Important Design 
10 June 2021
Important Design 
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Seiko

'Bullhead' chronograph wristwatch, Ref. 6138-0060T

Japan, 1973-1983
estimate: $1,000–1,500
result: $1,063
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Watch features brown round dial with two sub dials for hours and minutes, day/date aperture, with winding crown and pushers positioned on the top of the case, brown outer tachymeter ring, to the brick link bracelet.
Stainless steel
Case 41 x 45 mm lugs included
Automatic
Dial, case, and clasp signed Seiko

This work will ship from Wright in Chicago, Illinois.

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SEIKO

Japanese Design and Modern Influence

Kintarō Hattori opened a watch and jewelry shop in Tokyo in 1881, focusing on unique imported timepieces rare in the Asian market. His retail enterprise soon transformed into the production of clocks initially producing pocket watches and eventually the more modern wristwatch. In 1924, with the building of a new state-of-the-art factory, he launched Seiko competing with Swiss watchmakers in superior accuracy and cost. While most Swiss Watchmakers were reliant on movements and parts produced by different manufacturers, Seiko relied on vertical integration. By 1956, Seiko designed and produced every part in-house including the oil used in the movement, and within just a few years, Seiko was producing some of the most accurate, modern, and reasonably priced watches on the market. Seiko watches are true icons of Japanese design and modern influence.  

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