SEIKO 5 Sports SRPF93K1 Features : 

A Japanese skateboard brand launched by director Katsumi Minami and his friends in 2011. The name Evisen is derived from “everything” pronounced with Japanese intonation, and expresses the belief that “skateboarding is everything.” The brand has released a variety of products that incorporate humorously original graphics that incorporate ancient Japanese traditions and culture, as well as works by artists associated with the brand.

Evisen team riders are all unique and talented from Japan and abroad. The brand is based in Tokyo, but has close ties to Osaka, Sendai, and other major cities in Japan as well as appearing in international media. Pursuing the essence of skateboarding, Evisen produces skateboard decks and videos, as well as apparel collections that reflect skateboarders’ originality.

Limited Edition of 1,500 pieces.

• Calendar day and date display
• LIMITED EDITION on the case back
• Screw case back
• See-through case back
• Serial number engraved on the case back
• Unidirectional rotating bezel
• 24 jewels
• Stop seconds hand function

SEIKO 5 Sports SRPF93K1 Special :

DESIGN

Dial & Strap

The off-white dial resembles the urethane material of a skateboard wheel, and the calf belt resembles the wood-grained skateboard deck. The highlight of the design is the dial center, made in the image of a skateboard’s bearing.

Indexes

The skateboard’s hexagonal indexes are designed in the image of axle nuts that connect the wheels to the truck.

Case back

On the caseback is the Evisen logo’s iconic Samurai helmet and a serial number from 0001/1500 to 1500/1500.
* In an actual product, the case back direction might be different from the photograph.

About Seiko 5

Seiko 5. Bold designs that speak volumes about those who dare to wear the Seiko 5. The inspiration lies in the edgy designs and dramatic colours, that come together with an innovative automatic movement that defines the very spirit of a Seiko 5.

From the very start, Seiko 5 was a watch whose performance would serve the demanding needs of the new 1960’s generation, who cared less for tradition and more about life. The watch had five key attributes :
1. Automatic winding
2. Day/date displayed in a single window
3. Water resistance
4. Recessed crown at the 4 o’clock position
5. Durable case and bracelet

The technology behind the legend

From the start, Seiko 5 was designed to break the mold of watch performance and to bring to the young 1960’s generation a watch that belonged to their age and that fitted into their lives. As perhaps never before, young people of the day saw no limits to their aspirations. Seiko 5 needed to be a watch that could go anywhere and everywhere. The first challenge was durability. To be durable, a watch needs to be impervious to two threats; water and shock.

Water resistance was built in as standard to every Seiko 5 watch, and metal bracelets were used so that, from buckle to buckle, the watch was resistant to water and sweat. Shock resistance was assured with two Seiko inventions. First, the mainspring was made from “Diaflex,” an unbreakable alloy, and the “Diashock,” system was created to protect the movement from shock within the case.

Legibility was the next vital attribute. Today, we take for granted that day and date are presented in a single window but, in fact, this was an idea built in to Seiko 5 to enhance the legibility of the dial. The genius create a unique system that allowed both day and date to be shown in one plane.

The final challenge was to create a distinctive look that defined the brand. Thanks to the extraordinary Seiko invention of the ‘Magic Lever,’ the winding efficiency of Seiko 5 is very high, and the wearer rarely needs to use the crown. So the designers made it smaller and hid it under the lip of the case at 4 o’clock, giving Seiko 5 its signature look.

History of Seiko 5

Seiko began producing its Seiko 5 line of automatic watches back in 1963. Since then watch enthusiasts around the world have come to recognize Seiko 5 as reliable, affordable and well respected watches. Over the last 50 years Seiko has produced thousands of different models in the line.

History of Seiko

The company was founded in 1881, when Kintarō Hattori opened a watch and jewerly shop called “K. Hattori” (服部時計店 Hattori Tokeiten) in the Ginza area of Tokyo, Japan. Eleven years later, in 1892, he began to produce clocks under the name Seikosha, meaning roughly “House of Exquisite Workmanship”.

The first watches produced under the Seiko brand appeared in 1924. In 1969, Seiko introduced the Astron, the world’s first production quartz watch, it cost the same as a medium-sized car. Seiko later went on to introduce the first quartz chronograph.