Seiko 7A38 - by the numbers

And another 7T32-7C20; it´s not the watch of Mr. Jones.  A very nice 7T32; only the contrast of minute and hour hand in front of the white dial could be better.

7T32-6A50 SDW505P1

With everything it came with as if new. 

Just sourced a bracelet for my 7T32-6A5A. This was the first watch I bought myself in 1989. Cost me £99 if I recall correctly. Not entirely convinced that this is an OE bracelet (as described on eBay)... are there copies of these old 19mm items? Anyway.. its all I could get and I'm delighted! Everything still works perfectly - and despite the all plastic geartrain - I still smile when the mini alarm hands whizz round! 

Looks fine to me, John.  Apart from it's extremely unlikely anyone would go to the trouble of faking a 19mm bracelet for a 7T32, it looks like the bracelet shown in the small illustrations on Seiko's database.

You should find a part number Z1506J stamped on it somewhere - probably on the ears of the bracelet end pieces.

Don't worry about that slightly unusual clasp either - I've seen those fitted on a few other 7T32's. Great pick up, BTW ! 

PS - There was a (presumably black) leather strap option offered on the 7T32-6A5A. SDW009P5 calls up p/n ZQJ40J Leather Band.

Good to see its the same in looks - I took a macro shot and zoomed up - even with my specs on, I couldn't read the stamp on the ears of the end pieces. This one, is Z1508.E

Its so long since I threw out the original one but I think the clasp is different.

One things for sure, its nowhere near as comfortable as the jubilee on my 7A38 which I can't stop wearing!

I think you might need to get some stronger glasses John.  Look closer and I think you'll find it's stamped Z1506.E. 

(The p/n Z1508S bracelet was something quite different - used on a H801-5380 / -5389 / -538A ana-digi).

The above photo, and the one below came from an eBay listing in March 2015, for a stainless black faced 7T32-6A5A.

A Google image search on 7T32-6A5A returns other similar results - showing another different style of clasp fitted - indeed one looking very similar to the short non-adjustable clasp that would also have originally been found on your stainless 7A38-7280.

Reference my earlier: Don't worry about that slightly unusual clasp either - I've seen those fitted on a few other 7T32's ....

I had a look through my photo folders and found they were mostly fitted to the later 7T32-7C60 and 7T32-7C80 models.

Your NOS bracelet is obviously a 'service' spare part, produced some time after production of this model had ceased. It's not unusual to see different clasps fitted to them - indeed I bought one such NOS 7A38 'spare part' bracelet last year. It came in the correct spares packaging, but was fitted with a SEIKO (only) logo'd 5-hole clasp, whereas I knew the original bracelets (as fitted to the production watches) came with the SEIKO SQ logo'd 7-hole clasp. I only hesitated very briefly before hitting the Buy-it-Now button. 

Here is another 7T32-7C20 with darkblue sunburst dial and white subdials. The chrono-hands are blue. I´m happy that I found an exemplar in nearly mint condition. One of my favourite watches right now

I always liked this model: 7T32-7E70. A nice sized military look chronograph. And with out the "RAF" price. 

Plus I wanted to post a picture that has been resized with the new image hosting site that I'm using. 

It worked…! 

I found this Seiko 7T32-7H00 on eBay to strip it's movement for another 7T32. The price was super low but when it came in it was too nice. Not sure what to do because it is much too big on my wrist. 

Now that's a first, three photos and text without timing out.  And DON tells me to type faster…! 

Of course I "submitted" first and then came back to "edit" to add the text here at the bottom. So about twenty minutes total. 

@ PHK: Nice 7T32.

I got one more 7T32-7C20. This time it is the version with dark-blue (subtle) sunburst dial.

Here together with the "inverted Panda":

This is my latest purchase , a 7T32-F050 titanium with blue dial.

To be honest I wasn't looking for one of these , I was actually looking for a Seiko Sport Tech box and stumbled across this. Its the same clam shell style but only has Seiko written on it rather than also having the Sport Tech script. It also has a different outer sleeve.

Being a titanium model in excellent condition and what I thought was a reasonable price also helped.

Seiko7A38 at May 13, 2014 at 7:18 AM

As background, here's a copy and paste of the post I made on Saturday, in the Rare and unusual 7T32-xxxx variants spotted thread:

Originally posted (by myself) May 10, 2014 at 8:45 AM

Remember how I started off this thread ?

It's a couple of years since I've bought any Seiko 7T32's on eBay, and with the size of my 7A38 collection nowadays, nothing I'd ever consider doing again. As Dirty Harry said: A man's got to know his limitations. I hardly ever wear my couple of 7T32's (nor my 7T59).

But it doesn't stop me casually looking. The vast number of diverse 7T32 case model variations produced seems to be endless ....

I have an admission to make. I've suffered a very slight relapse.

You may have read about the couple of Racer branded Orient HFAxxx 7T32 Breitbling clones that I'd spotted on the previous page and noted that I'd resisted the temptation, despite my attraction to them - and their obvious similarity / lineage to the Racer branded J39026-70 and J39027-70 7A38's I've recently acquired. Plus, as demonstrated elsewhere, there's the Orient / Racer connection.

Apologies for the partial quote from the top of page 3, you'll see the relevance presently.  Since I wrote that, back in May 2014, I'd bought a couple more Orient HFA 7T32 BreitBling clones and my Puma re-branded (JEPIC) Z7A001-70 - all fairly cheaply.  But I still didn't have a RACER branded version in my collection. I'm still quietly kicking myself for not having bought that lovely NOS Panda dialed RACER HFA019-70, listed by a Spanish seller at the end of December 2015. But 219 Euros really was far more than I was prepared to pay for any 7T32. 

Anyway, after a decent interval, I'm pleased to admit, that I've finally succumbed and bought myself a RACER HFA 7T32 - another BreitBling clone, naturally. I have a certain affinity for these things. 

As you may have guessed from the photos (and tag), it came from my regular Spanish supplier of NOS J39's. Over the past few months, he's bombarded me with numerous offers of other RACER HFA 7T32 models, but I'd told him I was really only interested in buying one of these BreitBling clones, if he could find one. Eventually he came up with this, so I couldn't really refuse.

Obligatory wrist shot ....

I took a couple more, but still couldn't manage to capture the dial's metallic sheen.

And as far as that: obvious similarity / lineage to the Racer branded J39026-70 ....

Maybe not ! 

Here's a couple of Q&D shots of my ever so blingy Orient HFA901-70 BreitBling clone, that I finally got around to repairing yesterday afternoon.

Obligatory wrist shot - it's a bit more subdued when photographed in the shade.

I may as well duplicate my recent WRUW thread post and add this one here too. Here's my newest incoming 7T32 BreitBling clone - a NOS RACER HFA018-70.

I may have just snagged myself a comparatively bargain priced 7T32, in almost mint condition. It wasn't as if I really needed another 7T32-7F80. But I've always liked this model. I'm still on the lookout for a decent condition, reasonably priced example of the true white / black panda dialed variant - sales code SDWE03P1, which has eluded me do far, to complete 'the set'.

For that reason alone, I still haven't switched off my eBay saved favourite search on this model (which I'd threatened to do years ago).  So every now and then, I get notified of new listings. Usually they're well worn and over-priced. But a week or so ago, something came up in an eBay notification email, which caught my attention. It was another SDWE01P1, with the white dial and dark blue sub-dials, that was listed by a UK eBay seller as a 7-day auction, with an opening bid price of £1.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/274284531255

Seiko 7T32-7F80 Mens Watch - Movement not working, for spares or repair

Seiko 7T32-7F80 Chronograph, mechanism has stopped working but case is immaculate and would be ideal for repair by an enthusiast.

Unsure of an accurate age, it's been in the box untouched for many years until it was brought back into use recently, but failed to work after a few weeks of having a new battery. 

Comes with original box, box condition is quite worn. 

Please ask any questions.

Collection from Flitwick also available.

I won the auction for what I thought was a pretty reasonable £40 quid. 

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/274284531255

I didn't want the watch for its own sake - just for the mint case and bracelet, which I planned to put to one side, waiting for another beaten up 'true panda' SDWE03P1 version dial / movement to transplant in to it.

It was about 11:20 this morning and I was still waiting for my friendly lady postie to deliver the package. I was bursting to go to the toilet, but as Sod's Law dictates, I knew as soon as I sat on the loo, she'd come knocking at the door. So I waited. As soon as I had signed for the package, I rushed upstairs, to answer the urgent call of nature. I unpacked the watch while sat on the loo. It certainly appeared to be in immaculate cosmetic condition, as described, but indeed was as dead as a dodo, with the all hands in exactly the same positions as the eBay seller's photos.

So I put it back in its box and placed it on the window ledge. I was just zipping up my trousers when I heard a muffled feeble warbling coming from that direction. Despite being 'completely dead' the watch's alarm had gone off @ 11:25 !

So late this afternoon, I thought I'd take a look inside. It's absolutely squeaky clean with not a trace of battery acid damage on the movement, which I'd anticipated finding, before the alarm went off,

Fitted a new battery and away it went - with full functionality, including the alarm. 

It has registered what the seller had written in her description:

.... it's been in the box untouched for many years until it was brought back into use recently, but failed to work after a few weeks of having a new battery.

Let's wait and see. I have a sneaking suspicion that whoever changed the battery last time may have omitted to do the AC reset afterwards.

Hi all,

Without knowing it, I've probably been searching for a "military"-looking chronograph for a couple years now. I always liked the legibility and size of a field watch but also wanted the added complications and visual interest that a chronograph provides. I had no idea about the 7T32 movement, but had luckily seen it after looking up the much more expensive Seiko RAF Gen 1 and Gen 2 quartz watches. Long story short, I ordered a 7T32-7C60 on eBay about a month ago and it arrived a few days ago. 

These small (39mm) 7T32s have almost a Speedmaster-look, but in a smaller, more wearable size that I really like. 

I must have searched Reddit and Watchuseek a lot, but never really found any meaningful discussions, just a few different "watch for sale" posts. It took a little while, but I was happy to find this forum for Seiko quartz chronograph enthusiasts. 

Using a couple articles like Quartzimodo's, I was able to find that this watch is from February 1996. Somehow gives it more of a story when you know exactly when it was from ; )

I would kill for Seiko to re-release the 7C60 body with an newer movement (7T92?) but it seems slim. Can still hope of course. 

My watch definitely had been through some wear before I got it, but I don't mind at all. 

Beautiful watches in the rest of this thread BTW. It's awesome to see what one movement could turn into in its various forms. I'm loving the Panda and Titanium variants a lot.

https://imgur.com/a/CYiTmYa

Easy on the eye !

About time I actually started contributing here instead of bugging Paul over email. 

Here's some of my 7T32's

7T32-7C20(A0)

https://i.imgur.com/c6HrU5Z.jpg

YM92-X069

https://i.imgur.com/3IjeaRA.jpg

7T32-7G00

https://i.imgur.com/ajvFmcG.jpg

Here's a couple more 7T32 BreitBling clones that I've added to my burgeoning 'little' collection recently - both purchased off Spanish classified site Todocoleccion within the last month or so, for peanuts. Both were non-runners, having suffered from battery leaks. (Same photos posted in the WRUW thread earlier today).

RACER HFA019-70. I already had one of these, but with a white Tachymeter ring. With its black / gold lettered Tachymeter ring, this slight variation is the direct 7T32 (sorry, HFA00) equivalent of my RACER J39027-70's.

RACER HFA018-70, in almost NOS condition on the original Orient leather strap.

This watch's movement had suffered a very subtle 'wet' battery leak. It was barely discernible upon initial inspection. The upper surface of the back-plate and the battery well were squeaky clean, like new. But stripping it down revealed evidence of a localized battery fluid leak. The resultant track damage (visible top left of the IC) was enough to kill the PCB stone dead. I suppose I could have tried cleaning it up, but instead I just fitted a NOS replacement.