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Seiko King Seiko KS1969
$3,100Stock unknown
Case
- Diameter
- 39.4mm
- Thickness
- 9.9mm
- Lug-to-lug
- 43.6mm
- Lug width
- 19mm
- Material
- Stainless Steel
- Water resistance
- 50m
Crystal & dial
- Crystal
- Sapphire
- Shape
- Box
- AR coating
- Anti-reflective coating on inner surface
Movement
- Caliber
- Seiko 6L35
- Type
- Automatic
- Power reserve
- 45h
- Jewels
- 26
Seiko
A slim Seiko in-house automatic, notably thinner than the common 6R family, running at 28,800 vph with around 45 hours of power reserve. Used in higher-end Seiko models (including certain Presage and Prospex pieces) and also supplied to some other brands.
Design language
- Case shape
- round
- Dial style
- matte
- Bezel
- fixed
- Bracelet
- lug-attached
- Hands
- baton
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4 colorways
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Retail$3,100
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The King Seiko KS1969 is praised for its Grand Seiko-level finishing and a slim 9.9mm case, with one owner noting it is indistinguishable from new and includes original packaging. However, the $3,100-$3,200 price point is widely questioned, with some finding the looks pedestrian and the branding jarring. Accuracy from the 6L35 movement is noted as +15/-10 seconds per day, and some owners feel the new case shape, dial colors, and end links deviate from the classic KS aesthetic. On balance, owners and reviewers are divided on the King Seiko KS1969, with the high price and modern design choices being the primary points of contention.
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