SEIKO
PRESAGE ENAMEL
COLLECTION
SEIKO EARNED ACCOLADES LAST year when it debuted its Presage series of
well-priced chronographs with enamel and Urushi (lacquer) dials. This year
Seiko launches a new Presage collection using the same enamel dials and a
range of Seiko’s own mechanical calibers.
Unlike last year’s models however, these new steel-cased Presage
pieces are not limited in number. Available in September 2017, the four new
Presage watches use three different Seiko calibers. One 42mm model
utilizes an automatic column-wheel chronograph, the second (a 40.5mm
model) features a multi-hand automatic caliber and automatic three-hand
movement power two additional models. All draw their design inspiration
from two early Seiko creations, namely the Seiko 1913 enamel-dialed Laurel
(Seiko’s and Japan’s first wristwatch) and a Seiko “Time Keeper” pocket
watch from 1895.
To echo those earlier watches, this new Presage series offers collectors
white dials made of enamel by Seiko’s master craftsman Mitsuru Yokozawa
and his team.
Prices begin at approximately $1,170 for the round-cased automatic
model and rise to about $2,800 for the column-wheel chronograph.
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VILLERET
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SUMMER 2017 | INTERNATIONAL WATCH | 117