1975 Seiko Bellmatic White Dial Day Date 39mm 4006-6031
Here we have a 1975 Seiko Bellmatic White Dial Day Date 4006-6031 with a 38.5mm “UFO” cushion case. The Bell Matic was introduced for the Japanese market in 1966; it was one of the first automatic watches with an alarm and centre rotor. In 1969, to increase sales, they reduced the original 27 jewels to 17 to allow it to go through US customs without the premium put on the higher jewelled movements, crazy to think that was a tactic! The 17 jewel movements continued to be used until 1978, when the Bell Matic ceased production. The lug-to-lug of 42mm and a case thickness of 13mm ensure a comfortable fit on the wrist. At 2 o’clock on the right side, we have the start-stop button for the alarm - pull out to set and push in to stop and at 3 o’clock is a crown to adjust the time, date and inner alarm bezel. Pull the crown out to its first position, rotate counter-clockwise until the red marker points to the time you wish to set, then push the crown in to set and manually wind. A smooth bezel holds a slightly domed crystal above a White Dial. The inner rotating bezel is clearly marked with Arabic numerals and a red-highlighted window indicating the set alarm time. Elegantly applied baton indexes have black-painted tips marking the hours. At 3 o’clock, a framed day-date window. Long baton hands with lume-filled tips are complemented by a sweeping second hand. On the reverse, a screw-down case back with the model number inside the horseshoe and the serial number engraved at the bottom. Inside an automatic Seiko 4006A, 17 jewels, with a built-in mechanical 10-second alarm mechanism. The watch comes fitted with a 20mm leather strap.
Here we have a 1975 Seiko Bellmatic White Dial Day Date 4006-6031 with a 38.5mm “UFO” cushion case. The Bell Matic was introduced for the Japanese market in 1966; it was one of the first automatic watches with an alarm and centre rotor. In 1969, to increase sales, they reduced the original 27 jewels to 17 to allow it to go through US customs without the premium put on the higher jewelled movements, crazy to think that was a tactic! The 17 jewel movements continued to be used until 1978, when the Bell Matic ceased production. The lug-to-lug of 42mm and a case thickness of 13mm ensure a comfortable fit on the wrist. At 2 o’clock on the right side, we have the start-stop button for the alarm - pull out to set and push in to stop and at 3 o’clock is a crown to adjust the time, date and inner alarm bezel. Pull the crown out to its first position, rotate counter-clockwise until the red marker points to the time you wish to set, then push the crown in to set and manually wind. A smooth bezel holds a slightly domed crystal above a White Dial. The inner rotating bezel is clearly marked with Arabic numerals and a red-highlighted window indicating the set alarm time. Elegantly applied baton indexes have black-painted tips marking the hours. At 3 o’clock, a framed day-date window. Long baton hands with lume-filled tips are complemented by a sweeping second hand. On the reverse, a screw-down case back with the model number inside the horseshoe and the serial number engraved at the bottom. Inside an automatic Seiko 4006A, 17 jewels, with a built-in mechanical 10-second alarm mechanism. The watch comes fitted with a 20mm leather strap.
Original: $722.99
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$253.05Description
Here we have a 1975 Seiko Bellmatic White Dial Day Date 4006-6031 with a 38.5mm “UFO” cushion case. The Bell Matic was introduced for the Japanese market in 1966; it was one of the first automatic watches with an alarm and centre rotor. In 1969, to increase sales, they reduced the original 27 jewels to 17 to allow it to go through US customs without the premium put on the higher jewelled movements, crazy to think that was a tactic! The 17 jewel movements continued to be used until 1978, when the Bell Matic ceased production. The lug-to-lug of 42mm and a case thickness of 13mm ensure a comfortable fit on the wrist. At 2 o’clock on the right side, we have the start-stop button for the alarm - pull out to set and push in to stop and at 3 o’clock is a crown to adjust the time, date and inner alarm bezel. Pull the crown out to its first position, rotate counter-clockwise until the red marker points to the time you wish to set, then push the crown in to set and manually wind. A smooth bezel holds a slightly domed crystal above a White Dial. The inner rotating bezel is clearly marked with Arabic numerals and a red-highlighted window indicating the set alarm time. Elegantly applied baton indexes have black-painted tips marking the hours. At 3 o’clock, a framed day-date window. Long baton hands with lume-filled tips are complemented by a sweeping second hand. On the reverse, a screw-down case back with the model number inside the horseshoe and the serial number engraved at the bottom. Inside an automatic Seiko 4006A, 17 jewels, with a built-in mechanical 10-second alarm mechanism. The watch comes fitted with a 20mm leather strap.
