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Posted: Mon Jun 20th, 2011 06:45 am

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Congrats, William. That's a cool Bullhead and Mrneddles has an amazing one in blue, too. I have one in brown somewhere and will look for it and will post.

This is just me and only my opinion.. but to find a Bullhead that's totally original without any repairs done on the movement, springs, pinions, etc etc after 30/33 years is close to incredible. Note the Bullhead is a chrono and being such, even the pusher rings and gaskets have to be replaced.

I would suspect the Bullheads that exist today in such great condition have been worked on by a watchsmith. I used to collect vintage Seikos in the late '90s/early '00s and know that a businessman somewhere typically corners all the Seikos he can find. Then he chops them all up and salvages all the parts he can find usable and from there, re-creates several good ones from the lot. I've seen this operation in Bangkok, Manila and HK and literally I've seen tens of kilos of Seikos in all sorts of styles and condition right before my eyes. Wealthy Japanese buyers generally have first dibs on the best ones that are re-created. It's for sentimental reasons that our Japanese WIS-friends do this. Those vintage Seikos represent an industrializing Japan...from what I've been told.

Enjoy the Bullhead and the search for the original bracelet. I'll PM you a potential source but I have to agree with Brice....that puppy will look great on an Isofrane in black with brushed retrosicurro buckle.