WATCH POP

Among the many watches I inherited from my Dad there is this distinctive looking Seiko 8123. I think he bought it in the early 80s, but that's pretty much all I know about it.

Since I'm not much of a quartz person, I thought many times about selling it, but never could. One reason is that I probably wouldn't get much for it anyway, but another is that I am strangely attracted to this design. It is so radically different from anything else I own that I suppose it fills a niche that I didn't even know existed. So now I am curious and I would very much welcome any information on this series of watches...





Please pay a visit to the Omega Speedmaster 376.0822 Owners page... ...and leave a message if you own one of these great chronographs! It has the case / bracelet integration of the Omega Connie of the same era. Ebel / AP RO aspects too.

I can understand why you don't want to sell it, I feel it's a very nicely done design and still worthy of wrist time.

Keep the battery fresh and it should be still running 20 years from now. Passionate for the high value mechanical watch, can't resist a nice quartz either. I really like that design of the watch. As you might know Seiko hired Gerard Genta ( whom designed AP Royal Oak )back then and he did designed some Seikos in the '80s, and perhaps designed this model too, or least influenced by him.

Here's Genta designed Credor around late '80s to early '90s.



As Mtech mentioned, it should perform well by keep replacing of the battery (SR1120SW or 381) for many more years!

Best regards,
Kohei Thanks a lot for your reply, Kohei.

I was unaware that Gerald Genta had done some work for Seiko, but now that you mention it I can definitely see his influence. The integrated bracelet, the bezel, and even the shape of the hands are reminiscent of Genta's earlier creations.

The funny thing is that the AP Royal Oak has always been my Dad's grail watch. He's never bought one, even though by the end of his life he could easily have, but I guess watches were only an interest of his among many others. But I understand better now what attracted him to this Seiko, and it therefore has even more value to me now that I've made this connection. Please pay a visit to the Omega Speedmaster 376.0822 Owners page... ...and leave a message if you own one of these great chronographs!