Flea Market Jackpot: Restoring a $20 Grand Seiko to one worth $1,000

This time I'm restoring a vintage Grand Seiko from 1968. The watch was sent to me by Fabrizio, a viewer from Italy. He bought the watch at a flea market along with a few other watches for $20. The seller obviously didn't know what he was selling and due to the condition of the watch, it was actually hard to tell. This Grand Seiko watch had a retail price in 1968 of 40,000 Yen (about $110 at that time) and sells for over $1000 today. The Reference of this watch is 6146-8000 (61GS series) and it´s powered by the Seiko 6146 automatic movement.

A big thanks to @lapinistwatchrestoration who provided me with the caseback and the glass. He does incredible restorations on vintage Seiko watches and sells these cool casebacks and glasses for vintage Seiko watches. Definitely worth a visit at https://lapinist.com/

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Chapters:
0:00 - Disassembly
3:57 - Case Restoration
5:45 - Hands and Bezel
6:44 - Cleaning
7:52 - Caseback and Glass by "Lapinist"
8:59 - Dial Repair / Time-Machine
9:57 - Troubleshooting and Movement Cleaning
12:40 - Reassembly
18:56 - Final Result

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