Seiko 7A38 - by the numbers

Your hand doesn't look too bad. I'm sure the tip could be carefully straightened. I wrote that because I remembered having to do it myself once, many years ago. I bought a Racer J39027-70 off eBay Germany in November 2013. It needed a little TLC / good cleaning and restoration. The worst part was t...

No, you're supposed to trim that off - that's how NOS Seiko hands come.

Profiteering US eBay re-seller rtm127 (a.k.a. Watch and Jewelry Exchange, Ryan Marucheau) strategy of sourcing his Seiko 7A38's from Buyee / Yahoo Japan (whether they are JDM models or not), sometimes leaves me scratching my head in bewilderment and occasionally, as in this particular instance, give...

Speaking of flobaca's 7A38-7069's, I'd overlooked posting that his previous example (first listed on 10th May) had sold last weekend for the $250 opening bid price.

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/226817448469

Readers may have noticed that occasionally I fail to uncover where flobaca sourced a particular watch. :| He almost exclusively buys them off eBay in the States, but it's not always that easy to track his activity. I'm not trying to make excuses, just giving this as an example. Here's what I reckon ...

Common sense (and good taste) prevailed. No bids were forthcoming and the lot was passed.

https://www.liveauctioneers.com/item/209354720

Seiko7A38 wrote: ↑Tue Jun 24, 2025 6:15 amThe Seiko part number for the 7A38-706A sweep second hand is 13SC06LG, though I'm not sure where you'll find one.

Actually Cousins UK have them in stock. Price is £4.95 + VAT.

The Seiko part number for the 7A38-706A sweep second hand is 13SC06LG, though I'm not sure where you'll find one. Your hand doesn't look too bad. I'm sure the tip could be carefully straightened. Yes, correct day / date alignment is achieved as simply as that, although perfectly aligning the hour an...

Yesterday afternoon, profiteering US eBay re-seller flobaca listed a stainless 7A38-7000, fitted with a non-original generic replacement bracelet, as a 7-day auction, with an opening bid price of $350. https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/357158938807 7A38-7000-Stainless+Black-WrongBracelet-eBay-June2025-(Re-...

Hello and welcome to the forum. I'll use your question as an opportunity to link this sticky thread from the old archived forum: Sticky: How to set the Day / Date on a Seiko 7A38 - and when NOT to do it This is the quote I was looking for: Whenever I've observed them, the day / date changeover seque...

I'd always assumed that the 7A38-701B SAA005J 'Vulcan' was the first 7A38 model produced, because, until very recently, they were the only 7A38's I'd seen with 38xxxx (August 1983) case-back serial numbers. Seems I may need to change the title of this thread, retrospectively. :oops: I was looking th...

In the latter part of May, I started to notice another 'new' Japanese eBay seller listing 7A38's - ecoriola_corporation . It's difficult to ignore them, because apart from listing their items multiple times, across various domains, the astronomic prices they're asking, varying between $1650 and $290...

Auction Wallstreet are also being busy fools, trying to plug it on Instagram to no avail.

The actual auctioneers are Auction Wallstreet of North Miami Beach, FL. They're plugging it on their Facebook page.

I had a snigger to myself at this sentence from their description: The updated version boasts vibrant CMYK-style color blocks on the bracelet links, adding a pop-art flair to a cult-classic design. In truth, this is just a 7T12-0BP0 SCED041 that someone has amateurishly slapped some brightly coloure...

Back in the of summers of 2013 and 2014, Seiko produced a number of limited edition re-issues of the 'Ripley Aliens' and 'Bishop' in various colourways, under the 'Spirit Smart Giugiaro' banner. They were based on the 7T12 caliber, reasonably priced and were snapped up by collectors and speculators ...

Earlier this afternoon, profiteering US eBay re-seller flobaca listed a 7A38-6010, in average worn condition, as a 7-day auction with an opening bid price of $375, or the option to Buy-it-Now for $490 for anybody foolish enough. https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/357058544983 Belated update: checking my eB...

Yesterday evening, profiteering US eBay re-seller flobaca listed another two-tone 7A38-7270, in average worn condition, as a 7-day auction, with an optimistic opening bid price 0f $250. https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/357135289541 7A38-7270-Stainless+Gold-CreamFace-eBay-June2025-(Re-seller-Flobaca)-Listi...

Maybe someone was thinking about filing out the hooded lug area, say to fit a leather strap; drilled two holes and then thought better of the idea. Who knows ?

Greedy profiteering US eBay re-seller rtm127 , a.k.a. Ryan Marucheau of Watch and Jewelry Exchange, finally managed to find a mug punter buyer for one of his grossly over-priced ex-Yahoo Japan 7A38-6030's yesterday evening. https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/355946981608 7A38-6030-(Divers)-Black-eBay-August...