{"title":"Watches","description":"\u003cp\u003eWatches with a bit of age on the dial and movements that have been keeping time for decades.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"seiko-sq-5h23-6280-day-date-quartz","title":"Seiko SQ 5H23-6280 Day-Date Quartz","description":"\u003cp\u003eA late-run Seiko SQ in gold tone, with a black dial, applied baton markers and the framed English day-date window at three. The 5H23 caliber ran from the late 1980s into the 1990s, and the caseback serial (600806) points to October of a year ending in six, most likely 1996. The caseback is marked WATER RESISTANT JAPAN A.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eCondition and faults\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTested and running. Battery age is unknown, so budget for a fresh cell.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe crystal carries a field of light surface scratches and scuffs. It is photographed straight on so you can see it before you decide.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGold-tone finish shows light wear overall. The caseback has the storage marks you would expect.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe strap is aftermarket black leather, stamped 16, on a generic gold-tone buckle. It is not the original Seiko band. Flex creasing, with plenty of life left. Standard spring bars if you would rather fit your own.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\"Water Resistant\" is a factory case marking from the 1990s and nothing more. Do not swim, shower or submerge it.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eGrade\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGood (••○○)\u003c\/strong\u003e. A working watch that wears its history, priced for it. The crystal is the reason it is not graded higher.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eProvenance\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eJapanese-made, and found in a United States collection rather than sourced in Japan. Gone over here by hand, every function worked, and graded against the same scale as everything else on the shelf.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat ships\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eExactly what is photographed: the watch on the aftermarket strap. No box, no papers. Ships from California with a 14-day return.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Seiko","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44779436277848,"sku":"AK-W-SEIKO-SQ-5H23","price":49.9,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0734\/7683\/3368\/files\/01-dial-closeup_31d34be7-98c2-46b2-9b7b-6c331cd6ef65.png?v=1789176776"},{"product_id":"seiko-11-0549-manual-wind-bracelet-watch","title":"Seiko 11-0549 Manual Wind Bracelet Watch","description":"\u003cp\u003eA 1970s Seiko manual wind on a sculptural gold-tone bracelet, with a small champagne dial and stick indexes. The caseback is marked Seiko, Base Metal Top, Stainless Steel Back, and 11-0549. It winds and runs.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eCondition and faults\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTested. Winds and runs. Accuracy over a long wear is unknown, and there is no service record with it.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGold-tone finish wear throughout the case and the bracelet.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTarnish and discoloration in places, with surface scratches consistent with a watch that was worn rather than stored.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNo box and no papers.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eGrade\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGood (••○○)\u003c\/strong\u003e. Wear across the case and bracelet, and no service history to hand. Priced for both.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eProvenance\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eJapanese-made, and found in a United States collection rather than sourced in Japan. Gone over here by hand, every function worked, and graded against the same scale as everything else on the shelf.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat ships\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe watch as photographed. Ships from California with a 14-day return.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Seiko","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44779439030360,"sku":"AK-W-SEIKO-11-0549","price":59.9,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0734\/7683\/3368\/files\/02-dial-closeup_71c8da1d-81bd-46ff-bb6d-39134397d099.png?v=1789177808"}],"url":"https:\/\/akarido.co\/collections\/watches.oembed","provider":"Akarido \u0026 Co.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}