowledgeable people there. |
