DC Vintage Watches is pleased to offer this beautiful pre-loved retro nearly all-original early 1997 Seiko 7S26-0050 "10 BAR" automatic dive watch, presented on a Clockwork Synergy nylon over/under strap, which tells accurate time for a vintage watch.  Seiko’s 7S26 was a logical step in its mechanical movement line, which debuted in 1996 to replace the 7002 in Seiko’s popular dive watch line.  This 7S26 incorporates quickset day and date displays, and automatic bi-directional winding via Seiko’s patented Magic Lever system.  The 7S26 automatic movement is a reliable workhorse, and it runs at 21,600 beats per hour. 

The 7S26’s ruggedness and reliability is well-known, as it is a basic Seiko design that has been tried and proven over past decades in various forms.  Indeed, as recently stated in Hodinkee article, “Ten Vintage Watches That Should Be More Expensive Than They Are, And Why” – “In this list, we’ll take you through ten watches that we think should be selling for more money than they are, and we’ll tell you why...What is there to say about vintage Seiko besides great watches for the money?  Seiko has been making mechanical watches since 1913 – with a host of cool designs and interesting, even high-beat movements…If you're looking for a nice old watch, any vintage mechanical Seiko will do.”  DC Vintage Watches is happy to offer this 7S26-0050 as another example of the fine workmanship and innovation that continues the Seiko tradition.  

As our name indicates, DC Vintage greatly respects classic manual movement timepieces - usually originating from the vintage or retro era spanning from the 1950's to 1990's - for the care taken during this period by Swiss, American, and Japanese companies to ensure owner’s of these timepieces had a keepsake worthy of lasting decades (and most likely longer) - all at an affordable price.  We aim to bring these beautiful and interesting watches, the type people will undoubtedly notice on your wrist, to auction winners every week!  You won't find anything lackluster here at DC Vintage Watches - just our unique selection of vintage and retro wristwatches!

DCVW has shunned quartz since our inception in 2012, and will continue to solely auction quality manual movements, with an eye to outstanding workmanship!

DIAL: Brilliant original white dial with gold-accents.  Arabic/English variants for day and date, with original hands.  Lume shines brightly, per picture (following exposure to bright light).

BEZEL:  Ratchets bi-directional w/a click.  Aftermarket black bezel insert, the sole non-original part on this diver.

CASE: Original 37.5mm (w/o crown, 41mm with) x 45.5mm stainless steel case in pre-loved condition.  Matching original signed caseback.  This is the smaller case variant between the 0040 and 0050 variants of this Seiko line.

CRYSTAL: Original crystal, scratch-free.

BAND: New nlyon Clockwork Synergy over/under strap, 20mm, a nice complement to the 7S26-0050’s black bezel insert.  This strap features stainless steel hardware. Clockwork Synergy is an established quality strap company, local to DCVW; their website can be found, here.  You may wonder why we did not call this strap by its rather popular acronym?  A certain, ahem, "gentleman" has now trademarked this term, see here.

MOVEMENT: Original 21-jewel Seiko 7S26-0050 mechanical automatic movement, manufactured in March 1997. 

CROWN: Original unsigned stainless steel screwed-down crown.

PHOTOS: Are of the actual item for sale and correctly reflect the condition of the vintage watch for sale.  Please inspect the pictures closely while disregarding the dust specks/prints on the watch – these pictures are highly detailed and are part of the watch/auction description.  

No box & papers, but DC Vintage Watches guarantees this watch is authentic

DC Vintage Watches does not guarantee any water-proofing given the age and vintage nature of the watch up for auction. 

Winner, please remit payment within three days from close of auction; DCVW ships same day following receipt of cleared payment; please note, a bid is a binding contract to buy the item in this auction

Check out this informative HODINKEE article, “Hodinkee Guide To Buying Watches On eBay."  Likewise , the following two articles provide a great background, Fratello’s, “Buyer’s Guide – Beware of the Scammer,” and Quill&Pad’s, “Six Ways To Spot A Fake Even When You Don’t Know How To Spot A Fake.”

INTERNATIONAL BUYERS:

• Import duties, taxes and charges are not included in the item price or shipping charges - all of these are the buyer’s responsibility, even if the watch is returned for any reason.  Thus, please check with your country’s customs office to determine what these additional costs will be prior to bidding/buying.
• These charges (if any) are normally collected by the delivering freight (shipping) company or when you pick the item up – do not confuse them for additional shipping charges. These are not additional shipping charges. These are customs/duties/tax charges that do not go to DC Vintage Watches.
• DC Vintage Watches is not responsible if you get taxed by your customs office. We have no control over this.  We are also not responsible should your country keep the watch in customs for an abnormally long time – Israel, China, and Germany in our experience are among these.
• Please note that we ship our watches internationally via registered United States Postal Service (USPS) First Class mail, which means once it departs the U.S., the USPS will no longer update tracking information until the watch arrives and is accepted by the auction winner.  USPS maintains this policy due to the fact it cannot vouch for foreign mail services.  DCVW is amenable to using other mail services - such as DHL, FedEx, or UPS - but these tend to be considerably more expensive and we like to keep shipping cheap (but reliable!) to our auction winners!  As noted below, all of our watches are fully insured when sent via USPS.
• Bidders with less than five ratings will be cancelled - please contact us first.

RETURN POLICY:

• DC Vintage will only accept a return if the item received is not functioning or a completely different watch other than the one pictured; however, the successful bidder has five days to report any problems to the DC Vintage Watches.
• DC Vintage Watches advises the successful bidder there is only one solution to mechanical issues with the watch – the bidder must send the watch back to us, at our cost, and we will fix it/inspect it and then ship it back, all at no cost to you, with return shipping not to exceed $10 for domestic U.S. and $20 for international. If you do not want to ship the watch back in the unlikely situation that there is something awry, please refrain from bidding. 
• DC Vintage Watches will not pay for local repairs - we have in house repair services that perform our repairs.
• DC Vintage Watches will not issue refunds for tampered/opened/altered watches.
• Given age of watch, DC Vintage Watches does not offer warranties past the initial five days after the watch is received.

SHIPPING POLICY:

All of our shipments are insured, included in the shipping cost!

USPS Priority shipping takes approximately 3-6 business days domestic and 14-21 business days delivery time; international orders can take longer depending on a country’s customs policies.

WORLDWIDE - $20.00 USD

Item location: Washington, D.C., United States

Shipping to: United States, Canada, Europe, Central/South America, Asia, Australia, Africa, and parts of the Middle East

Excludes: Italy, Iraq, Yemen, Belarus, Burma, Ivory Coast, Cuba, Iran, North Korea, Sudan, Syria, and Zimbabwe.

In the unlikely even there is an issue with your purchase, please give DC Vintage Watches the opportunity to correct it. 

Negative feedback or opening a case is unnecessary; we strive to do all that we can to ensure your complete satisfaction.

No gambling with our vintage watches, getting better with time!