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January 5, 2018
SEIKO | A Dignified Deep Blue Model Joins the "Seiko Presage" Collection
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Expressing the winter night sky. With a tranquil depth.
"Seiko Presage Blue Enamel"
The "Seiko Presage Blue Enamel," featuring a lustrous deep blue enamel dial, became available on Thursday, December 28, 2017, at Seiko Boutiques and Seiko Watch Salons nationwide.
Text by OZAKI Sayaka
Expressing the serenity and ephemerality of a clear moonlit night, using traditional craft techniques.
"Seiko Presage" is a mechanical watch brand that inherits Seiko's over 100 years of tradition and expertise in mechanical watchmaking. All models feature Seiko's proprietary alloy material "Spron" for improved mainspring performance, controlling accuracy and power reserve, along with "Diashock," a shock-resistant structure, and "Magic Lever," which enhances winding efficiency and maintainability.
With the prestige line incorporating Japanese traditional crafts at its apex, it offers a wide lineup where tradition and technology merge, and began its global expansion in 2016. It has received high acclaim worldwide.
The newly released "Seiko Presage Blue Enamel" adopts an enamel dial, also used in the "Laurel," Japan's first wristwatch, which debuted in 1913.
The wristwatch is envisioned as a clear winter moonlit night landscape, with the deep blue enamel dial representing the night sky and a crescent moon depicted by the second hand.
The deep blue glaze is said to be more viscous than white glaze, making it difficult to fire flat. However, Mr. Mitsuru Yokosawa, a leading craftsman in Japanese enamel dial production, has achieved the expression of saturation and texture.
The dial design is based on the "Timekeeper," Seiko's first pocket watch born in 1895, with Roman numeral indexes laid out. The strap is paired with a matching deep blue crocodile leather, creating a serene harmony with the dial.
Seiko Presage Blue Enamel
Ref. | SARX053
Movement | Automatic (Caliber 6R15, with manual winding)
Case Material | Stainless Steel
Case Diameter | 40.5mm
Case Back | Sapphire Crystal
Strap Material | Crocodile
Water Resistance | 10 bar
Power Reserve | Approx. 50 hours
Price | ¥100,000 (excluding tax)
Inquiries
Seiko Watch Customer Service Center
0120-061-012
https://www.seiko-watch.co.jp/presage/

