The 1960’s saw unprecedented advances for Seiko, both in terms of technical development and design creativity. Besides Grand Seiko,the King Seiko series demonstrated the company's ability to create beautifully designed and finished mechanical watches with...
We need to see Seiko come up with a hand-winding movement to use in their presage/KS series to get the thickness down. But everything else about this is spot on. Cool bracelet, and a nice option for the no-date enthusiasts.
What other brand would propose two different finishings for their silver dials? If only they had only "King Seiko" on the dial, and had made it a thinner manual-wound piece, it would have been on my list. But then again, it would be a SBGW 231. This is a ...
Right size, maybe a bit thick as others have commented but that’s always been the way, and no date. My preference would be for a lighter dial and a strap, but having the bracelet could be good too.
Especially with both strap and bracelet options, and some colour in their dials. That said, I'm still fond of my vintage 44ks, especially since it can be fitted with an inexpensive (and appropriately jangly) third party bracelet. Perfect for the humid cli...