Description
KING SEIKO SPB389 Specifications
| Feature |
| |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Driving system | Automatic with manual winding | |||
| Caliber Number | 6R55 | |||
| Case material | Stainless steel with mirror and hairline finishing | |||
| Case back | Solid screw with King Seiko emblem | |||
| Band type | Bracelet | |||
| Band material | Stainless steel with mirror and hairline finishing | |||
| Band color | Silver tone | |||
| Band width | 19 mm | |||
| Clasp | Deployment with push button release | |||
| Dial color | Indigo blue with vertical hairline finishing expresses a vintage look | |||
| Glass material | Box shaped sapphire crystal | |||
| Glass coating | Anti-reflective coating on inner surface | |||
| Hands | Luminous cream and silver tone (hour, minute) with silver tone second hand | |||
| Dial markers | Grey and silver tone batons with double baton index at 12 o’clock position | |||
| Second markers | Minutes markers around the outer rim | |||
| Lumi Brite | Hands | |||
| Bezel | Silver tone fixed stainless steel | |||
| Crown | Silver tone screw down with King Seiko emblem at 3 o’clock position | |||
| Calendar | Date display at 3 o’clock position | |||
| Function | Date, hour, minute, second, stop second hand | |||
| Accuracy | +25 to -15 seconds per day | |||
| Magnetic resistance | 4,800 A/m | |||
| Vibration | 21,600 vibrations per hour | |||
| Drive duration | Power reserve approximately 72 hours (3 days) | |||
| Water resistance | 10 bar water resistance (100 meters / 330 feet) | |||
| Size | Diameter 38.3 mm x Thickness 11.7 mm | |||
| Lug to lug | 46 mm | |||
| Weight | 139 g |
KING SEIKO SPB389 Features
This watch is inspired by the heritage of Tokyo’s past – the retro looks and pop culture during the heyday of the 1960s when the original King Seiko was released.
King Seiko timepieces contributed to Seiko Watch Corporation’s developments in world-leading technical precision after their first launch in 1961. The ‘King Seiko’ originated when multiple Seiko teams of experts created different watches to encourage innovation – one of the Japanese watch brand’s constant aims.
To give its vintage looks, the dial features vertical hairline finishing and metallic texture with a retro-luxe halo effect coloring counterbalanced by its recognizable classic KSK sharp case design. Lumibrite on the hands and indices give strong legibility. Powered by the in-house 6R55 caliber, it has a three-day power reserve.
The special feature of this model is its easily interchangeable bracelet for a personalized look – the bracelet can easily be removed by squeezing the two levers at the back of the bracelet end-piece.
Long live the new King Seiko: modernized elite watchmaking, yet its stately, dignified and majestically classic looks remain.
Dial colors inspired by the 1960s and 1970s.
Inspired by the culture of the 1960s and 1970s, when King Seiko was in its original heyday, the dial comes in three colors: charcoal black, indigo blue, and olive green. Vertical hairline finishing on the dial expresses a vintage look.
Easily switch straps to suit different occasions.
The bracelet, combines a sense of luxury, ease of use, and a good fit on the wrist. Thanks to a newly developed double lever system for easily changing the metal bracelet, the watch can be worn in a variety of situations by combining it with a wide range of 10 exclusive leather straps (sold separately).
- 24 jewels
- Solid screw case back
- Screw-down crown
- Interchangeable band with quick release spring bars
- Fixed stainless steel bezel
- Stop seconds hand function
KING SEIKO SPB389 History
Renewed, enhanced and as striking as ever.
The 1960’s was a decade of unprecedented advances for Seiko, both in terms of technical development and design creativity. Alongside Grand Seiko, one other series demonstrated the company’s ability to create beautifully designed and finished mechanical watches with high accuracy. It was called King Seiko. In addition to its precision, it offered a powerful yet graceful design that symbolized the high quality of its construction. Today, after more than half a century, the King Seiko collection is back with timepieces that showcase the lasting quality of Seiko’s mechanical watchmaking.
The lasting design values of 1965. The technology and engineering of today.
The five new watches share a distinctively sharp and angular design that is inspired by the 1965 King Seiko KSK, which was the second series to be created and the one that defined the character of King Seiko. The combination of a flat dial with faceted indexes and broad, razor-edged hands gives the watch a refined and striking presence.
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.
