Vintage 99 Seiko Alba JDM Aqua Gear Dive Solar Watch, Orig Bracelet, Hockey Puck
Item History & Price
Up for sale is an Alba Aqua Gear (Seiko) Diver's Watch, in very nice cosmetic and mechanical shape. The serial number dates it to October of 1999. This is a very unusual and pretty hard to find model that was only released in Japan (which I believe is true of all Alba models). There is a version of the watch made with a blue dial and a black dial, and I actually have one of each up for sale (this is the blue dial version). This uses a solar-powered movement, thou...gh there were two also released with a kinetic movement (that one had a rotating bezel; this one doesn't). I own one of all four versions, and bluntly I bought both of these because I thought I was going to harvest links from them. Turns out I only needed links for one of my kinetic ones, and they use a different bracelet.
Mechanically, this is running very well, though I have no idea if or when it was last serviced. The watch runs and keeps time, and the date works as it should (including via the quickset).
Cosmetically, the watch is in very nice condition. Please see the photos yourself to judge, but there's really nothing to complain about. The original bracelet is not very long - it has 4 removeable links left, but I can't even come close to closing it on my (admittedly fat) 7.75" wrist. Obviously if you win both that I have for sale, you could make one very long bracelet with the two of them, or just add a clasp extender to make it long.
Happy bidding!_______________________________________________________________
I'm an amateur collector of vintage Japanese watches, mostly Seiko and Citizen. As such, I won't accept returns unless the watch arrives in different condition than as described. Please examine all photos as they are part of my description. This will only ship internationally via ebay's "global shipping program, " which is the (expensive) quote you should automatically see in the listing if you aren't in the U.S. In my first real attempt at using this, I received messages from folks in Spain, England, and France all telling me that it wouldn't let them bid, so I apologize if it does so for you - there's nothing I can do to correct it :(. If you have a feedback score of less than 10, please contact me prior to bidding or I may cancel your bid. I am happy to combine shipping costs as long as whatever I'm selling will fit safely in a flat rate small USPS box, but the Global Shipping Program won't let me do this unless you agree to cancel your auction wins and re-do the sale as a single Buy-it-Now option, so be warned of that eventuality if you are an international bidder. I generally don't consider a buy-it-now option unless it blows my mind, but feel free to try to do so :). Thanks and happy bidding!
Mechanically, this is running very well, though I have no idea if or when it was last serviced. The watch runs and keeps time, and the date works as it should (including via the quickset).
Cosmetically, the watch is in very nice condition. Please see the photos yourself to judge, but there's really nothing to complain about. The original bracelet is not very long - it has 4 removeable links left, but I can't even come close to closing it on my (admittedly fat) 7.75" wrist. Obviously if you win both that I have for sale, you could make one very long bracelet with the two of them, or just add a clasp extender to make it long.
Happy bidding!_______________________________________________________________
I'm an amateur collector of vintage Japanese watches, mostly Seiko and Citizen. As such, I won't accept returns unless the watch arrives in different condition than as described. Please examine all photos as they are part of my description. This will only ship internationally via ebay's "global shipping program, " which is the (expensive) quote you should automatically see in the listing if you aren't in the U.S. In my first real attempt at using this, I received messages from folks in Spain, England, and France all telling me that it wouldn't let them bid, so I apologize if it does so for you - there's nothing I can do to correct it :(. If you have a feedback score of less than 10, please contact me prior to bidding or I may cancel your bid. I am happy to combine shipping costs as long as whatever I'm selling will fit safely in a flat rate small USPS box, but the Global Shipping Program won't let me do this unless you agree to cancel your auction wins and re-do the sale as a single Buy-it-Now option, so be warned of that eventuality if you are an international bidder. I generally don't consider a buy-it-now option unless it blows my mind, but feel free to try to do so :). Thanks and happy bidding!
