**The "Wedding Anniversary" Seiko** (ref 21-3210) was made in 1973 to celebrate Emperor Hirohito's upcoming 50th Wedding Anniversary. The watch is often simply referred to as 寿 in Japan, which means "Kotobuki" or Congratulations/Long life. Interestingly, "Kotobuki" is also the word for a Yōkai, or mythical Japanese creature, that is depicted as being a combination of the 12 animals from the Chinese zodiac. As a result, the dial is adorned with two Kotobuki as a way to offer congratulations and a long life to the Emperor. These saw a very limited release in Japan. **Produced in:** November 1973 **Video**: Here’s a [video of the Silver watch in action](https://www.instagram.com/p/C8b_jcmoIMO/) **Video**: Here’s a [video of the Gold watch in action](https://www.instagram.com/p/C8KO7stIfyT/) **Features**: ***- The Theme:*** The 21-3210 comes in two colour options; gold and silver. I have both available for sale! They are available separately, but I would prefer to keep them together as they’re an interesting piece of history. Designed as an elegant dress watch, to be worn during celebrations for the Emperor's wedding anniversary, this square shaped manual wind vintage piece has a lot going on visually speaking. The gold variant has a linen style dial, and the silver variant has a cross-hatched dial. ***- Condition:*** Near brand new condition. Some incredibly minor hairline scratches on the case backs, but the dial, crystal and case are all near perfect. ***-Scope:*** This watch comes with the original red velvet box, original price tags, the original buckles, and the original spare dial. Yes, a spare dial! The spare dial is a non-Kotobuki version of the dial, i.e. a “plain” dial. My understanding is that people were expected to use the Kotobuki dial during the 50th Anniversary year, and then switch to the plain dial for the “non-anniversary” years that followed. That seems like a hassle, and I’d love to know how many people actually did it! **Movement:** Manual Wind, 19800 bph, 23 Jewels **Dimensions:** Lug to Lug: 33.6mm Case Width: 32.5mm Case Thickness: 8.1mm Strap Width: 17.0mm **Price:** Due to the condition and scope (box, price tags, and spare dial) I’m offering the Gold Emperor at $950 + shipping and the Silver Emperor at $900 + shipping (sent from Japan). I would like to offer a discount if the pair are bought together! I accept Wise, Paypal and Bank Transfer, depending on your transaction history. [Album](https://imgur.com/a/1UNVPSF) [Timestamp](https://imgur.com/a/Ew1FMem)