Description
SEIKO Presage SPB538 Specifications
| Feature |
| |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Driving system | Automatic with manual winding capacity | |||
| Caliber Number | 6R51 | |||
| Case material | Stainless steel | |||
| Case back | Solid screw | |||
| Band type | Strap | |||
| Band material | Calfskin leather | |||
| Band color | Brown | |||
| Band width | 11 mm | |||
| Clasp | Three-fold clasp with push button release | |||
| Dial color | White | |||
| Glass material | Box shaped sapphire crystal | |||
| Glass coating | Anti-reflective coating on inner surface | |||
| Hands | Gold tone hour, minute, second with arrow shaped at tip of second hand | |||
| Dial markers | Black roman numerals | |||
| Second markers | Minutes markers around the outer rim | |||
| Bezel | Fixed gold tone stainless steel | |||
| Crown | Gold tone push/pull out at 3 o’clock position | |||
| Function | Hour, minute, second, stop second hand | |||
| Accuracy | +25 to -15 seconds per day | |||
| Drive duration | Power reserve approximately 72 hours | |||
| Magnetic resistance | 4,800 A/m | |||
| Water resistance | 5 bar water resistance (50 meters / 165 feet) | |||
| Vibrations | 28,800 vibrations per hour (8 beats per second) | |||
| Size | Diameter 35 mm x Thickness 12.3 mm | |||
| Lug to lug | 37 mm | |||
| Weight | 60 g |
SEIKO Presage SPB538 Features
Seiko Presage Seiko 145th Anniversary Limited Edition Classic Series Enamel “Timekeeper”
Limited Edition of 1,450 pieces
Seiko Presage commemorates Seiko’s 145th anniversary with a new timepiece inspired by the Timekeeper.
Presage unveils a new limited-edition model whose gold-colored accents express Seiko’s enduring commitment to enriching lives with joy and beauty.
The watch features an onion crown. The bezel, which is adorned with intricate and dimensional detailing, echoes the silhouette of the historical timepiece.
And like the Timekeeper, the Presage creation features a dial in smooth white enamel. Marked with slender Roman numerals, it evokes old-world charm while ensuring high legibility. The box-shaped glass, another vintage-inspired feature, provides the design with a rich depth.
The new timepiece also features movable lugs and a pull-through leather strap sourced from Leather Working Group-certified tanneries*.
*Leather Working Group
The Leather Working Group (LWG) is a non-profit organization dedicated to responsibly made, sustainable leather production. Seiko, a member of LWG, aims to increase its percentage of leather straps made with leather produced by LWG-certified tanneries to over 90% in the future.
This limited edition timepiece is one of a small collection to commemorate the 145th Anniversary of the beginnings of Seiko as a Tokyo clock and watch repair shop in 1881.
These pieces take design and watchmaking inspiration from moments in Seiko’s history, bringing them up to date for today with the latest technical and design innovations and gold-colored accents.
This Presage Classic Series Craftsmanship model pays homage to the very first Seikosha (as Seiko was then known) pocket watch; the ‘Timekeeper,’ launched in 1895, when Seiko moved from repairing clocks and watches to creating them.
Its features are reminiscent of the 1895 original, including a millegrain decoration around the gold-colored case, large ‘onion-style’ crown design, classic Roman numerals, and elegant hands. The strap features moveable lugs and special pull-through sustainable LWG-approved leather. Gold accent coloring signifies the achievements of Seiko’s founder, Kintaro Hattori. Under a box sapphire glass is a warm white hand-enamelled dial with a uniquely soft sheen.
Powered by an in-house built automatic 6R51 caliber, this timepiece is accurate to -15/+25 seconds per day with a three-day power reserve.
Seiko Presage: Timeless looks, precise mechanical timekeeping. Minimalistic watch designs with a distinctly Japanese aesthetic.
*In an actual product, the case back direction might be different from the photograph.
*This enamel watch dial is manufactured by firing it at a high temperature. The process of melting enamel may create small dimples, tiny dots, and a rough surface. These attributes are unique features of genuine enamel watch dials, of which no two are exactly alike.
Enamel Craftsman: Mitsuru Yokosawa
For almost half a century, Mitsuru Yokosawa has been expanding the boundaries of enamel, mastering time-honored techniques and gradually creating new ones. As his experience broadened, the layers of enamel he was able to apply became thinner and thinner. He is now able to apply a flawless enamel coat just 0.1 mm thin. Such precision requires not only exceptional visual acuity, but also the seemingly magical ability to make minute adjustments to the enamel composition based on fluctuations in humidity and weather conditions. Aptly, it would take the skills of a magician to create the face of the new Seiko Presage.
Artisan of Time: Enamel Craftsman
- Enamel dial
- LIMITED EDITION on the case back
- Serial number engraved on the case back
- Solid screw case back
- 24 jewels
- Stop second hand function
SEIKO Presage SPB538 History
Presage. The product of a century and more of experience
In 1913, Seiko made its first mechanical watch. 1956, Seiko made its first automatic watch. 1958 Seiko created its shock resistant system, Diashock, to preserve precision when the movement is subject to impact. 1959, Seiko invented the Magic Lever spring winding mechanism, and in 1964, it started producing balance springs in-house, utilizing its own specially developed alloy, Spron. 1967, Seiko created Japan’s first hi-beat caliber. 1969, Seiko made the world’s first automatic chronograph with vertical clutch and column wheel systems and in 2014 Seiko’s mechanical watchmaking skills were rewarded with a prize at the Grand Prix d’Horlogerie de Genève for its hi-beat caliber.
For over a century, Seiko has developed and refined its mechanical watchmaking skills. Today, all this experience comes together in a new, all-mechanical, collection named Presage. Presage has already been successful in Japan and selected other markets for some time. Now Presage goes global and takes center stage as Seiko’s leading mechanical watch collection.
A living heritage
The new Presage collection draws its inspiration from Seiko’s heritage in mechanical watchmaking, which stretches all the way back to 1913 and the celebrated Laurel which was Seiko’s, and Japan’s, first ever wrist watch. This heritage is brought to life today in two very special Limited Edition automatic chronographs whose design echoes that of the 1913 Laurel and whose dials are made in the finest traditions of Japanese artistry, one in enamel and the other with lacquer. Both use the 8R48 caliber, which has vertical clutch and column wheel systems, and incorporates Seiko’s unique three-pointed hammer to ensure the perfect synchronization of the hands’ fly-back. Both are offered in editions of 1,000 in celebration of Seiko’s 60 years of automatic watch making and will be available in September.
Presage: A wide range of calibers, designs and tastes
Presage is a collection of broad appeal. It comprises 60 models and uses the full range of Seiko’s mechanical calibers, from the accessible 4R, through 6R to the exclusive 8R. Highlights include the 6R27 multi-hand power reserve model and a series using an entirely new version of the 4R57 caliber. This new caliber is Seiko’s first ever with a center power reserve indicator, and is available in a series of five designs, including a limited edition. Every Presage watch has 10 bar water resistance and a sapphire crystal.
Japan is a land with a long and unbroken cultural history and therefore values tradition very highly. Long-lasting beauty and long-lasting performance express the deep desires of Japanese culture and are therefore at the heart of Japanese craftsmanship. Both in design and manufacturing values, Presage belongs firmly in this tradition and offers the very highest levels of reliability and durability over time. Each Presage watch is built to last for generations.
