Seiko 5 Watches

Seiko produced their first production watches in 1924. The name Seiko was chosen as it means “exquisite”, “minute” or “success” in Japanese.

Seiko have a long heritage of being a true watchmaker and innovator within the industry and globally.

In 1969, Seiko introduced the Astron, the world's first production quartz watch: when it was introduced, it cost the same as a medium-sized car. As a progressions of this design Seiko later went on to produce the world’s very first chronograph quartz watch.

Seiko is surely best known for its momentous watches, all of which were at one time produced entirely in-house. This includes minor items such as the oils used in lubricating the watches and the luminous compounds used on the hands and the dials. Currently watch movements are made in Shizukuishi, Iwate, Shiojiri, Nagano and their subsidiaries in China, Malaysia and Thailand. This fully-integrated in-house production system is still practiced in Japan.

Despite Seiko being a market leader in the mass production of quartz wristwatches they too have excelled in the fine art of producing mechanical timepieces. These Seiko mechanical watches are highly prized by watch enthusiasts and collectors alike.

Indeed the most valuable model is the Credor Juri which retails at several hundred thousand pounds.

Seiko 5 watches are derived from this same family and are equally refined and innovative. The Seiko five automatic collections are aptly named with the 5 in the name designated to the five prominent features found in all Seiko 5 automatic watches.

These five features include shock resistant, water resistant, automatic movement and a day/date function.

The Seiko 5 brand and Seiko 5 watches are instantly distinguishable with their own unique logo on the watch dial of every model.

The transparent case back is also a lovely design feature as this allows you to view the watch working and allows you to appreciate the magnificent design of this intricate movement.

Theses seventeen jewel Seiko 5 stainless steel bracelet watches are designed to be non-hacking and do not require winding. Their movement is described by many as the workhorse of the Seiko automatic collection.

The overriding joy of these watches is that they will require very little maintenance and never need a battery to power them either.

Those that covet a Seiko 5 automatic should not be dissuaded by there low pricing as Seiko have certainly made no compromises on the quality or the feature set of the Seiko 5.

It is these careful ingredients that have seen the Seiko 5 stainless steel bracelet watches sell in their millions globally over the years.

Seiko 5 watches are the ultimate choice for those that want a mechanical watch that is affordable, great looking and suited to everyday use.