SEIKO Sportsmatic cal.245 / August 1961, Early Automatic

— Black stillness, reflecting the hours —

A timepiece made in Japan in the early 1960s, holding both quiet and dignity.

Look down at the dial and the contrast between deep jet black and a geometric silver inner ring takes the eye.

The aesthetics of no date, with every unnecessary ornament stripped away.

The comma mark at twelve speaks quietly for Seiko's progressiveness and its pride in quality.

— Innovation handed down to the present —

Made in August 1961: an early Sportsmatic, a model indispensable to any account of Seiko's automatic history.

Inside the caseback is "J14103D," and the movement is the Cal.245, struck with the Seikosha mark.

Setting the crown into the case at four o'clock not only improves how the watch sits on the wrist — it is a design that stands for the completeness of an automatic that needs no hand-winding.

The aesthetics of no date, brought out by a jet-black dial and a geometric inner ring. A comma mark at twelve and a progressive recessed crown at four. An early Sportsmatic of 1961, with the Seikosha-marked Cal.245. Japanese vintage with a bracelet that reads as one with the case.

— Vintage dignity, still shining —

The substantial bracelet, integrated with the case, gives the wearer's wrist a definite presence.

The presence of the case size and the refined form particular to the 1960s slip elegantly into everything from classical to contemporary dress.

More than half a century on and undimmed: enjoy the essence of Japanese vintage at your own wrist.