What to say about this slight watch, a gold 1980 Seiko 1400-6820 womens "tank" dress watch, with its original Seiko 1400 instructions manual?
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.
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 Seiko 1400 quartz watch here, first released in 1978, follows suit - classic and simple. In fact, it even resembles a certain square-design watch that shall remain nameless.
But 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 slender Seiko 1400 comes on a leather strap, and with nylon strap, rugged travel case, Seiko 1400 instructions manual, and springbar tool.
Gold 1980 Seiko 1400-6820 Womens "Tank" Dress Watch
DIAL: Gold rectangular dial features Roman numeral hour indices, with baton minute and hour hands - and no seconds hand by design - that all cooperate to form a simplistic design of beauty.
CASE: Gold stainless-steel case measures 20mm x 28mm, with matching stainless steel caseback.
CRYSTAL: Original rectangular crystal has no scratches or cracks.
BAND: This Seiko 1400 comes on a black leather strap, with matching gold hardware; it also comes with a red, white, and blue nylon strap (also with gold hardware).
MOVEMENT: Seiko 1400 quartz movement, manufactured in August 1980.
CROWN: Unsigned gold Seiko crown.
Of note, this Seiko 1400 comes with an original Seiko 1400 instructions manual, in both Kanji Japanese and English languages.
