We have here a seriously retro Japanese Ricog automatic watch. I really like the colourful dials of these watches and they are so underated but starting to attract attention of many collectors.
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| Funky Ricoh Automatic - Ricoh Automatic 21 Jewels |
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Movement:
Movement is Ricoh. Made in Japan. All the Ricoh
Automatics I have bear the same automatic movement. The construction and
craftmanship is top quality although they may not have the high level of
decoration and finishes comparing to the Swiss automatic movements.
Features:
- 18,000 Beat movement.
- Full rotor ball bearing rotor
- Bi-directional winding (rotor winds both directions).
- Rotor marked Ricoh Auto, 21 Jewels.
- Can also be wind by hand as well as the rotor.
- Power reserve roughly 48 hours
- Movement size: Diameter - 28.3mm, Height - 5.5mm.
- Jewelled lever escapement.
- Plain alloy balance with flat antimagnetic hairspring
- Ricoh shock protection system
- Sweep centre second.
- Marked F near the balance.
- Date display, quick set function by pulling out the crown by 2 clicks.
Case and bracelet:
- Chunky retro stainless steel case with stylish hidden lugs
- Duotone case. (Vertical brushed grain and polished)
- Case width is 37mm not including the crown, 41mm lug to lug.
- Case back is stainless steel makerd All Stainless Steel, Waterresistant, Shockresistant, Ricoh Japan. Still protective coating from the factory.
- Lug size is 18mm.
- Signed original crown.
- Original flat flanged acrylic crystal.
- Original stainless steel bracelet with original Ricoh signed clasp.
The dial and hands:
- Beautiful and retro green gradient with damascening grained silver dial.
- Chunky and raised steel baton hourly markers with white stripe.
- Date day apertures at 3 o'clock with polished steel frame.
- Dial marked Ricoh, automatic near 12 o'clock and 21 Jewels Japan at 6.
- Steel hour, minute hands with lume slot. Steel second hand.
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| Beautiful gradient green silver dial |
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| Lovely duotone steel case |
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| Lovely duotone steel case |
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| Original Ricoh signed crown |
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| Original Ricoh signed steel clasp |
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| Case back with all the Ricoh marking - note the protective coating from the factory |
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| Standard Ricoh 21 jewels automatic movement |
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