As the world got accustomed to Seiko's novel and revolutionary Astron technology dominating the market in the late 1960s and early 1970s, Seiko was hard at work on its next innovation to challenge Swiss watch industry dominance, developing the Superior, Grand Quartz, King Quartz and eventually the Type II lines...
Like this crisp two-tone gold 1985 Seiko Dolce 9520-5130 dress watch, with original Seiko 9520 instructions manual, part of Seiko's high-end Dolce line of dress watches in 1980's and 1990's.
And the Seiko quartz movement at the heart of this gold watch? 1969 was one of the most spectacular in Seiko’s storied history. That year, it released the world’s first automatic chronograph, the Calibre 6139 and the V.F.A. (Very Fine Adjusted) movement – which delivered Seiko’s highest yet level of precision for a mechanical movement.
Seiko would release another first upon the world, the first quartz wristwatch - the Seiko Quartz Astron, which went on to change the way the world told time, severely testing the dominance of the Swiss, bringing high technology within the reach of all.
This Seiko Dolce dress watch comes on a leather dress strap (black), and with a second leather strap (brown), rugged travel case, springbar tool, and original Seiko 9520 instructions manual.
Two-Tone 1985 Seiko Dolce 9520-5130 Dress Watch
DIAL: A fantastic gold Seiko Dolce -signed lightly textured dial - which provides an intriguing depth - with applied gold hour indices, and matching hour, minute, and second hands.
CASE: Two-tone gold and stainless-steel case measures in at 25mm (27mm w/crown) x 35.5mm. Case is quite slim - perfect for wear with a suit - at scarcely 4mm (!)
CRYSTAL: Hardlex Seiko crystal remains in excellent condition, no scratches, cracks, or edge chips.
BAND: This two-tone gold Seiko Dolce comes on a black leather strap; it also comes with a separate brown leather strap.
MOVEMENT: Three-jewel Seiko 9520 quartz movement, manufactured in April 1995.
CROWN: Gold Seiko crown, with inlaid black center.
Of note, this gold Seiko Dolce dress watch comes with an original Seiko 9520 instructions manual (in both Kanji Japanese and English languages).
