Model: King Seiko 4502-7001
Movement Specifications:
Caliber 4502A, 25 Jewels, 36000 bph
Hand-Winding & Hacking
Quickset Date Feature
Crown Position "in" allows winding
Crown Position "1" allows date change
Crown Position "2" (out) allows time to be set
Watch Specifications:
Case Diameter: 36mm (excluding crown)
Lug to Lug: 41mm
Case Thickness: 8.5mm
Lug Width: 18mm
Case Material: Stainless Steel
Crystal Material: Hardlex
Case Back: Screw-in
Case Back features a gold medallion, common to the King Seiko Line
Crown: Signed "KS," non screw-in
Buckle: Signed "KS"
Dial:
This particular King Seiko has a Silver Dial with applied silver-colored non-luminous markers. The wording "Seiko" and "KS" are also raised. The date window is surrounded by a silver box. The word "Hi-Beat" appears under the KS logo ... an indication of a bph (beats per hour) of 28800 and higher. This model has a bph of 36000.
Hands:
The hands are also non-luminous, pointer shaped, and have a black stripe down the center of them. The second hand reaches the indices and is silver in color. It has a very smooth sweep, because of the high bph.
Case:
The case is stainless steel and polished. It has sharp edges as shown in the photos, giving the case its unique look.
Crystal:
The crystal is made of scratch resistant "Hardlex." It is slightly raised above the bezel of the case. It is not domed.
Crown:
The crown is signed "KS" and is slightly larger in size, with nice grooves, making it easy to grip for winding.
Case Back:
The case back screws in, and shows the serial #, the model number, stainless steel, and water resistant. It has a unique gold medallion that reads Seiko KS.
Movement:
The movement is a caliber 4502A, 25J, 36000 bph, handwinding & hacking. It has a very rapid date change.
Size comparison: The Breitling SuperOcean has a case diameter of 41.5mm, the King Seiko, 36mm
