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.
As well, there are also many vintage Seiko watches popular with Seiko enthusiasts, and the 7548 and 6458 series – the big brothers of the 1983 Seiko 2A23-5000 womens watch here, on its original stainless-steel Seiko dive bracelet – stand out among these.
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. The design of the 2A23 quartz diver - classic and simple - is one of these, and it borrows heavily from the instantly recognizable earlier Seiko automatic and quartz divers.
And it’s a shame, because many of these smaller watches feature exquisite details – Seiko found an original, great looking formula for its watches, and stuck with it. The quartz movements Seiko designed for watches like these are tough and reliable – and stylish!
This vintage Seiko comes on its original Seiko-signed bracelet, and with nylon strap, rugged travel case, and springbar tool.
1983 Seiko 2A23-5000 Womens Watch
DIAL: Crisp dark blue Seiko-signed dial, with applied hour indices; day and date functions - with English/Spanish day variants - at the 3 o'clock position work correctly as designed. Lume shines brightly.
CASE: Stainless-steel case measures 24mm x 27.5mm, with matching caseback.
CRYSTAL: Hardlex crystal, no scratches or cracks.
BAND: This Seiko 2A23 comes on its original stainless-steel Seiko-signed bracelet, which will fit up to an approx. 7.50 inch wrist. It also comes with a dark blue and white nylon strap.
MOVEMENT: 2A23 calibre Seiko quartz movement, manufactured in April 1983.
CROWN: Unsigned stainless-steel crown.