Tag: King Seiko

A little over a year ago, Seiko was reliving one of its former glories long ago relegated to the chest of memories, through the revival of King Seiko KSK that we had the opportunity to speak here at the time. And if at the time we were excited about that return, albeit in limited edition form, today we have to say that we are doubly excited to announce the return of the King Seiko collection.

Like the December 2020 limited edition, the new collection is inspired by the 1965 King Seiko KSK, which is distinguished by its flat dial with applied faceted indexes, razor-edged hands and a wide twelve o’clock index. The classically sized 37mm diameter, 12.1mm thick and 42.5mm lug-to-lug distance case is distinguished by its boxed-shaped sapphire crystal with an anti-reflective coating, the bold and faceted lugs with sharp angles feature mirror and hairline finishing, screw-on crown and case back, both engraved with the signature of the King Seiko’s and an appreciable 100m of water resistance.

Inside, the Caliber 6R31 automatic movement operates, offering up to 70 hours of power reserve. The watch comes with a stainless steel bracelet with many bevelled surfaces that pays homage to the design of the original King Seiko series.

The new collection comprises five watches, which vary only in the colour of the dial, one is in the original silver tone of the 1965 KSK, which, like the charcoal gray, brown and red variants, has a sunray finish, and finally a variant in lightgray that features a delicate hairline pattern.

Additionally, the brand has created five alternative leather straps specially created for the new collection that can be combined virtually with each of the watches in the collection via the link below.

www.seikowatches.com/global-en/products/kingseiko/special/simulator/

All watches will be available from February 2022 at a price of €1,700 at the brand’s official boutiques and retailers.

Our Opinion

Everything about the new King Seiko looks close to perfection, starting with the 37mm diameter that makes it fit any wrist in an elegant way, the disappearance of the date window on the dial, which in addition to bringing it closer to the original gives it better symmetry, five colour options on the dial, which promise to give you a lot of headaches when choosing one, and if we also consider 100m of water resistance and 70 hours of power reserve, all this for €1,700 exactly half the amount asked for by the limited edition of December 2020, everything is said. Okay, it doesn’t come with the iconic gold medallion on the case back, maybe it would be asking too much for half the price of the LE.

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General Specifications:

Brand: Seiko

Model: King Seiko Collection

Reference: SBP279, SBP281, SBP283, SBP285, SBP287

Dial: Silver (SPB279), lightgray (SPB281), charcoal gray (SPB283), brown (SPB285) red (SPB287)

Case Material: Stainless steel

Case Dimensions: 37 mm diameter, 12.1 mm thickness, 42.5 mm lug-to-lug

Crystal: Sapphire Glass

Case Back: Stainless steel

Water Resistance: 100 meters

Strap: Stainless steel bracelet

Caliber: 6R31

Functions: Hours, minutes, seconds

Winding: Automatic

Frequency: 21,600 Vph

Jewels: 24

Power Reserve: 70

Availability: February 2022

Price: € 1,700

Limited Edition: No

In the early 1960s, a time when the Grand Seiko was beginning to shine in the watch industry, another Seiko subsidiary was born to extend Seiko’s legacy under the name of King Seiko, it was a very reliable watch with an interesting design, but its point high only happened a few years later, in 1965, with the launch of its second generation, the King Seiko KSK and if in terms of precision it maintained the high standards of the first generation in terms of design, it has seen major improvements, such as flat surfaces, multifaceted corners and a super-hard coating to prevent scratches have given this watch a new contemporary and elegant look.

Now, 55 years after the launch of the King Seiko KSK and to celebrate Seiko’s 140th anniversary, it is launching a recreation of this watch very similar to the original second-generation KSK, but with a modern movement as expected and some design improvements. This is a limited edition of 3,000 pieces that will be available only in January.

But let’s take a look at this impressive new piece, on the outside, it fits into a 38.1 mm diameter and 11.4 mm thick stainless steel case, faceted lugs with cutting angles or sharp angles as described by Seiko, hard coating that gives real protection against scratches, an anti-reflective sapphire crystal, at 3 am a signed crown and on the back a solid screw cap with a central gold medallion with the signature and stamp of King Seiko and the inscriptions of “ Edition Limited ”and the serial number.

On the dial, a flat white (silver) dial, faceted dauphine hands, faceted indexes, at 12 o’clock a larger textured marker and at 3 o’clock a date window with a frame that fits very well in general.

As for movement, this watch is powered by a Caliber 6L35 automatic movement, which adds a date window and offers 45 hours of power reserve.

The watch comes with a black crocodile leather strap with a Seiko signature buckle in a vintage style.

Final considerations, it is an elegant, very reliable, top quality piece that is part of Seiko’s foundations. For some reason, he did not know the success of his “brother” Grand Seiko, but he will always be on the horizon of many collectors and enthusiasts and therefore the 3,000 pieces should not last long.

General Specifications:

Brand: Seiko

Model: Seiko 140th Anniversary Limited Edition Re-creation of King Seiko KSK

Reference: SJE083J1

Dial: Silver

Case Material: Stainless-steel

Case Dimensions: 38.1 mm diameter, 11.4 mm thick

Indexes: Facetted

Crystal: Sapphire Crystal

Case Back: Stainless steel

Caliber: 6L35

Functions: Hours, minutes, seconds, date

Winding: Automatic

Jewels: 26

Power Reserve: 45 Hours

Strap: Black crocodile leather strap

Price: € 3,400

Availability: January 2021