Many Seiko watches from the 1960’s through the mid-1980’s have rightly gone down as design classics, building a considerable following amongst watch collectors.
Conversely, some truly gorgeous watches from the same era produced by the same company have quietly slipped under the radar for the simple reason they were designed for the typically slighter wrist, ie: women - like this petite 1979 Seiko 3423-00200 women’s dress watch, on its original stainless-steel bracelet.
And it’s a shame, because many of these smaller watches feature exquisite details – Seiko found an original, great looking formula for its divers, and stuck with it. The quartz movements Seiko designed for watches like these are tough and reliable – during its heyday, the movements were popular with armed forces for this same reason.
There are many vintage Seiko watches popular with Seiko enthusiasts - the Seiko 3423 line is evidence of this - and for good reason; Seiko discovered the secret to manufacturing mass-produced stylish and affordable watches.
This Seiko dress watch comes on it's original Seiko stainless-steel bracelet, and with nylon strap, springbar tool, and rugged travel case.
1979 Seiko 3423-0020 Roman Numeral Women's Dress Watch
DIAL: Crisp Seiko-signed Roman numeral dial, no imperfections; date function at the 3 o'clock position work correctly as designed.
CASE: Stainless-steel case measures 24mm (25mm including crown) x 28mm, with matching caseback; 11mm lug width.
CRYSTAL: Hardlex crystal, no deep scratches or cracks.
BAND: This Seiko dress watch comes on its original Seiko stainless-steel bracelet, which will fit up to an approx. 6.25 inch wrist; it also comes with a red, white, and blue nylon strap.
MOVEMENT: Seiko 3423 quartz movement, manufactured in October 1979, making this one of the first made by Seiko; movement hacks as designed.
CROWN: Unsigned stainless-steel crown.
