Seiko 19J day-date automatic (self-winding) wrist watch with black dial and raised gold numbers and the gold Thunderbird car logo, gold steel baton-style hands with luminous inserts and a gold sweep second, yellow gold filled (YGF) & stainless steel (SS) water resistant cushion case with brushed finish on the bezel and short extended lugs, approx. 38mm wide x 44mm lug to lug, brown leather band. Runs sluggish and should be cleaned, also is very stiff pulling to the time-set position although the day & date settings are working just fine. Very large, impressive for the Thunderbird collector, sold as-is.
- Age Description:
02Vintage (1940-1980)
- Company:
Seiko
- Jewels: 0919J
- Setting/Movement Type:
self-wind (automatic)
- Movement Details: date display, day display
- Dial Details:
Thunderbird advertising
- Hand Style:
baton - heavy, skeletonized - luminous, sweep second hand
- Case Style:
cushion-shaped
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Case Material:
Gold Filled - Yellow, Stainless Steel
- Case Details:
water resistant (WR)
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Case Width, without crown:
38mm (1.50 inches)
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Case Length, lug to lug:
44mm (1.73 inches)
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Case Thickness:
11mm (0.43 inches)
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Interior Lug Width:
24mm
(15/16")
- Band Material: leather strap
- Condition:
As-Is
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Gender:
Gentlemen's
This watch is in our Mechanic's Special section because we consider it to have serious cosmetic or mechanical problems that are currently cost prohibitive to repair in-house, but the watch itself is of a high enough quality that it may be of interest as a repair project for some of our customers. Please read the Full Description, where we attempt to note the specific flaws or problems with the watch. In many cases, these problems do result in the watch not running, winding, or setting properly as is.
With that in mind, we do NOT offer our standard 30-day return on any Mechanic's Special items.
On these items, all sales are AS IS and FINAL.
We are happy to offer alternate band options for this watch. Please see the Band Options below to view the styles and additional charges for each option we can provide. The first option on the list will reflect the watch in the current configuration as shown in the photos. If you choose an upgraded option, we will send you a photo of the watch, on request, with the new band ahead of shipping so you can approve the upgraded finish.
Contact us with any further questions or for an estimate on any shipping delays.
Please note: if you add this watch with a crystal and/or band exchange option to your
shopping cart but later change your mind on the crystal and/or band selection type, you'll need to remove the watch from the cart in order to make a new selection. Once that is done, you can return to this page and add that new crystal and/or band combination to the cart. We apologize for the limitations to our system that prevent you from making that change within the shopping cart.
On all but a few of the advertising logos, mainly Packard from the Hamilton company and Studebaker from South Bend, the logos would have been commissioned through a professional dial company after they left the factory to have the logo applied. For instance, a car dealership might have them added as a promotion, a motorcycle club would have ones done for each of their members, a company would have them added for their employees, etc.
On the watch/logo combinations that may not match up on a timeline (the watch was made prior to the automobile company being formed, for instance), what we understand could have happened is, say for a car club, the members would need to provide their own watch to which the emblems would be added. Someone might have wanted a Harley logo on "Grandpa Bob's" old pocket watch, and would have had the dial pulled from that. Other than the Packard/Hamilton & Studebaker/South Bend arrangements, it was a free-for-all on the pairings and you could find just about any combination of manufacturer with the different logos.
We do also have a pretty good selection of the vintage dials that have emblems on them, but that are not attached to a watch yet. Often in the past, a customer would want a watch without the advertising, so we would just pull the printed dial and replace it with a similar-style plain dial, then set the printed one aside. If you have something specific you are looking for, please
drop us a note to see if we have anything in our stock that might work for you.
And, if you are interested in this watch without the current advertising dial, please
drop us a note as well. On wrist watches, we can give you a quote on what the current charge to re-finish the dial would be (typically it will run $35 to $75 depending on the dial style). On American-make pocket watches, we may have a replacement dial in stock and could exchange the current dial with an unmarked dial for a small fee. Most European-make watches would need to have the dial refinished to remove the emblem.
Unlike modern quartz watches, most vintage watches need daily winding in order to keep the watch functioning for timekeeping. Additionally, there are a number of different ways to set the time other than simply pulling the crown away from the watch body. We are happy to provide an overview of each of the different setting types on our
"How To Use" page, where we also provide information on proper winding techniques for each style and some suggestions for the proper long term care and storage of your watch.
For your gift giving convenience, please find a consolidated overview of the information on this item, with no reference to the price, on this
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