Seiko 7A38 - by the numbers

As you've probably gathered by now, I'm not averse to the odd dressy 7A38. 

Well they don't come much odder, or dressier than the elaborately Louis Quinze styled Yema N81W63

This one's literally got the lot - rip-off Breguet-style fluted case, cabouchon crown, faux guilloché dial, pomme hands, etc. etc. ....

Pity this example was so knocked about (before I got it).  It was probably quite an attractive expensive-looking watch in its day. 

This is the only pic I have at the moment..and only complete watch too!

What's this John ?  Posting 'Library Images' ?? 

We could all do that you know. Here's one of mine from March last year - but note the Day / Date. 

But I thought I'd try to set a good example, and take a fresh one, seeing as I'm actually wearing it today. 

My Yema Spationaute III (38mm reduced version) model # N80A696:

This morning I'm wearing a '7A38' that will almost certainly be joining the ranks of 'my favourite daily beaters' ....

My recently acquired Puma Y19301-70, now cleaned up, fitted with a new crystal and currently on a 20mm 'generic' stainless bracelet:

It's almost impossible to capture in a 'head on' photo, but those polished bevel cut hands and batons simply sparkle in the sunlight. 

Incidentally, the 'Tachy Meter' spacer ring, dial and sub-dial printing is silver, not white, as it may have appeared in the previous photo.

Wow - the sun came out today, and we are talking   

So, time to see just how good the gold plating looks on my 7A48-7030:

and a nice shot of the crystal, bevelled and slightly domed:

this is one classy watch.

The gold plating on this one may have taken a few knocks over the years, but it is still the undisputed King of 7A38 'BlingMeisters'. 

Well they don't come much odder, or dressier than the elaborately Louis Quinze styled Yema N81W63 ....

Except the 'all gold' version of the N81W63, that is. 

Quick chorus of 'Here comes the Sun'   ....

Another glorious sunny day in prospect. I think this calls for another suitably blingy Yema N8 - this time the preceding model N81W53. 

Perhaps I spoke too soon. Don't know about the rest of you, but where I am, the sun is still struggling to break through the fug. 

So here's another blingy one, to help it on its way - a Jaz N8YZ63.

The similarity of the Jaz model number to the foregoing Yema #'s is simply due to the fact that they were all made by C.G.H. 

PS - I promise I'll 'get with the program', and back to the more acceptable face of Seiko 7A38 'aesthetic austerity' tomorrow. 

Seiko7A38 at March 3, 2012 at 7:16 AM

One of my 7A38-7280 'daily beaters' (fitted with a Sternkreuz white nylon crystal gasket) on this dull and dreary Saturday morning:

Same watch today - one of my 7A38-7280 stainless 'everyday' beaters:

Better late than never - yesterday's wrist shot. 

Something simple in 'Black and White' on this grey overcast morning .... 7A38-7060 on TSS Watchworx Aerosport Mk2 strap:

Seiko7A38 at May 11, 2012 at 5:27 AM

Anyway, it's Franken Friday for me again. Subtitled: Another one I made earlier or Variations on a 7A38 Theme Part # 99.

Amazing how quickly that came round again.  Today it's yet another Franken - a bit of a bitza beater, but still a favourite of mine. 

Refurbished 7A38-7029 case, fitted with a 700L dial (complete with dodgy lume) out of a 7A38-7000 parts watch; p/n Z1020S bracelet.

Almost another re-post. The same favourite Friday Franken !!

Well, I tried to post this (twice) yesterday, but seeing as I wore it again today I guess its valid, and given it's a 7A28, a 7A28-7030 to be exact this picture works 

I had to wait 10 mins or so while I was taking these photos because both footbridges in St. Katherines Docks were raised to let a large boat in from the Thames.  When it had come in, a rather newer boat escaped (you can see it above).

Something with a light grey dial, to match the typical colour of the skies on this first day of the long bank holiday weekend. 

7A38-7020 SAA010J

In view of the typically miserable weather this bank holiday weekend, I thought it prudent to wear something suitably water resistant. 

My modded 7A38-7070 (fitted with all-black 7A38-7080 709L dial, etc.):

This one's especially for Steve 'n Julie. 

Here's my large (not) PVD MILITARY STYLE STUNNING AWESOME freshly serviced (it was) 7A38-6010 beater !!

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Here's a slightly larger black chrome coated 7A38 'diver' (though still not exactly huge @ 40mm diameter) - my 7A38-7080 SAA033J

Something a little different this afternoon. Whereas probably not to everyone's tastes, this, unlike that 'orrible gold-plated experimental 7A38-7289 franken (with similar appearing ex-7A38-725A 718L dial) I nailed together a couple weeks ago, is a genuine Seiko factory configuration (apart from the fitment of replacement Sternkreuz crystal). My TiCN 'gunmetal' and gold-plated 7A38-6080 SAA090J

really fancy that pvd divers... green with jealously!

My latest incoming, a 7A28-703B:

another fine example of this classic watch.

Yema Spationaute III 43mm Aragatz on my 'experimental' Morellato 'Kajak' Gommatex strap. I don't wear it in public like this very often. It's 'a bit' gay loud.  See: http://www.seiko7a38.com/apps/forums/topics/show/7159406-my-newest-incoming-yema-spationaute-iii-?

As is always the case with domed crystals, even in moderate sunlight it's difficult not to pick up reflections - hence the different angles.