Ricoh’s Hidden Watch Heritage

[@IlluminatingWatches]

If you enjoyed this video on Ricoh - you will likely enjoy another video I did on orient digital watches -> kzbin.info/www/bejne/mXOyiX-opd-rsMk

[@Emilmarch]

I have many Ricoh watches, Tiger Eye, Grand Monarch, Apex 😊 I love Ricoh watches.

[@IlluminatingWatches]

Nice! It’s a topic I’ve not seen covered so much elsewhere so was glad to contribute!

[@megamega362]

I have an early 80's Ricoh ovoid shape watch R31 movement I bought it as a beater watch 10 yrs ago totally original lovely watch I paid £25 delivered I have worn it nearly every day since still going strong.

[@angoethomsen2315]

I Iike my vintage1980 Ricoh Anadigi with cal.120. I bought it direct from Japan. Very good quality.

[@noisepuppet]

Great video. Really love the ana-digi ones with the big beveled chapter rings.

[@IlluminatingWatches]

Thankyou! Much appreciated!

[@cuckooforwatches382]

Another great video! I always learn something watching your content. 🤓

[@IlluminatingWatches]

Thankyou! Bit of edutainment :)

[@momoiunder17]

よくここまで解説してくれました！ レアなモデルもしっかり把握していて資料として優秀だと思います！素晴らしいです！

[@IlluminatingWatches]

Really glad you found it informative!

[@jamesblonde2271]

You know I really wanted more on their dive pieces, were they all "homages", I bet a Dive Watch from Digital Brands, featuring quartz dive watches from big brands and stuff like Ricoh and Citizens auto pieces, after all Citizens recent co development of the Powermatic 80 is a bold step and natural end point, viewer gold mate.

[@IlluminatingWatches]

Need to do something on affordable modern mechanical movements . Powermatic 80 an interesting one to look at. Perhaps as part of tissot … a brand I’ve not done yet (outside the soviet vid)

[@sreeniranjan6353]

How to find the manufacturing year of a Ricoh watch?

[@IlluminatingWatches]

I’ve used a variety of sources. For the analogs I used a Japanese reference book in Takano / Ricoh watches. For the digitals there is a book called electrifying the wrist watch that helped with some of the references (they are normally located in the front of the watch)

[@sreeniranjan6353]

@@IlluminatingWatches mine is an automatic There's a number in the back Does that means anything?

[@IlluminatingWatches]

@@sreeniranjan6353 if you are on Instagram sent me a photo and I’ll take a look

[@sreeniranjan6353]

@@IlluminatingWatches 👍

[@sreeniranjan6353]

@@IlluminatingWatches i have sent photos

[@marcelovasconcellos6067]

Very cool video, thanks! Inside one of my X Games watches, as you know an Orient sub brand here in Brazil, there is a Ricoh module. X Games have a bunch of those anadigis in which you press a button and LED like numerals in blue, red or green come up. Surely those are using Ricoh modules as well. So they are still involved in watches, in some way connected to Seiko/Orient.

[@IlluminatingWatches]

Oh nice!! I’d not made the Ricoh link so that’s adds more fuel for the Brazil video. It IS coming

[@vermazing888]

Great video !

[@drebdy]

great video for ricoh watches, thank you for this

[@ericb8888]

Incredible research as ever ! Never seen or heard of the Orange dial SKX / Tuna hybrid, thank you ;)

[@IlluminatingWatches]

Thankyou!!

[@Daud76]

Fantastic! Well researched and so entertaining. 😊

[@IlluminatingWatches]

Thankyou! Not so much intell available so hopefully helps others with an interest!

[@TickSweep]

Never knew they did watches! Great video as always

[@LaurentiusTriarius]

As a Canadian when I think Ricoh I think copier or label printer. Very interesting already looking on eBay 😂

[@IlluminatingWatches]

Ha ha yes I think many people Have that association. They had some cool watches!

[@choond]

Another great video 👍

[@IlluminatingWatches]

Thankyou for dropping by again to watch my videos! Really appreciated!

[@twobowsvids]

Great video man. Is there any way I can contact you about a piece I have...it's a vintage Ricoh that I'm trying to date? Would love an opinion. Thanks

[@IlluminatingWatches]

Hey hey - best way is an Instagram direct message on my illuminating watches account. Would love to see it - pre warning that I’m not a super expert on them. The guy that runs the vintage digital watches channel is much more of an expert

[@israeldejesusrodriguezport7245]

Excelente maquina el Ricoh.No se porque no se encuentran nuevos.Como el seiko .

[@imveryharsh]

Haha! Very cool Air India ricoh. Another great video, man..

[@IlluminatingWatches]

Ha ha yes! Lured you in with that one

[@zornikzornuk3187]

Nice video, never heard about Ricoh, quartz line look better than their mechanical ones

[@IlluminatingWatches]

Thankyou! Glad to bring a new brand to your attention!

[@manhvuongoan877]

Em có con Ricoh quart

[@victormedinaaguirre6887]

Watches Yamaha reviow please thanks from Lima. Peru

[@IlluminatingWatches]

I don’t really know them. Any good resources?

[@zillsburyy1]

anything japanese is great quality

[@IlluminatingWatches]

I’m a big fan of the Japanese brands - as I’m sure you will see from the channel!

[@manusverzoni2384]

Jerry approved.

[@IlluminatingWatches]

Tom not so keen?

[@manusverzoni2384]

@@IlluminatingWatches Or Dean...

[@IlluminatingWatches]

Ben and Jerry approved?

[@manusverzoni2384]

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[@yerkodiegoborjakvessitchva2183]

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[@IlluminatingWatches]

Thankyou! Very glad you enjoyed!

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[@travis3430]

They also did a Rolex day date homage.

[@IlluminatingWatches]

Is the one at 3:05 the one you mean ? Or different ?

[@travis3430]

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[@KillingTimeWithNorman]

Those Chateau pieces! Love this video! I knew NOTHING about Ricoh prior to finding the brilliant little squarish Ricoh dress watch I own.

[@IlluminatingWatches]

The Takano chateau is very class

[@KillingTimeWithNorman]

@@IlluminatingWatches Well crap. Now I have ANOTHER eBay search. hehe

[@KillingTimeWithNorman]

Apparently the dressy quartz I own is extremely elusive, it escaped your impressive researching abilities. :) I've never seen it anywhere outside my watchbox. I actually have an eBay search out there for it, for a viewer.

[@IlluminatingWatches]

Noooo I missed one ! Ha ha I didn’t cover a whole bunch of the Quartz and mechanicals. I’d meant it to just be digital but got lost down the rabbit hole and couldn’t resist going a bit broader

[@KillingTimeWithNorman]

@@IlluminatingWatches Yeah can't go down ALL the rabbit holes. I've yet to see mine anywhere online.