King Seiko 56 Seven-Thousand

The King Seiko 56 or KS56 refers to the watches that house the Cal.5621, 5625 and 5626 movements. These watches were produced for 14 year period, spanning from 1968 to 1982. They are the performance automatics of the base Cal.5601 and Cal.5606 Lord Matics. The Kings run at a higher beat rate requiring a beefier mainspring and pallet fork jewels. For better accuracy, they are fitted with jeweled barrel holes. The KS56 movement also have a decorated bridge plate. The automatic rotor also has gold filled lettering. Furthermore the King line has been retired from the late 70 and has only been revived recently, giving the line a nostalgia that is frozen in time. This particular date variant is in excellent condition with intact 18k gold medallion fixed the the monocoque case. The dial and hands are in excellent condition with just a bit of wear just to the left of the "7000" print, right of the 6 o'clock marker. The performance exceeds expectation for a +50 year old watch. The 7000 refers to the case style, a board, flat one piece or monocoque that is front loaded with a flat crystal. This case is one of the most iconic cases of the 70 and exudes class.

This is an excellent every day watch with vintage charm. Its design is versatile enough to be paired with dressy or casual wear. This would also be a good choice for someone looking for a "one" King Seiko collection. As for sizing, the uni-body case and compactness of the Cal.56xx makes for a light and efficient case shape. The dimensions might seem fairly standard for the late 60s early 70s. however, the size of the dial and the contourded flatness of the case give it strong wrist presence.

30mm VTA Flat Top Inner Dome V-type Replica Mineral Crystal

New Metal Day/Date Jumper

Handmade Leather Strap

37mm Case Width

41.5mm Lug to Lug

18mm Lug Width

10.5mm Height

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28,800 Beats Per Hour

25 Jewels

Automatic with Hand Winding

Quickset Date

Hacking Seconds

English and Kanji

30mm VTA Flat Top Inner Dome V-type Replica Mineral Crystal

3 O'Clock Crown

Push/Pull

Suwa-Seikosha

Average Deviation:

(+) 4.5 s/d 0.1 ms 224 deg