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Hahaha I am now realizing that my definition of entry level is not the same as yours
I wanted something that ticked off a few boxes:
- Automatic
- Classic Look
- Date Window
- Clear Back
- Some Kind of Heritage
- Less than $1,000
I found it in a Seiko SARX031 from Japan... it's a 60th anniversary watch with 1959 pieces made to commemorate the first year Seiko produced an automatic watch. This one had all the paperwork and original box and tags in beautiful shape and the watch is pretty much flawless. The photo doesn't show it quite as well but the numbers have a copper or bronze colour to them which looks super nostalgic to me somehow. Makes me think of cognac.
I also really enjoyed that the (private) seller was passing it on to fund his grail purchase and he told me it was actually his very first automatic watch he ever bought as well which kind of felt like it completed the circle of life for me in some way with it now being my first as well.
Anyway, I'm really enjoying it so far didn't hurt that the seller and my wrists were exactly the same size so it fit perfectly from the getgo! He also had an E30 BMW in is garage and I spent a good deal of time talking about that with him too. Really enjoyable transaction all around.
Obligatory fist photo:
