Vintage Seiko Elnix SG Day Date 422113 (07236020)

On the dial the gold colour applied Elnix logo spirals upward arrow-style (symbolizing electricity).

Underneath the nostalgic logo is the symbol of Seiko's Daini division.

This watch is equipped with a day-date complication, it also has a smooth sweeping second hand which is a dead give away that it is not a quartz, but to confuse matters, it is also not an automatic. It is actually a chronometer - though not officially certified - which is proclaimed by the blue dial under that gorgeous facetted crystal. It has in fact a contrasting 1/5th seconds indicator ring, which is quite the rarity as electric watches go, but befitting a Superior Grade Elnix (marked SG).

The story of Seiko began in 1881, when a 21 year old entrepreneur, Kintaro Hattori, opened a shop selling and repairing watches and clocks in central Tokyo. Just eleven years later, in 1892, he established the 'Seikosha' factory.

In the 1960's, Seiko announced itself on the international sports timing stage with a whole new generation of high-precision equipment that was enthusiastically endorsed by many international sports federations and used to capture elapsed time at many of the world's leading sports events. Central to this success was a range of stopwatches that incorporated Seiko's innovative "heart-shaped cam" mechanism, a feature which delivered a level of precision once thought unachievable by manual sports timing devices. Then, in 1969, Seiko introduced the Seiko Speedtimer with the innovative Caliber 6139. It was the world's first automatic chronograph with a column wheel and vertical clutch, two devices that delivered real improvements in the measurement of elapsed time in a wristwatch and are still a prerequisite in high functionality chronographs. 

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