{"product_id":"vintage-king-seiko-5625-7000-hi-beat-watch-automatic-1970-serviced-uk-warranty","title":"Vintage King Seiko 5625-7000 Hi-Beat Watch Automatic 1970 Serviced UK Warranty","description":"\u003ch4\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSPECIFICATION\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReference:\u003c\/strong\u003e King Seiko 5625-7000\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMovement:\u003c\/strong\u003e Seiko cal. 5625 automatic, 25 jewels\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAge:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 1970\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCase Size:\u003c\/strong\u003e 37mm\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCase Thickness:\u003c\/strong\u003e 10mm\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLug to Lug:\u003c\/strong\u003e 42mm\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLugs:\u003c\/strong\u003e 18mm\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e Used Seiko watch\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBox and Papers:\u003c\/strong\u003e No\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCase Material:\u003c\/strong\u003e Stainless steel\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWarranty:\u003c\/strong\u003e 12-month UK warranty\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePOINTS TO MENTION\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIn great pre-owned condition, with light wear \u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCase and bezel have some light scratches and marks\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSunburst dial\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFully serviced Hi-beat automatic movement\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUpgraded metal quickset gear\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eKS signed crown\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePaired with an unworn grey leather strap with deployant buckle\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGold medallion in good condition\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTHE WATCH\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThere's a rather good twist in the King Seiko family story. The name began with the watchmakers at Daini Seikosha, but when the first automatic King Seikos arrived in 1968 they were made by Suwa — the factory behind Grand Seiko. The 56KS was a new chapter, and its date-only 5625 was a particularly straightforward expression of what Suwa's engineers could do.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBy 1970, Seiko was making watches with an identity entirely its own. This wasn't a Swiss design translated into Japanese; it was an assured piece of Japanese watchmaking, designed to be part of someone's life rather than kept for a special occasion. That is part of what makes these early automatic King Seikos so interesting now.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA BIT OF TRIVIA\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe same year this King Seiko was made, Seiko was keeping time on a much grander scale. For Expo '70 in Osaka, it built a radio-controlled clock system with a master clock synchronising 110 clocks at 50 locations across the exhibition site. Seiko records it as the world's first such system. While the crowds at Osaka were being shown a vision of the future, Seiko's watchmakers were still making beautiful mechanical watches for the years ahead. Two rather different ways of looking at time.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOUR THOUGHTS\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWe like the idea of owning a watch from the opening years of this King Seiko generation. It gives you something more personal than a famous name or a list of technical achievements: a little piece of an extraordinary moment in Japanese watchmaking that can simply become your own watch. You might wear it for years without ever telling its story, but we think there's a real pleasure in knowing it's there.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Past2PresentWatches","offers":[{"title":"Default","offer_id":63184675275139,"sku":"KS0918WO","price":545.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0783\/2397\/4423\/files\/king-seiko-5625-7000-front-_9.jpg?v=1794569368","url":"https:\/\/past2presentwatches.com\/products\/vintage-king-seiko-5625-7000-hi-beat-watch-automatic-1970-serviced-uk-warranty","provider":"Past2PresentWatches","version":"1.0","type":"link"}