Seiko 7A38 - by the numbers

Like the model # N80A696 a lot. But have never seen one posted for sale. Not sure if I’d like the fact that its a reduced size

Received my "like new" Yema N81W63 still with the tag yesterday. I only wore it for a short time today after having a jeweler insert a battery this afternoon.

I just purchased a NOS Yema N81W63 last week -- gold tone w/ gold dial -- for $115. Have had my eyes open for an N81W63 in good condition since seeing photos of yours, and prefer the silver and blue dial, but the price on this gold one was too good to pass up. I should have it by the end of this week.

A question if you're inclined to engage. As for the first German seller, I probably would have considered the €286 Euros ($307 USD) reasonable, or at least close to reasonable. Do you disagree? As for the stainless two-tone, I probably would not have had the relevant knowledge or ability to discern ...

Quite a gap in the price of these two currently listed 7A38s.

https://jp.mercari.com/item/m65190909994 or
https://buyee.jp/mercari/item/m65190909994


https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/225088356724

Thanks for the insight.

I actually like the unusual look of the Galaxy two-tone. But I know nothing about the Galaxy re-branded 7A38s or how to identify them as a 7A38.

Wow. $875 for a $200 watch.

And what is your thought on why it initially lost 22 minutes but now is running accurately? I had mine serviced, by Simon as you recommended, and he reports that its now working perfectly and is now on its way back to me. It was just a matter of the sticky oil in a 30+ year old watch that had never ...

Thank you for your perspective and advice. I completely understood and accepted this possibility as a risk when I bought it, since the seller was quite forthright about it. That’s why I was only willing to pay about $200. I think I’ll try Seiko first. After that, I’ll try a watch repair service reco...

The watch didn't immediately spring to life, but thankfully it woke up after a couple of seconds, with full functionality. Today I took my Spationaute III to jeweler that services expensive watches, to have him insert a working battery. (It had a dead Eveready #394 made in the USA.) Like your watch...

Do you think lower serial number 2-161 has any influence on the price sellers are able to get?

This eBay listing for a Yema N8 chronograph has the dial of the Spationaute III but it’s not one. It lists the model as “Mido Ocean Star”? So glad it also says "original (not a fake watch)" to clarify things eBay Item Number 295205829414 https://www.ebay.com/itm/295205829414?mkevt=1&mk...

Yes it is possible to unscrew a Yema N8 case-back using the 3 prongs of a Jaxa-style case-back removal tool. However, because the 6 holes are on a much smaller P.C.D., more force is often required to unscrew tight case-backs, which is why you see so many case-backs ruined by graunches inflicted by ...

THANK YOU for posting the English version instruction sheet. The screw-down crown was as you described "fiddly." Glad to have it so i know its not because of of my handling.
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Here's my 'twin' to James's Yema Spationaute III Aragatz. Though it's not the watch that I purchased from the same US eBay seller on 29th August. That's still incoming and probably at least a week away - currently somewhere in eBay's global shipping program. :roll: This is another almost identical ...

But then I could never resist a bargain. The other NOS Yema Spationaute III # 4-756 is headed across The Pond to me. :D I just wish that it had come with an instruction manual—in English. I’ve seen a posted French version which isn’t useful to me. Can I assume a standard three-point case back remov...

As I received it, right out of the box, without a battery. NOS with tag.

The US eBay seller listed two of them as 7-day auctions with the same opening bid price of $99.00, both ending at the same time tonight. Seller described both as “New with tags. Never worn” that were purchased at the estate sale of a jeweler, but without batteries so not running. I purchased serial ...

Joe Biden’s Seiko 7T32-6M90 https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.gq.com/story/watches-of-the-week-11-14-20/amp ACBCA2F1-C58E-4C57-B78C-5369A5739E6C.jpeg Related Article “Let Biden Guide You as a Watch Collector”: https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.gq.com/story/watches-of-the-week-10-10-20/amp I was actua...