In 1969, Seiko released the world’s first automatic chronograph, known as the Seiko Speedtimer ... Seiko revived the unique gold, red and blue colourway in 2021, in the form of the Seiko 5 Sport ...

It powers most of the 5 Sports and lower-end Presage watches ... On the other side of the world, Seiko secretly created its own automatic chronograph simultaneously. The Swiss won the race, but ...

Like other Seiko 5 Sports models, the 42.5mm stainless steel watch is powered by a 3Hz Seiko Calibre 4R36 automatic movement with a 41-hour power reserve and features a Hardlex crystal and ...

However, Seiko's new 5 Sports range, complete with Caliber 4R36 automatic movement, starts at a preposterously low £280 and represents exceptional value for money. Seiko has been producing it 5 ...

Once in a while, however, a brand knocks it out of the park, and the new Seiko 5 Sports Supercars Limited ... it’s powered by a calibre 4R36 automatic movement with 41 hours of power reserve ...

Seiko has once again raised the bar, this time by lowering the barrier to getting a solid automatic GMT watch. New models in the Seiko 5 Sports collection have familiar looks and specs, but an extra ...

The race for the automatic chrono is a compelling tale in itself ... quietly releasing the new 6139 Seiko 5 Speed Timer in Japan by May 1969, and then internationally later that year.

The original Seiko Speedtimer was introduced in 1969, the year that the first automatic chronograph movements hit the market including the El Primero, Calibre 11 and Seiko’s 6139, which used a ...

Both have been recreated this year to critical acclaim. Seiko produced the reference 6139 to house its first automatic chronograph – often called the Speed Timer after dial text found on many ...

At the famed watch show in Basel, Switzerland, in spring 1969, the president of Seiko, Itiro Hattori, approached Jack Heuer and congratulated him on his launch of the first automatic chronograph.