Seiko Introduces a Speedtimer with a New Blue Dial
In a follow up to a release from nearly a year ago, Seiko has introduced a new version of their Speedtimer chronograph with a bright blue dial. The current iteration of the Speedtimer is kind of a tricky thing to wrap your head around. According to Seiko, it?s a tribute to their iconic 6139 chronograph from 1969, but it doesn?t look much like it at all. Instead, the inspiration is found in the watch?s movement, which features a column wheel and vertical clutch, just like the original (the first watch with both features). That makes for a very inside-baseball type of vintage inspired watch, and feels particularly unusual for Seiko given their tendency to draw on their heritage releases in a much more tangible way, with new releases that look and feel a lot like the old ones in many cases. For whatever reason (we?re guessing movement limitations) the Speedtimer is an exception to the rule, drawing a crooked line from the original to the new release. Does that matter" It might if you?ve been craving a new version of the 6139 that holds true to the aesthetic of the original. But if you?re just after a nice looking, vaguely vintage inspired chrono, the new SRQ043 should more than suffice.Â
The new Speedtimer reference has a blue dial set off by two white subdials at 3:00 and 9:00. The 3:00 subdial counts the running seconds, while the 9:00 subdial tracks elapsed minutes up to 30. Seiko has clearly put a great deal of thought into legibility here, with the chronog...
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