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Ένας γνωστός ιντερνετικός κινεζόφιλος απαντάει γιατί είναι κολλημένος με το 1963 στο Φόρουμ για Ασιατικά ρολόγια:
...but for me, my love of the 1963 has three facets:
1) it's just a very nicely/classically designed vintage-style two-register mechanical chronograph, available at a reasonable price with a very decent quality movement, and the movement and face are essentially identical to the original, and made by the original maker. That's nice.
Here's the specs (and it's not a bad list for $225.00...what does Seiko offer that's a better deal? And I don't mean that as any slam against Seiko; I very much respect Seiko):
--Stainless steel case
--Domed acrylic crystal
--Stainless steel caseback with inscriptions (some models have display back)
--Handwound ST19 chronograph movement, 19 Jewels
--Blue hour and minute hands
--Small seconds at 9 (blue hand)
--Central red chronograph seconds
--30 minute totalizer at 3 (blue hand)
--WR 3 bar
--Whitish dial
--Applied gold colored markers
--Diam. 37mm, Lug width 18mm, lug to lug 47mm
2) My dad was an air force jet pilot in the late 50s (edit...not 60s) (RCAF)...the RCAF actually had no issued watches at the time; I asked. There were Omega and Rodania one-button chronos contracted by the RCAF at that time available to pilots but they were not required; purchasing was a choice--Dad said they actually flew with whatever they were wearing. Dad flew fighter-interceptors and was a flight instructor for over 20 years so I'll take his word for it. Both are sometimes available to collectors, but at quite a a high price: the Rodania, for example, is $850/$1200 currently and the Omega, well...
Here's the Rodania (the pic might disappear sometime as it's a sellers pic)
The Omega was very similar but you'll have to Google 'cause it's on another forum and I don't have permission...
You'll notice that the design of both is very similar to the 1963 Sea-Gull re-issue...so, for me, there's that connection.
3) China has a largely unrecognized but fine tradition (well over 50 years) of mechanical and automatic watchmaking. The true vintage models (and I own more than a few) are durable, reliable and, in many cases, every bit as accurate as Swiss, or German--or Japanese--models (often costing multiples more money).
Some of the vintage movements/watches are original Chinese designs but others are based on previous Swiss or other country designs. The 1963 is based on a Venus model (design and production machinery legally purchased from Venus by China) and was truly one of the early high points of early Chinese watch production (you can read elsewhere about the specific 1963 history if you wish, the info is all over the place).
However, the original 1963 is very, very rare and so also quite costly. Not everybody has the ability or desire to afford the original 1963 (or to collect vintage Chinese mechanicals as I do) but most people, I think, who purchase the 1963 are at least giving a respectful nod to the Chinese horological tradition I just described.
Oh yeah...(added)...about Sea-Gull generally: Sea-Gull is one of the first Chinese mechanical watchmakers with vintage history that has broken into the modern-era market in North America and Europe; it's a fairly recognizable name now and the company is gaining a reputation for quite well-built, attractively designed and generally affordable current/modern mechanical and automatic watches, many with very interesting complications. Consequently, there is also growing interest in their vintage models as well.
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