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Rare Vintage Seiko Quartz 0139-5000 Men’s Classic Digital Sports Watch JDM 1970s

■ STATUS: SOLD
THIS TIMEPIECE HAS FOUND A NEW HOME
LAST PRICE
$11.00
BRAND:
Seiko
UNIT CONDITION:
For parts or not working
► SELLER'S DESCRIPTION
Up for sale is a rare vintage Seiko Quartz 0139-5000 men’s classic digital sports watch produced for the Japan Domestic Market (JDM) in the 1970s. This early Seiko digital model features a very distinctive futuristic case design and represents the innovative styling that defined the early era of Japanese digital watchmaking. The watch is being sold for parts and repair as it is currently not functioning and completely untested, so it is unknown what the issue is or if it can be fixed. In addition, the battery cover is missing. The watch is in good physical condition, but has signs of use and age. The photos best describe its physical condition. Key Details: • Brand: Seiko • Model: 0139-5000 • Era: 1970s • Movement: Digital Quartz • Origin: Japan Domestic Market (JDM) • Style: Classic Digital Sports Watch • Battery Cover: Missing • Condition: Non-working; completely untested; sold for parts or repair; signs of use and age A very rare and highly collectible early Seiko digital watch with an iconic futuristic design from the golden age of 1970s Japanese digital watches. An excellent restoration candidate or display piece for collectors of vintage Seiko technology. Ships carefully. Feel free to message me with any questions.

► ARCHIVE FILE: SEIKO — BRAND HISTORY

Seiko begins with Kintaro Hattori, who opened a shop selling and repairing clocks in Tokyo's Ginza district in 1881, at the age of twenty-one. He founded the Seikosha factory in 1892 to manufacture wall clocks, built Japan's first wristwatch, the Laurel, in 1913, and put the Seiko name on a dial for the first time in 1924. By mid-century his successors ran one of the most vertically integrated watch companies on earth, making everything from hairsprings to cases under its own roof.

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