Vintage Seiko Lord Matic 5606-7260 Automatic Wristwatch 1973 Serviced UK Warranty

SPECIFICATION Reference: Seiko Lord Matic 5606-7260 Movement: Seiko calibre 5606 automatic Age: July 1973 Case Size: 36mm Case Thickness: 10mm Lug to Lug: 41mm Lugs: 18mm Condition: Used Seiko watch Box and Papers: No Case Material: Stainless steel Warranty: 12-Months UK Warranty POINTS TO MENTION In great pre-owned condition, with light wear from use Case and bezel have some light scratches and marks Graduated green cross-hatch dial English and Kanji day wheel Fully serviced automatic movement with upgraded metal quickset Case back has some light pitting and marks from age THE WATCH There's a confidence to this Lord Matic that comes from getting the proportions right. The angular steel case frames a green dial that deepens towards its edges, while the broad, faceted hour markers catch the light with every change of angle. Bold details, certainly, but they sit together beautifully. Inside, Seiko's 23-jewel calibre 5606 provides automatic winding and a practical day-date display. This was the appeal of Lord Matic in the early 1970s: accomplished mechanical watchmaking, wrapped in a design with enough personality to make an everyday watch feel rather special. A BIT OF TRIVIA Look closely at the day window and you can see Japanese characters rather than the familiar English abbreviation. Seiko’s 5606 family was offered with bilingual calendar discs for different markets, making the humble day window an interesting little connection between Japanese watchmaking and the wider world. It is a detail that takes only a fraction of the dial, yet gives this example a character all its own. OUR THOUGHTS What wins us over is that wonderful green dial. The colour deepens towards the edges, while those bold hour markers give the watch a real sense of character. It's unmistakably a product of the 1970s, and that's precisely what makes it so appealing to us today.