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#author("2025-06-25T13:48:38+00:00","default:admin","admin") #author("2025-07-03T21:55:29+00:00","default:admin","admin") #ref(550003_JapanTimes.jpg,right,around,zoom,0x350); Slightly less accurate version of [[550002]] using the same [[550]] movement, rated at +-15 sec/month. Available in Stainless steel or gold plated, and with Tiger eye dial or painted. Mentioned in the 1 August 1973 edition of the Japan Times newspaper, that Ricoh will start selling in late August of 1973. Released Jul 1972 according to Ricoh manual. Cal [[550]] *Cases [#o11675f3] -Stainless steel -Gold plated *Dials [#c731699b] -None seen with the stone at 12 -[[Tiger eye]] --Gold, traditional Tiger eye --Green, possibly jasper -Painted --Flat white --Fading brown --Two tone silver *Prices [#h9376f2f] -Stainless steel painted dial 59,000yen -Stainless steel with [[Tiger eye]] dial 64,000yen -Gold plated with painted dial assumption 69,000yen -Gold plated with [[Tiger eye]] dial 74,000yen *Parts [#j719b6c9] -Battery 2x 303 in insulating sleeves -Crystal faceted -Crystal gasket hard plastic 1x0.4x29mm -Caseback gasket rubber, rounded rectangle -Caseback screws four M1.4 -Crown gasket -Date corrector gasket o-ring 0.7x0.5x1.7mm G36768 -Springbars 18mm *Book quotes [#k157d2cd] "RICOH Ricoh Watch Co., Ltd. Head Office 2-24 Takatake-cho, Higashi-ku, Nagoya 461 (Yokota Building). Tokyo Office 6-14-6 Ginza, Chuo-ku, Tokyo 104 (Ricoh San-ai Building). Ref No 550003 SSW ?? 59,000. 052 ( 931 ) 6185 03 ( 543 ) 3784. His Majesty's great concern for all the people." *Example serial numbers [#d2e17adb] --1st digit 1 or 3 --2nd digit all 3 --3rd digit 3, 4 or 5 So far all Stainless steel begin with 13, all Gold plated begin with 3332. None yet seen with stone at 12. ,''Case number'',''Movement number'',''Case material'',''Dial'',''Date'',''Notes'' ,133303,,Stainless steel,Two tone silver without stone,,Original bracelet ,133452,,Stainless steel,Plain white without stone,,Original bracelet ,133615,,Stainless steel,Plain white without stone,Aug 1972, ,133793,014425,Stainless steel,Two tone silver without stone,, ,133945,020495,Stainless steel,[[Tiger eye]] without stone,Nov 1972,Original bracelet [[jrussbeauchamp.com>http://jrussbeauchamp.com/item.php?id=5832]] ,133980,,Stainless steel,Plain white,, ,COLOR(red):134086,016214,Stainless steel,Fading brown without stone,Oct 1972,[[jrussbeauchamp.com>http://jrussbeauchamp.com/item.php?id=5831]] ,COLOR(red):134087,,Stainless steel,Black & silver stripe,, ,134197,,Stainless steel,[[Tiger eye]] without stone,,Original bracelet ,134202,,Stainless steel,[[Tiger eye]] without stone,,Original bracelet ,134232,016048,Stainless steel,Plain white without stone,Oct 1972,[[jrussbeauchamp.com>http://jrussbeauchamp.com/item.php?id=5833]] ,134366,017704,Stainless steel,Tiger eye without stone,Nov 1972, ,134366,017704,Stainless steel,Tiger eye without stone,Nov 1972,[[jrussbeauchamp.com>http://www.jrussbeauchamp.com/item.php?id=6242]] ,134453,,Stainless steel,Brown fade without stone,, ,134546,014253,Stainless steel,Fading brown without stone,Dec 1972,[[jrussbeauchamp.com>http://www.jrussbeauchamp.com/item.php?id=6109]] ,134623,,Stainless steel,Bloodstone without stone,,Original flexible bracelet ,134966,018081,Stainless steel,[[Tiger eye]] without stone,Dec 1972,[[jrussbeauchamp.com>http://www.jrussbeauchamp.com/item.php?id=5886]] ,134984,023968,Stainless steel,Green [[Tiger eye]] without stone,xxx 1972,Original flexible bracelet [[jrussbeauchamp.com>http://www.jrussbeauchamp.com/item.php?id=6148]] ,135038,020678,Stainless steel,[[Tiger eye]] without stone,Dec 1972,[[jrussbeauchamp.com>http://jrussbeauchamp.com/item.php?id=5845]] ,135052,021743,Stainless steel,Bloodstone without stone,Dec 1972,[[jrussbeauchamp.com>http://jrussbeauchamp.com/item.php?id=6179]] ,135237,,Stainless steel,[[Tiger eye]] without stone,,Original bracelet ,135316,022197,Stainless steel,[[Tiger eye]] without stone,Jan 1973,Original bracelet [[jrussbeauchamp.com>http://www.jrussbeauchamp.com/item.php?id=5976]] ,333216,,Gold plated,[[Tiger eye]] without stone,, ,333220,020055,Gold plated,[[Tiger eye]] without stone,Nov 1972,[[jrussbeauchamp.com>http://www.jrussbeauchamp.com/item.php?id=5964]] ,333243,,Gold plated,[[Tiger eye]],, ,333285,,Gold plated,Green [[Tiger eye]] without stone,, ,??????,,Stainless steel,[[Tiger eye]] without stone,, ,??????,,Stainless steel,Flat white without stone,,Original bracelet ,??????,,Stainless steel,Brown without stone,,Original bracelet ,,,,,''28 watches recorded'', *Example serials [#dbe73d93] **133303 [#yf97e50d] #ref(550003-133303-2.jpg,around,right,zoom,0x200); #ref(550003-133303-1.jpg,zoom,0x200); **133452 [#l6851256] #ref(550003-133452-2.jpg,around,right,zoom,0x200); #ref(550003-133452-1.jpg,zoom,0x200); **133615 [#odc193a6] #ref(550003-133615-2.jpg,around,right,zoom,0x200); #ref(550003-133615-1.jpg,zoom,0x200); **133793 [#e15c40a0] #ref(550003-133793-2.jpg,around,right,zoom,0x200); #ref(550003-133793-1.jpg,zoom,0x200); **133945 [#sfd6948b] #ref(550003-133945-2.jpg,around,right,zoom,0x200); #ref(550003-133945-1.jpg,zoom,0x200); **133980 [#i833c3a0] #ref(550003-133980-2.jpg,around,right,zoom,0x200); #ref(550003-133980-1.jpg,zoom,0x200); **134086 [#gce8d109] Consecutive number with below. #ref(550003-134086-2.jpg,around,right,zoom,0x200); #ref(550003-134086-1.jpg,zoom,0x200); **134087 [#f80b4e21] Consecutive number with above. #ref(550003-134087-2.jpg,around,right,zoom,0x200); #ref(550003-134087-1.jpg,zoom,0x200); **134197 [#t70222d5] #ref(550003-134197-2.jpg,around,right,zoom,0x200); #ref(550003-134197-1.jpg,zoom,0x200); **134202 [#t2a1adac] #ref(550003-134202-2.jpg,around,right,zoom,0x200); #ref(550003-134202-1.jpg,zoom,0x200); **134232 [#ba6ca78b] #ref(550003-134232-2.jpg,around,right,zoom,0x200); #ref(550003-134232-1.jpg,zoom,0x200); **134366 [#m7a13a40] #ref(550003-134366-2.jpg,around,right,zoom,0x200); #ref(550003-134366-1.jpg,zoom,0x200); **134453 [#ta3265a4] #ref(550003-134453-2.jpg,around,right,zoom,0x200); #ref(550003-134453-1.jpg,zoom,0x200); **134546 [#r046bc70] #ref(550003-134546-2.jpg,around,right,zoom,0x200); #ref(550003-134546-1.jpg,zoom,0x200); **134623 [#addcfa2c] #ref(550003-134623-2.jpg,around,right,zoom,0x200); #ref(550003-134623-1.jpg,zoom,0x200); #ref(550003-134623-3.jpg,zoom,0x200); **134966 [#t3427e1c] #ref(550003-134966-2.jpg,around,right,zoom,0x200); #ref(550003-134966-1.jpg,zoom,0x200); **134984 [#gdcfec1c] #ref(550003-134984-2.jpg,around,right,zoom,0x200); #ref(550003-134984-1.jpg,zoom,0x200); **135038 [#i81309fa] #ref(550003-135038-2.jpg,around,right,zoom,0x200); #ref(550003-135038-1.jpg,zoom,0x200); **135052 [#y051f4bd] #ref(550003-135052-2.jpg,around,right,zoom,0x250) #ref(550003-135052-1.jpg,zoom,0x250); **135237 [#a6e10570] #ref(550003-135237-2.jpg,around,right,zoom,0x200); #ref(550003-135237-1.jpg,zoom,0x200); **135316 [#ac1270ad] #ref(550003-135316-2.jpg,around,right,zoom,0x200); #ref(550003-135316-1.jpg,zoom,0x200); **333216 [#v73dab01] #ref(550003-333216-2.jpg,around,right,zoom,0x200); #ref(550003-333216-1.jpg,zoom,0x200); **333220 [#c789fdf3] #ref(550003-333220-2.jpg,around,right,zoom,0x200); #ref(550003-333220-1.jpg,zoom,0x200); #ref(550003-333220-3.jpg,zoom,0x200); **333243 [#k4604da4] #ref(550003-333243-2.jpg,around,right,zoom,0x200); #ref(550003-333243-1.jpg,zoom,0x200); **333285 [#v4822bd0] #ref(550003-333285-2.jpg,around,right,zoom,0x200); #ref(550003-333285-1.jpg,zoom,0x200); **?????? [#v89df522] #ref(550003-1.jpg,zoom,0x200); **?????? [#q0538977] #ref(550003-2.jpg,zoom,0x200); **?????? [#af6a227e] #ref(550003-4.jpg,right,around,zoom,0x200); #ref(550003-3.jpg,zoom,0x200);
