Hey WatchEx!

For sale is this vintage Seiko "Type-II" (7546-8000), made in Japan in January of 1979.

The Type-II series by Seiko was aimed at making a quartz series of quality that was more affordable compared to the very expensive QT/QR/QZ cal.38 and cal.48 series that preceded it despite most of the "Type-II" line being more expensive than the automatic offerings at the time. They were slimmer and more playful than the cal.38 series, often with exclusive colour ways and dials.

This example, reference number QHK060, has classic Seiko proportions and follows Seiko's "Grammar of Design" elements that were laid out in the '60s to establish and define the Seiko we know today. The lineage is particularly evident when looking at the Grand Seiko 4420-9000, with it's squared off lug cutout and bezel that angles inward before cutting into the case. It also has the same brushed top surface and polished side styling. 

The dial is a beautiful purple and is heavily road-worn. It was originally from a Seiko 7546-8350 from September 1978 and most likely started life as a blue dial (as there is no documentation of a purple 7546-8350) but, due to aging, has turned an amazing and unique purple colour. It has a stripe down the centre and depending on the angle you look at it, either the stripe or the sides of the stripe appear more deep in colour. Due to it being so unique, I had the dial and hands from the 7546-8350 swapped into a January 1979 Seiko 7546-8000 (QHK060), which has the same case shape and takes the same movement. I have included the original 7546-8000 dial and hands (minute & hour hands) should you ever want to swap it back. The original 7546-8000 dial is a nice pearly white with black Roman numerals.

Both dials feature an applied Seiko logo and single crystal quartz symbol and both have the Suwa swirl symbol which indicates that the watch was designed and manufactured by the Suwa factory during their fierce rivalry with the Daini factory.

It houses the calibre 7546 movement which is a very cool-looking movement and works great. The cal.75 movement series were reserved for upper-middle range watches, with stated battery life of 5 years and stated accuracy of 15 seconds per month. The days of the week are bilingual with a choice of either English or Japanese Kanji.

Comes on the original Seiko bracelet (and original end links) that can accommodate a wrist size of up to roughly 17cm (minimum roughly 15cm).

The condition (regarding the case and movement) is great for a watch that was made almost 50 years ago, with general minor wear as expected, faint scratches on the dial and an almost spotless dial (white Roman numeral dial). The purple dial is very worn but I think is a more unique and interesting choice as despite being very damaged, it has a lot of character.

Brand new battery fitted. 

Looking for $170 net (buyer pays Paypal or Wise fee) + shipping

Dimensions are:
35.5mm x 40.5mm x 9.8mm 
Lug Width 18mm
(According to my callipers)

Bought in Japan.

*Returns accepted but all return postage costs are the buyer's responsibility and any re-import fees that I have to pay when receiving the watch will be deducted from the refund amount.