Seiko Vintage Watch is the reading room of Garasi Opung, a vintage watch dealer in Jakarta, Indonesia, selling since 2017. We buy, check and ship vintage Seikos and other classic watches to collectors around the world, and this site is where we write down what we have learned along the way.
What we do
- Sell checked vintage watches. Our watches are listed on Etsy (GarasiOpung), eBay (garasiopung) and garasiopung.com, and we ship worldwide from Jakarta.
- Build free tools for buyers. The Seiko Franken Checker, the vintage watch value calculator, the strap size finder and the wrist size guide turn the checks we do every day into something anyone can use.
- Write reference guides and reviews. Our vintage Seiko reference guides, watch glossary and reviews of affordable watches are written for people buying their first or fifth watch.
- Make short videos. Real wrist shots, no studio tricks, on YouTube @SeikoVintageWatch.
How we write and check our content
- Facts come with sources. Production years, specs and prices link to the collector research, manuals or sold-price data they come from. Where a fact is not confirmed, we say so.
- We say how we know. If we have not worn or handled a watch, we review it from its specifications and published data and make that clear.
- No fixed prices for new watches. Prices change daily, so for new watches we link to the current price instead of quoting one.
- We update pages. Every page shows the date it was last updated, and we correct errors when readers point them out.
How this site makes money
Some links to Amazon are affiliate links. As an Amazon Associate we earn from qualifying purchases, at no extra cost to you. We also sell vintage watches through Garasi Opung, and our tools link to our shop. Neither changes what our tools calculate: the Franken Checker flags our own listings exactly as it flags anyone else’s.
Contact
Questions, corrections or a caliber you want us to add? Message us through garasiopung.com or our Etsy shop.