{"product_id":"seiko-prospex-50th-anniversary-limited-edition-chronograph-as07510","title":"Seiko Prospex 50th Anniversary Limited Edition Chronograph","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eSeiko makes fantastic watches. Pure and simple.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eFrom the rare as hen's teeth Hi-Beat 6159 to the film-famous 6105 and 6309 models to the economy workhorse SXK007, Japanese watchmakers perfected incredibly well made tool watches decades ago — and at prices that make the most diehard Swiss watch fans question their spending habits.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn the late 1960's and early 1970's, Seiko was experimenting with some of the first automatic chronograph movements ever made.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eUnlike the Swiss, who were creating their own automatic chronographs in the form of the Heuer-designed Chronomatic and the Zenith El Primero, Seiko — being used to producing in scale — were able to keep their costs for their chronographs more accessible through mass production. Featuring a wide variety of case and dial designs, the 1970s were very much the golden age of Seiko sports watches.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis chronograph, a Reference SRQ029, was released in 2019 to commemorate 50 years of automatic Seiko chronographs. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIt features a 41mm stainless steel case with a sapphire crystal, a polished \u0026amp; brushed finished bezel, 'pump' pushers, and a luminous brushed silver dial with recessed sub registers, a black tachymeter rehaut, and a matching 'syringe' handset.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFitted to one of our Analog:Shift brown vegan straps (\u003ca title=\"yup!\" href=\"https:\/\/www.analogshift.com\/products\/hawksbill-brown-vegan-strap?variant=39984221356119\"\u003eyup!\u003c\/a\u003e) with a steel pin buckle, this piece is powered by Seiko's fantastic Calibre 8R48 automatic winding chronograph movement — visible through the individually numbered sapphire exhibition caseback.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLimited to just 1000 pieces, this sporty piece blends legendary Japanese reliability with vintage chronograph styling — and from one of the best names in the game, full stop.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSo, whether you're looking to add a stout mechanical chronograph to your collection, or you're entirely new to mechanical watches, this piece is going to be tough to beat.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eHave at it!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Seiko","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40166602768471,"sku":"40991115","price":2650.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0809\/1255\/products\/AS07510_40991115_SEIKO_PROSPEX50THANNIVERSARYLIMITEDEDITIONCHRONOGRAPH_8R48-00L0-6_474d46f4-3c0f-4331-a205-a231b78ef177.jpg?v=1682086064","url":"https:\/\/www.analogshift.com\/products\/seiko-prospex-50th-anniversary-limited-edition-chronograph-as07510","provider":"Analog:Shift","version":"1.0","type":"link"}