Affordable elegance is alive in this Perpetual Calendar Chronograph watch from Seiko. The Neo Classic SPC131P1 packs a lot of punch for a decent price, if you can find one of these depleting stock pieces. It features a perpetual calendar with day/date/month/leap year, chronograph with tachymeter and 24 hour sub dial, blued handset with a running seconds sub dial, plus a sub dial that displays an alarm when set, or 24 hour time when the alarm is off.
I was introduced to this watch by @Last Watch Horology in this video and just had to have one! What a dial! I was able to scoop up this beautiful Seiko on eBay for $144 USD. Culling together info from the serial number, battery life, and dust between the lugs, this may have been a display case sample from 2019, but appears to be in completely brand new condition. Seiko still offers some great value, even at lower prices, if you can find closeouts like this!
Specifications
Case diameter: 44mm
Lug to lug length: 51mm
Case thickness: 11mm
Lug width: 22mm
Stainless steel case and fixed bezel
Leather strap
Screw down case back, push/pull crown and standard chronograph pushers
100m water resistance
Seiko quartz movemnt 7T86
Note: this video shows the watch in detail exactly how it came. The hands were a little off and I calibrated them as I went through the entire setup process after filming this video. The process is a little tricky the first time around, but easy to get familiar with. You can see the crescent moon didn’t line up with the date correctly, but it does calibration.
Chapters:
00:00 Intro & Unboxing
01:16 The Reveal
03:32 Dial & Complications
08:07 Measurements
08:20 8“ Wrist Shot
09:15 Alternate strap shot (Hadley-Roma Kevlar style strap)
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