Seiko

5626-7000

36.5mm Consistent Pricing
Low $556
Median $600
High $629
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The Seiko 5626-7000 belongs to the automatic 56 King Seiko family, where restrained dial furniture and sharply finished cases do much of the talking. It offers a particularly satisfying contrast: a discreet day-date dress watch with a brisk, high-beat movement underneath.

Built by Suwa, the 5626 runs at 28,800 vibrations per hour—a detail that helps explain the seconds hand’s smooth progress. For an example worth pursuing, concentrate on the original finishing: softened case edges take away some of the precision that makes these watches attractive. The gold King Seiko caseback medallion is another detail worth preserving. Most importantly, confirm that both calendar quicksets work correctly; the movement’s original plastic calendar-corrector wheel is a known weak point, and a watch that keeps good time can still have a disabled quickset.

MovementAutomatic
Caliber5626
Case Size36.5mm

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