Vintage Seiko Quartz 5H23-6260 Mens Watch Black Grid Dial Red Day Date 33mm 1986

Vintage Seiko Quartz Ref. 5H23-6260 – Black Grid Dial with Red Accents – Day-Date – Slim Black Case – 33mm – Circa 1986

A slim 1980s Seiko quartz, reference 5H23-6260, in an all-black finish with red accents. The black dial has a fine grid texture, a thin red inner ring, silver-tone baton markers, a dotted minute track and a red centre seconds hand. A day-date window at 3 o'clock shows the days in German, with Saturday in blue and Sunday in red. The black-finished base metal case measures approximately 33mm, with a stainless steel back marked "Seiko", "Base Metal St. Steel Back", "Water Resistant", "Japan A" and "5H23-6260 (A0)", with serial 691872. It is fitted with a later black textile-style strap with red stitching and comes with a vintage Seiko Quartz box.

Brand heritage

Seiko traces its origins to 1881, when Kintaro Hattori opened his watch and clock shop in Tokyo. In 1969 it launched the Astron, the first quartz wristwatch, and by the 1980s Seiko quartz movements were among the most accurate and widely used in the world.

Model history

The 5H23 is one of the slim Japanese quartz calibres with day and date that Seiko produced in the mid 1980s, used in a wide variety of dress and sports-styled cases. Black-coated cases with coloured accents and textured dials were a fashionable look of the decade. The caseback serial points to production in 1986.

Specifications

• Brand: Seiko
• Reference: 5H23-6260
• Serial: 691872 (circa 1986)
• Movement: Seiko calibre 5H23 quartz, Japan
• Functions: Hours, minutes, seconds, day (German) and date at 3
• Case: Black-finished base metal with stainless steel snap back
• Case size: Approx. 33mm
• Dial: Black grid texture with red inner ring
• Strap: Black textile-style with red stitching (not original)
• Included: Vintage Seiko Quartz box (not confirmed original to this watch)

Condition

Pre-owned vintage condition with wear consistent with age. The black finish shows light wear at the bezel edge, the caseback shows scratches, and the crystal shows light marks. No current water resistance is implied. Please view all photos carefully, as they form part of the description.

Please note

Please study all photos carefully. They show the actual watch you will receive and form part of the description. As with any vintage watch, it is sold as a collectible, is not guaranteed water resistant, and its timekeeping may differ from a modern watch.

Shipping

Ships from Giza, Egypt, carefully packed, with tracking.

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