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VINTAGE WWII SEIKOSHA AVIATOR PILOT WATCH KAMIKAZE MILITARY
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Description Condition: Pre-owned: An item that has been used or worn previously. See the seller’s listing for full details and description of any imperfections. See all condition definitions- opens in a new window or tab ... Read moreabout the condition
------ SUPER RARE , AND MAYBE THE HOLY GRAIL OF ALL ASIAN MILITARY WATCHES ------ SEIKOSHA JAPANESE IMPERIAL NAVY AVIATOR WATCH , SO CALLED THE KAMIKAZE WATCH , THIS WATCH WAS ISSUED TO ALL JAPANESE PILOTS FROM THE EARLY 1940s , AS MOST OF THE FLEETS AND AIRCRAFT WERE LOST IN BATTLE , MOST OF THESE TIME PIECES ARE NO MORE , HENCE THE RARITY ......IF YOU ARE LOOKING AT THIS ITEM YOU WILL MOST LIKELY KNOW WHAT YOU ARE LOOKING AT .... WATCH IS ALL ORIGINAL HOWEVER IN AVERAGE CONDITION , MISSING THE BOTTOM LUG .. .. GLASS IS ORIGINAL AND VERY GOOD FOR AGE , TYPICALLY YELLOWED ,...FACE IS GENUINE AND VERY GOOD , ALL LUME MARKERS , ROTATING BEZEL WORKS PERFECT , TURNS FREELY , HANDS ARE COMPLETE , CASE IS LOSING ITS NICKEL PLATING , BUT IS STRAIGHT AND TRUE , ONION CROWN IS WORN IN PLACES , HOWEVER ORIGINAL , SEIKOSHA MOVEMENT IS NOT WORKING , AND I HAVE NOT TRIED TO WIND , I HAVE NOT TRIED CHANGE TIME AT ALL .. CASEBACK IS GENUINE AND ORIGINAL AND FITS TIGHTLY TO THE CASE , IT HAS ALL THE JAPANESE CHARACTERS ALTHOUGH IT HAS WHAT LOOKS TO BE REMAINS OF LEATHER ON IT , AND THE NICKEL COATING IS DETERIORATED .. INSIDE THE CASE BACK HAS AN ANCHOR STAMP WITH WHAT I THINK IS A RISING SUN STAMP , THE SKS NUMBER IS 12243 .. THE BOTTOM LUG HAS UNFORTUNATELY BEEN GROUND OFF , I HAVE TRIED VERY HARD TO SHOW THIS IN THE PHOTOS , HOWEVER AS THIS WATCH IS NOT A ONE PIECE CASE/LUG , THUS A REPLACEMENT CAN BE ADDED .. I HAVE RESEARCHED THIS WATCH COMPREHENSIVELY AND ENDEAVOURED TO PHOTOGRAPH ALL MAJOR COMPONENTS .. I HAVE LITTLE HISTORY ON THE TIME PIECE , .. PLEASE ASK ANY QUESTIONS , AND GENUINE BIDDERS ONLY , I AM OFFERING THIS PIECE OF HISTORY TO THE WORLD , PLEASE NO BUY IT NOW OFFERS . IT IS PRICED ACCORDING TO ITS RARITY .. POSTAGE WORLD WIDE BY FIRST CLASS POST , INSURED AND REGISTED AT BUYERS EXPENCE .. ( I HAVE QUOTED REGISTED POST WITHOUT INSURANCE ) .. THANK YOU FOR LOKING AND IF I HAVE MISSED ANYTHING MY APPOLOGIES , BUT PLEASE ASK .. IN CONCLUSION , GENUINE ITEM MEASURING VERY CLOSE TO 50mm ACROSS THE FACE . ALL ORIGINAL , RARE PIECE OF MILITARY AND WORLD HISTORY .
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| Condition: | Pre-owned: An item that has been used or worn previously. See the seller’s listing for full details and description of any imperfections. See all condition definitions- opens in a new window or tab ... Read moreabout the condition |
------ SUPER RARE , AND MAYBE THE HOLY GRAIL OF ALL ASIAN MILITARY WATCHES ------ SEIKOSHA JAPANESE IMPERIAL NAVY AVIATOR WATCH , SO CALLED THE KAMIKAZE WATCH , THIS WATCH WAS ISSUED TO ALL JAPANESE PILOTS FROM THE EARLY 1940s , AS MOST OF THE FLEETS AND AIRCRAFT WERE LOST IN BATTLE , MOST OF THESE TIME PIECES ARE NO MORE , HENCE THE RARITY ......IF YOU ARE LOOKING AT THIS ITEM YOU WILL MOST LIKELY KNOW WHAT YOU ARE LOOKING AT .... WATCH IS ALL ORIGINAL HOWEVER IN AVERAGE CONDITION , MISSING THE BOTTOM LUG .. .. GLASS IS ORIGINAL AND VERY GOOD FOR AGE , TYPICALLY YELLOWED ,...FACE IS GENUINE AND VERY GOOD , ALL LUME MARKERS , ROTATING BEZEL WORKS PERFECT , TURNS FREELY , HANDS ARE COMPLETE , CASE IS LOSING ITS NICKEL PLATING , BUT IS STRAIGHT AND TRUE , ONION CROWN IS WORN IN PLACES , HOWEVER ORIGINAL , SEIKOSHA MOVEMENT IS NOT WORKING , AND I HAVE NOT TRIED TO WIND , I HAVE NOT TRIED CHANGE TIME AT ALL .. CASEBACK IS GENUINE AND ORIGINAL AND FITS TIGHTLY TO THE CASE , IT HAS ALL THE JAPANESE CHARACTERS ALTHOUGH IT HAS WHAT LOOKS TO BE REMAINS OF LEATHER ON IT , AND THE NICKEL COATING IS DETERIORATED .. INSIDE THE CASE BACK HAS AN ANCHOR STAMP WITH WHAT I THINK IS A RISING SUN STAMP , THE SKS NUMBER IS 12243 .. THE BOTTOM LUG HAS UNFORTUNATELY BEEN GROUND OFF , I HAVE TRIED VERY HARD TO SHOW THIS IN THE PHOTOS , HOWEVER AS THIS WATCH IS NOT A ONE PIECE CASE/LUG , THUS A REPLACEMENT CAN BE ADDED .. I HAVE RESEARCHED THIS WATCH COMPREHENSIVELY AND ENDEAVOURED TO PHOTOGRAPH ALL MAJOR COMPONENTS .. I HAVE LITTLE HISTORY ON THE TIME PIECE , .. PLEASE ASK ANY QUESTIONS , AND GENUINE BIDDERS ONLY , I AM OFFERING THIS PIECE OF HISTORY TO THE WORLD , PLEASE NO BUY IT NOW OFFERS . IT IS PRICED ACCORDING TO ITS RARITY .. POSTAGE WORLD WIDE BY FIRST CLASS POST , INSURED AND REGISTED AT BUYERS EXPENCE .. ( I HAVE QUOTED REGISTED POST WITHOUT INSURANCE ) .. THANK YOU FOR LOKING AND IF I HAVE MISSED ANYTHING MY APPOLOGIES , BUT PLEASE ASK .. IN CONCLUSION , GENUINE ITEM MEASURING VERY CLOSE TO 50mm ACROSS THE FACE . ALL ORIGINAL , RARE PIECE OF MILITARY AND WORLD HISTORY .