Zodiac Talk => General Zodiac Discussion => Topic started by: George Liquor on July 17, 2021, 05:08:30 PM

Title: Seawolf 703 921?
Post by: George Liquor on July 17, 2021, 05:08:30 PM
Gentlemen, good evening from Yorkshire, i am new to watch collecting and  though i have always admired them i have not until recently owned one. The romance started with a Bulova Astronaut which i acquired a few months back and that was it i suddenly felt a great longing for diver and aviation inspired watches, i now have a Glycine Airman a Seawolf and a Swank skindiver watch with another Seawolf on the way as well as a couple of Accutrons. The Seawolf behind this post was bought recently off ebay and the seller (VM watches) sold as a rare 703 912 Zodiac Seawolf, i offered £250 below what he was asking and he accepted, in feverish haste i did not do my home work i just wanted it, i cared little about the wrong crown i noticed not the unusual second hand and i made excuses for the extreme wear on the case back. The watch arrived and i was all over it noticing the heavily worn bezel with no brassing? which on closer inspection with a loop i found the edges had a kind of applied plating which i flaked a small piece off with my thumb nail to reveal the brass underneath. The dial which looks in good condition has a shadow of the hands on it from them being motionless for some time, the second hand i have not seen on a Seawolf of this age but i do like it and it suits the watch, the case back is heavily worn and the marking are barely legible, Automatic Antimagnetic Swiss Zodiac Water & Shock resistant, the Zodiac symbol has worn away completely though the brushed center section looks ok? inside the case back there are scratched a few dates from 69, 71 and 88 along with 703 921 the movement has the zodiac 70 72 rotor self wind mechanism on top of the movement which has GZR on the balance wheel cock and NM next to the winding pawl. i look forward to the forums feed back on this piece be it good or bad. i will attempt to load up some pics, i will do it sepperately as i tried before and the whole thing disapeared. The only reference i could find that mentions 703 921 is a crystal compatibility chart here http://www.phfactor.net/wtf/Zodiac%20Parts/IntrChgListCrystals.PDF (http://www.phfactor.net/wtf/Zodiac%20Parts/IntrChgListCrystals.PDF)
Regards, George
Title: Re: Seawolf 703 921?
Post by: George Liquor on July 17, 2021, 05:31:26 PM
The first pic of many
Title: Re: Seawolf 703 921?
Post by: George Liquor on July 17, 2021, 05:33:55 PM
And another
Title: Re: Seawolf 703 921?
Post by: George Liquor on July 17, 2021, 05:36:08 PM
And the movement
Title: Re: Seawolf 703 921?
Post by: George Liquor on July 17, 2021, 05:37:59 PM
More movement
Title: Re: Seawolf 703 921?
Post by: George Liquor on July 17, 2021, 05:40:04 PM
Different angle
Title: Re: Seawolf 703 921?
Post by: George Liquor on July 17, 2021, 05:41:29 PM
One more
Title: Re: Seawolf 703 921?
Post by: George Liquor on July 17, 2021, 05:44:31 PM
Edge on
Title: Re: Seawolf 703 921?
Post by: Butch on July 17, 2021, 06:53:17 PM
Man, that one is in rough shape for sure. The second hand looks like one from a GMT. During a service it used to be common to buff the case on a motorized buffing wheel and that is how the back came to look like that. It basically removes metal.

Photo tip: Turn on your Macro setting. Unless your phone is a really newer model I recommended using a camera.
Title: Re: Seawolf 703 921?
Post by: George Liquor on July 18, 2021, 04:00:29 AM
Thanks for the photo ti Butch, i am using a camera guess i should read the manual, do you have any thoughts on the movement and also the case back number, are they correct?
Regards, George
Title: Re: Seawolf 703 921?
Post by: YuriyV on July 18, 2021, 08:38:34 AM
Movement is correct. Case back is not. It came from another Zodiac. The ref#703 912 corresponds to gold plated no date costume watch. This Sea Wolf should have case back signed as Sea Wolf with ref #722 916
Title: Re: Seawolf 703 921?
Post by: Butch on July 18, 2021, 09:11:56 AM
Thanks Yuri, I thought it was a two toned model case back as well. BUT, at least it is a Sea Wolf case back.
Title: Re: Seawolf 703 921?
Post by: George Liquor on July 18, 2021, 10:26:02 AM
Great info guys, thank you i appreciate it
Regards, George