Description
SEIKO 5 Sports SSK035 Specifications
| Features |
| |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Driving system | Automatic with manual winding | |||
| Caliber number | 4R34 | |||
| Case material | Stainless steel | |||
| Case back | Transparent | |||
| Case color | Silver tone | |||
| Band type | Bracelet | |||
| Band material | Stainless steel | |||
| Band color | Silver tone | |||
| Band width | 22 mm | |||
| Clasp | Three fold with push button release | |||
| Dial color | Green | |||
| Glass material | Hardlex with lenses | |||
| Hands | Luminous silver tone and cream colored hour, minute, black second hand with gold tone GMT hand | |||
| Dial markers | Luminous dots with batons index at 6, 9 o’clock position and triangle index at 12 o’clock position | |||
| Second markers | Minutes markers around the outer rim with arabic numerals per 2 hour | |||
| Lumi Brite | Hands and indexes | |||
| Bezel | Rotating green and black 24-hour GMT hardlex glass with arabic numerals per 2 hour | |||
| Crown | Push-pull out between 3 and 4 o’clock position | |||
| Accuracy | -35 to +45 seconds per day | |||
| Calendar | Date display at the 3 o’clock position with magnified glass | |||
| Function | Date, hour, minute, second, GMT, stop second hand | |||
| Drive duration | Power reserve approximately 41 hours | |||
| Magnetic resistance | 4,800 A/m | |||
| Water resistance | 10 bar water resistance (100 meters / 330 feet) | |||
| Vibrations | 21,600 vibrations per hour (6 beats per second) | |||
| Size | Diameter 42.5 mm x Thickness 13.6 mm | |||
| Lug to lug | 46 mm | |||
| Bracelet length | 205 mm | |||
| Weight | 159 g |
SEIKO 5 Sports SSK035 Features
This SKX GMT takes inspiration from a popular archive color scheme in deep green whilst its GMT function tracks multiple time zones, the rotating bezel is two-toned with a black upper.
The bi-color 24-hour bezel is coated in Hardlex, to ensure durability while the gold-colored GMT hand improves practicality, visibility and legibility. The ‘beads of rice’ bracelet remains true to the SKX heritage with a ‘five-piece link’ design that forms a series of small X-shaped patterns.
Designed for practical international timekeeping, the GMT hand and high visibility hour markers, along with clear 24-hour bezel, mean multiple time zone calculations can be made at a glance, quickly and easily.
The hands and indices are coated in LumiBrite – fluorescent luminous paint which quickly absorbs light energy, glowing brighter and longer in partial light. LumiBrite starts glowing brightly in the dark and fades slowly.
Seiko 5 Sports is known for over fifty years of reliability, durability, performance and value. ‘’5’’ represents the original five key features of every Seiko 5 still present today: Automatic movement, Day-date display, Water Resistance, Recessed crown and Durable case and bracelet.
- Calendar date display
- See-through case back
- Screw case back
- Rotating bezel (24-hour display)
- Three-fold clasp with secure lock
- 24 jewels
- 24-hour hand
- Stop second hand function
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 colors, 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.
