Since Sumerian time, human being has invented the devices to measure and keep track of time. Clock and watches further developed in modern days. Antique and vintage mechanical watches and clocks produced in Switzerland, Germany,Japan and USA were high precision device that were sought after by many collector for their complications, rarity and high in value....
Every Seiko watch manufactured is given a 6-digit serial number. There are however exceptions to this rule. Seiko watches made prior to the late 1960s, most probably 1967 have 7-digit serial numbers instead. Limited edition models with unique sequenced numbering, e.g. 123/300 (denoting the 123rd piece out of a total of 300 pieces) usually don’t have serial numbers.
Limited edition Seikos are usually made within a very short time frame – perhaps not more than a few months in the year it was introduced. In this case you’ll need to know the intimate history of the model – for example, the SBDX005 Historical Collection 600m diver was released in 2000 with 1,000 pieces made. You may not know the exact month the watch was made but suffice to say, the production year couldn’t be any later or earlier than 2000.
To simplify things, I will use the 6-digit serial number convention. This table below describes the structure of the serial number.
Digit Position
Description
Characters used
Notes
1
Production year
0 to 9
Denotes the year in the decade, not absolute year
2
Production month
1 to 9, "0", "N" and "D"
1 to 9 denotes months of January to October. "0", "N" and"D" denotes October, November and December respectively
3
Sequence number, thousands
0 to 9
The last four digits represent the running number of the watch
4
Sequence number, hundreds
0 to 9
5
Sequence number, tens
0 to 9
6
Sequence number, ones
0 to 9
Deciphering the serial number
The first digit signifies the year the watch was made. It doesn’t tell you the decade – only the year. This will present a problem because you may not be able to distinguish whether the watch was made in 1997 or 2007. The digits always range from 0 to 9.
The second digit denotes the production month. Seiko uses 1-9 for January to September. October is represented by the number 0 (zero, not the letter "O") while November and December are abbreviated to "N" and "D" respectively.
The remaining 4 digits represent the production number of the watch in a sequence. It is generally believed that the first watch produced every month begins with "0000" and the last watch made in that month ends with "9999". Going by this convention, up to 10,000 watches of a particular model could be manufactured in one month. The sequence number is reset for the following month. Therefore if Seiko made up to 4,900 pieces in February, the last watch produced will have the the sequence number 4900. For the following month of March, the first watch produced will have the sequence number 0000 instead of 4901.
The following table below gives examples on how the serial numbers are interpreted:
Caliber
Serial Number
Year
Month
Watch Number
7S26A
717872
1997
January
7872
7T32
8N1030
1998
November
1030
6105
200421
1972
October
421
6138
731999
1977
March
1999
6309
4D8001
1984
December
8001
8L35
259393
2002
May
9393
7S26B
760023
2007
June
23
FROM THE TABLE SHOWN YOU CAN IDENTIFY THIS SEIKO CHRONOGRAPH PEPSI BEZEL MODEL 6319-8002 AND SERIAL NUMBER 223399, THE YEAR MANUFACTURED WAS FEBRUARY 1972
NOW, YOU CAN EASILY IDENTIFY YOUR SEIKO PRODUCTION DATE BY CHECK THE TABLE IN THIS BLOG. SELAMAT MENGIRA....
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BRIEF HISTORY OF UNIVERSAL GENEVE WATCHES
In Locle, one of the most important watch centers in Switzerland, located in the mountains of the Jura on the 18th of January 1894, 8 o'clock in the morning on a Thursday, the company "Universal Watch" was founded. The two watch manufacturers Numa-Emile Descombes (born at Locle in 1863) and Ulysse Georges Perret (born at Locle in 1868) registered the name "Universal Watch" at the rue du Collège for the "production of watch-cases, domes, watch dials, movement, fitted boxes and packaging for watches". This was a classical formula at that time, which enabled the protection of the make and all related promotional material. In the same year they patented a 24 hour indication watch. Just three years later Numa-Emile Descombes died at the early age of 34. Consequently on the 22nd July 1897, all makes were transferred to the names of Ulysse Georges Perret and Louis-Edouard Berthoud.
Universal Watch was amongst the first to recognize the enormous potential of wrist-watches and chronographs in particular. In 1898 superior quality wrist-watches with chronograph and 30 minutes recorder were introduced. During the following years the brand "Universal Watch" profitted from rapidly growing reputation in Europe and the two Americas. The company decided to move the headquarter to Geneva, rue de l'Arquebuse in 1919. Research on self-winding systems for wrist-watches was undertaken. In 1925 Universal created the model "Auto-Rem", a self-winding system with an oscillating weight mechanism with spring-buffers, similar to the system of John Harwood. On the 12th of August 1933 Georges Perret died. The management of the company was taken by his son Raoul. Supported by new investors the company changed to "Universal Watch Co Ltd. Genève" in 1934. During the same year the first chronograph wrist-watch with two push-buttons was presented. In 1935 the company moved to 43, Rue du Rhône with an entrance at the famous Grand Quai, next to Patek Philippe. The name "Universal" was registered. Parallel to this, a chronograph with an additional 12 hour register was presented as a world premiere. With the registration of the brand "Universal Genève" a new logo was introduced in 1937. Despite of the world-wide economic depression, the models "Compur" and "Compax" were such a great success, that the factory in Geneva could no longer meet the demand. As a result a chronograph factory was opened in Pont-de-Martel in 1941. The famous "Tri-Compax" model was presented in 1944. Selling watches all around the world, Universal was getting a synonym for quality, reliability and good taste. Louis-Edouard Berthoud died on the 3rd March of 1947 just before the introduction of the new precision automatic calibre 138 with an oscillating mass with single direction winding. Shortly after the inauguration of the new factory in Geneva on the 28th of April 1954 the model "Polarouter", later on renamed to "Polerouter", was presented. The watch, fitted with above mentioned movement, was used by the SAS crews during their polar flights. On the 2nd of March 1955 Universal Genève patented the calibre 215 "Microtor", a new form of an automatic calibre with the rotor mass incorporated in the movement.
Since the first chronograph wrist watches, Universal's endeavour was to combine quality with good classic taste. The make had many admirer, from Harry Truman to Juan Peron. The artist Jean Cocteaux composed the dedication "Les temps lui-meme regarde l'heure à la montre Universal", which can be found on the dials of the new tourbillons. Various sheiks and arabic ministers ordered luxurious custom made watches. Golden watches with exquisite enamel dials are still very sought after. Gerald Genta, considered to be one of the most famous watch designers of the twentieth century, contributed to the success of this make by, designing two models which have subsequently become world-famous: the "Polerouter" in 1954 and the "Golden Shadow" in 1966. These two watches gained Universal the "New York Diamond Award", the "Golden Rose" in Baden-Baden, the Grand Prix of the "Ville de Genève", the "Città di Basilea" prize and the 1st price in the "Exposition Nationale Suisse" in 1964.
After the company was managed by the heirs of the founders for generations, in 1986 Lennard Oldman was appointed as new President of Universal Genève. In 1988 the headquarter moved to 29, Rue de Jussy in Geneva-Thônex. In the same year the logo changed to its present design. After a prolonged crisis which had struck the Swiss watch industry, Universal was acquired by the Stelux holding group, Hong Kong on the 1st of April 1989. A new production unit was open at Bienne in 1993. After several relocations the head office is now located in Geneva-Acacias. Today Universal Genève is focusing on its qualities and tradition. The actual collection includes several watches in a very attractive "retro-design" with reference to some of the most fascinating models of the company history. The objective is to create new models, derived from the famous Calibre 66, which will become the new generation of Universal Genève watches. Recent highlights besides the revolving Janus models with two dials include complications like Solar-Equation and Tourbillon.
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BRIEF HISTORY OF PAUL BUHRE (FAMOUSLY KNOWN AS PAVEL BURE IN RUSSIA) WATCHES
Paul Buhre is one of the pioneers who brought Swiss watchmaking to St. Petersburg, Russia in 1815. He had firms in St. Petersburg and Moscow, and became the official purveyor to the Imperial Court. Because of the demand, he built a factory in Le Locle in 1815. After the Russian revolution of 1917, Buhre had to find other markets. Paul Buhre watches were sold in Europe The history of Buhre Watch Company began in 1815 in Saint Petersburg. It was established by Carl Buhre. Later his son Paul started to assist the farther with watches and after some time he took the family's business in his hands. In 1874 Paul Buhre acquired a large watch factory in one of Swiss watch industry centers Le Locle. In 1899 Trade House "Pavel Bure " was honored a title "supplier of emperor court". From 1887 to 1917 the office of their majesty bought about 15 000 watches. More than 80 % were with "Pavel Bure" logo. In the beginning of last century Paul Buhre watches were so popular, that in many stories about the Russian life the watches and chronographs, carriage and wall clocks, alarm clocks and gold repeaters "from Bure" were mentioned as a sign of that epoch. Thanks to many Russian writers this name practically became nominal. For example, famous Anton Chekhov mentioned "watches from Pavel Bure" more than 20 times in his compositions. It is easy to explain, why the products under this brand stand separate from the watches made by other few tens firms: good marketing, orientation to a high status and wide levels of customers. When the watches moved from the category of luxury to necessity, Paul Buhre firm met it on a good position. It hold 50% Russian market of inexpensive watches, at that moment they were mainly pocket watches as wristwatches just slowly began to enter the life. For rich customers the complicated movements (repeaters, chronographs, calendars) were ordered from Swiss firms and in 1916 Buhre company obtained a Swiss patent for a chronograph of their own development. Pavel Bure watches were honored the highest rewards on national and international exhibitions, including the World exhibitions in Paris (in 1889 -a silver medal, 1900 - a gold one).
It is symbolic, that Pavel Bure watches (gold one, used by last Russian tsar for about one-and-a-half decades, and marine silver one) were found in 1918 in Ekaterinburg among the items of shot Nikolai II. The revolution of 1917 put an end to the firm's business in Russia, but the time did not stop on their watches. There was a wall-clock by Paul Buhre in the office of Vladimir Lenin in the Kremlin. Iosif Stalin and Nikita Khrushchev governed the time with their pocket Bures. For many years the movements and parts, arrested at the Buhre's factories in 1917, were used in Soviet Russia for assembling reward watches.
Paul Buhre is one of the pioneers who brought Swiss watchmaking to St. Petersburg, Russia in 1815. He had firms in St. Petersburg and Moscow, and became the official purveyor to the Imperial Court. Because of the demand, he built a factory in Le Locle in 1815. After the Russian revolution of 1917, Buhre had to find other markets. Paul Buhre watches were sold in Europe.
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