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Seiko 3883-7000 "Brushed Steel"

Seiko 3883-7000 "Brushed Steel"

£750.00 GBP
£750.00 GBP
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Model: Seiko 3883-7000 “Brushed Steel” 

Year: April 1974

Features:

The Price. Produced in 1974, and costing ¥220,000 on its release (the same amount as its "Morpho" sibling), the 3883 “Brushed Steel” was the most expensive Seiko money could buy. Compared to Seiko’s own offerings, the 3883-7000 was vastly expensive. A Grand Seiko VFA, the most advanced mechanical watch Seiko had ever produced, cost half a Morpho, while the beloved 6138 Kakume vertical clutch Chronograph only cost a tenth of one!

The Accuracy. The Morpho houses the 3883 “Superior” movement - a formidable calibre. This was one of Seiko’s, and indeed the world’s, earliest thermocompensated movements, boasting accuracy of +/-12 seconds per year, which holds its own against Grand Seiko’s modern 9F movements.

The Dial. You may have immediately - and correctly - identified this as a “Morpho” without the morphing dial. And as fantastic as the morphing butterfly wing dial is, there still a lot to love about the brushed steel version. While I, like every reasonable human, adore the Morpho, I genuinely believe there’s a time and a place for both the Butterfly Wing and Brushed Steel variants. Each brings its own distinct personality to an already outstanding design.

The Finish. The applied indices should not be overlooked. 60 of them, all individually applied. The minute markers have four vertical grooves cut into their faces, and the hour markers have been chemically blackened which gives the dial a certain gravitas.

The Case. The case is a great example of Taro Tanaka’s “Grammar of Design” - the philosophy that demanded mathematical perfection from every case angle, and with as many flat surfaces as possible in order to maximise Seiko’s masterful Zaratsu finishing.

Specifications:

The Condition: Great condition overall. Hard to believe the watch is 50 years old. All original, apart from the aftermarket bracelet.

Scope: No box or papers.

Movement: 3883 Vintage Quartz

Dimensions:

  • Case Width: 37.0mm
  • Lug to Lug: 42.0mm
  • Case Thickness: 12.0mm
  • Lug Width: 18mm
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