Seiko’s “Golden Tuna” 7549-7009
I have been trying to hold off talking about this newest addition to my watch family but can’t hold back any longer. I recently received a Seiko 7549–7009 diver watch back from a great company that did a refurbish for me. Jack from IWW (http://internationalwatchworks.com/) did a fantastic job on my watch, he replaced the crystal, cleaned up the movement and changed the battery and seals, pressure tested the watch, sourced new titanium screws for the shroud, replaced the bezel seal and spring to get it clicking again, and cleaned and relumed the hands and face of the watch. I found Jack on a watch blog a frequent, but something else interesting I found out on the blog is that there is a decent watch collecting community here in Edmonton and Calgary as well.
The watch was originally produced in the late seventies to the early eighties, mine can be dated from the serial number to 1980 which is kind of neat because I was also born in 1980. I was originally drawn to the design of the watch because I wanted something in black and gold but I also really liked the rugged appearance of the watch. Some might scoff that this watch has a quartz movement but at the time the quartz movement used in this watch was much more expensive and difficult to design and produce than an automatic movement.
The 7549–7009 was also the first all titanium dive watch. This is contrary to what many believe was the first titanium dive watch designed by Porsche Design for IWC the Ocean 2000 which began production in 1982 the Seiko Golden Tuna predates the Ocean by 5 years. The Golden Tuna also made an appearance in the Bond movie “For Your Eyes Only” so if it’s good enough for James freakin’ Bond it’s good enough for me.
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