Tim
I run a site dedicated to modding Vostoks. modstok.com
Olney, MD 20832, USA
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7.50” / 19.05 cm
Beauty!!! How you feel about a original willard compared to a reissue model. Is there alot of high costs regarding servicing and parts with a original
Beauty!!! How you feel about a original willard compared to a reissue model. Is there alot of high costs regarding servicing and parts with a original
I decided to purchase this specific watch as it had three things going for it. 1. It's from the month I was born. 2. It's a proof/proof from 70, which is later than most proof/proof units as this was a JDM and they were using up the old dials that they couldn't use on the export models (8001) which required Resist dials. And 3. The machinist for at least the first 463 (but not more than 638) mistook the D for a 0 on the year stamp for March 1970 so this has a D3xxxx vs. and 03xxxx serial...which makes it a unicorn. (I have seen 8 other D3xxxx's out there the lowest being a 0096, the highest being 463, and I have seen a 030639- which is what Im basing my range on)
All these details made it worth it. I also bought a second 6105 based watch as a potential doner.... Which I have since become attached to ...so now I'm in the market for another 6105 based watch.
So short answer/ not great.