Throughout its long and storied history, Seiko has teamed up with various disparate entitles to release commemorative watches - like this 1993 Seiko 7N01-6070 watch, one of the first made, with original Seiko 7N01 instructions manual.
Seiko introduced its 7Nxx movement in circa 1993, and it came in a range of styles and dial colors, to include the unique helmet-shaped watch here - Seiko would cease production of the calibre in 2009.
In 1969, Seiko released a first upon the world - the first quartz wristwatch, its Seiko Quartz Astron. The Astron went on to change the way the world told time, and severely tested the dominance of the Swiss, bringing high technology within the reach of all. The Swiss would literally pay for neglecting the evolution of the watch, in terms of market share and profit.
As the world got accustomed to the novel new 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 7Nxx line here.
Related to the 7N01, Seiko introduced its Avenue watch lineup in 1985, and it featured both dress and sporty watches geared towards a younger audience. The line included the high-priced Chario and Société models, and was hugely popular, thanks in part to the effect of TV commercials featuring popular artists.
In line with the watch style popular in the 1980s, a genre of watches referred to as "traditional watches" became popular. Within the Seiko answer to this style - its Avenue line, like the watch here - was retro-inspired oxidized gold and silver exterior finishes featuring user-friendly dials either with 60 markers and classic numerals around the circumference or sans numerals.
Avenue variations incorporated small second hand dials (like on the gold Avenue here) - and moon phase complications also proved popular with the line.
This Seiko watch comes on a leather band, and with nylon strap, rugged travel case, Seiko 7Nxx instructions manual, and springbar tool.
Arabic-Dial 1993 Seiko 7N01-7090 Avenue Watch
DIAL: Dark grey Seiko-signed dial, with Arabic numeral hour markers. Matte grey handset is in good condition - note the seconds hand is missing, but we rather like the sparse aesthetic its absence adds, so we chose not to re-add it.
CASE: Stainless-steel case measures 35mm (36mm with crown) x 40.5mm, with matching caseback; case features drilled lugs.
CRYSTAL: Seiko crystal, no scratches or cracks.
BAND: This Seiko comes on a brown leather strap; it also comes with a navy blue and yellow nylon strap.
MOVEMENT: Seiko 7N01 hacking quartz movement, manufactured in August 1993.
CROWN: Unsigned stainless-steel crown.
Of note, this Seiko 7N01 watch comes with an original Seiko 7N01 instructions manual, in both English and Kanji Japanese languages
