Thanks for posting this.
I have recently started to appreciate these Seiko LCD watches and consider myself lucky to have found them again. My college room mate wore one, and, at the time, I didn't think much of it. I never wore a watch -- not for not trying, but I never could find one that worked for me. Vintage watches were delicate and broke, stainless divers don't fit under sleeves and are heavy, plastic watches are um, plastic, and so on.
I picked up an A359-5000 for my son for Christmas. It was NOS and I thought in the pictures it really looked great. When it arrived, I was doubly delighted with it. The construction, weight, design of it were really remarkable. What was particularly appealing was the design of the speaker grill -- a centered Seiko against bright steel and black paint. My son loved it, but wouldn't wear it as it was too nice to wear. So I decided to see what else there was out there (mostly ebay) and no more NOS watches.
so I picked up a g757 and two a259s. My son got the G757 (what a fun and cool calibre -- too bad about the case not being SS) and my daughter got the a259-5070 (which she loves). So now, I decided I wanted one and picked up an a259-5010.
The Seiko speaker grills are the design element which really sets these watches apart from the generic lcd watches that followed. The 5010 with its bold grill and multi-colored print really is a unique watch. The bracelet is one of the best as it is a perfect extension of the case and very comfortable. Much to my luck, the watch came perfectly sized for me.
Personally i think the A259-5010 is one of the most elegant but sturdy LCD watches that Seiko made through the years, a true identification with the 1970's; the alarm-roster, the beautifull yellow and blue letters on the inner bezel, the movement. Basically the design of this particular Seiko LCD.
I couldn't agree more, and thanks so much for posting pictures of this beautiful watch.
Mike