Birth year watches
How many of you try to pick up a birth year watch in your collection? If you have one post it down in the comments. I was always on the hunt for a 1986 Pepsi Jubilee Birth year and after a year and half of searching I finally found one a month before my birthday I actually found one at a fair price.
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Otto
Vintage sub 38mm with patina is my sweet spot
Chicago, IL, USA
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6.00” / 15.24 cm
I've got this 1973 Seiko 5 Actus that is not just from my birth year, but the same month. We both came out of our factories within weeks of each other.
My 1970 Sicura
That's proper old school
I’m trying to not order this birth year 1968 King Seiko as I’ve bought three other watches this month. Aaaargh.
Bought for me when I was born. Given to me aged 18.
Bought for me when I was born. Given to me aged 18.
That's awesome
This is my 1979 Omega Geneve birth year dress watch. Doesn’t tell the best time and runs about +15spd.
My birth year watch is a Seiko 7a38-7290 quartz chronograph, made in 1988.
Says it was made around the time of my birth year 1989 but I know this was also refurbished since then in India so
It’s the closest thing I have to a birth year currently though. Ohh yea it’s a his and hers as well as my wife was born the same year and it how I was able to convince her to weare a watch. 😈
When I was born watches were small , unadorned or hugely expensive so no 1961 watches for me thanks . I couldn’t bear it , both the cost and the worry of getting one wet or banging the acrylic crystal.
My birth year watch is a Seiko 7a38-7290 quartz chronograph, made in 1988.
Baby 😂 I went through my first divorce in 88 oh joy ….
That's awesome
That’s awesome 😎
1968 Aquastar and a 68 Zodiac Seawolf....have a few others too....
The insides of my 1969 Omega Constellation. Like me it now requires an occasional oiling for it to keep going smoothly.
Part of my love affair with the Seiko Marinemaster 300m is the original came out in 1967 like me
Bought for me when I was born. Given to me aged 18.
The watch and story must wipe the floor here, surely!
Bought for me when I was born. Given to me aged 18.
Love the sentiment there my friend amazing idea amazing watch 👌
I've looked at getting a birth year DJ few times but decided not too,but think one day I'll purposely get one had a few around my birth date by accident 😂
My birth year watch is a Seiko 7a38-7290 quartz chronograph, made in 1988.
nice watch,youngster
I’m trying to not order this birth year 1968 King Seiko as I’ve bought three other watches this month. Aaaargh.
Do it,that’s a good looking watch.I doubt you’ll get another opportunity like this.
You're lucky to be young enough that your birth year watches are sufficiently advanced enough to not be crap and fragile...
That's why my "birth year" watch is/are my Seiko 1970 Willard reissues.
My Seiko Quartz QT, birth year 74
This CWC G10 from 85 is mine. Buying more expensive vintage pieces seems too risky for me.
1966 Omega. Bought it not working for $100. $300 to service. Too small for my wrist, will be going to go to my daughter one Christmas. Also have several Seikos from 1966. Fun. Cheap.
I tried but it got frustrating to say the least…1980 falls under the vintage area now and I was priced out of a 1016 Explorer at that point. Secondly, outside of Rolex, it’s hard to narrow down a production date on most watch brands, so I pretty much gave up
My birth year watch is a Seiko 7a38-7290 quartz chronograph, made in 1988.
Hell yeah, same birth year as mine! 💪
What did you pay for that one? I noticed it's a bit of a rare model, the ones that are available are well beyond what I would pay for one...
Hell yeah, same birth year as mine! 💪
What did you pay for that one? I noticed it's a bit of a rare model, the ones that are available are well beyond what I would pay for one...
Yeah, this reference is one of the more rare varieties. As a matter of fact, I couldn't find any others available at all on eBay or anywhere else online back when I was hunting for one of them. It seems like those who have one tend to hang onto them and I can see why.
I bought it on eBay earlier this year from a Spanish seller for 250 USD. A pretty reasonable price for any 7A38 in good working order.