Another Ricoh automatic that captures the style of the 70s. Retro TV style case with a gradient damascening grain dial with the original steel bracelet.
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| Ricoh TV style Case Automatic - Ricoh Automatic |
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 1 click.
Case and bracelet:
- Chunky retro TV styled stainless steel case with stylish hidden lugs
- Duotone case. (horizontal brushed grain and polished sides)
- Case width is 36mm not including the crown, 40mm 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 purple blue gradient with damascening grained silver dial.
- Chunky and raised steel baton hourly markers.
- Date day apertures at 3 o'clock.
- 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 and big full stainless steel case - horizontal brushed grain and polished sides |
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| TV style crystal and dial |
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| Flanged acrylic crystal |
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| Beautiful purple blue damascening grained silver dial |
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| With its original steel bracelet |
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| Steel screw back with the original factory sticker |
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| Ricoh 21 jewels automatic movement |
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