Swinging Seikos
by AHW Studio
Born in the 1960's Japan, this is a pair of Japanese Seiko Automatics. Clean, futuristic, yet refined, the semi-circle "Rotor" swivels as you move, enacting their original function. Never showing all its detail, the detail is always fleeting yet within grasp...
Details
Circa 1960's, Japan, Seiko.
17.5mm diameter.
Fits comfortably like a button due to its circular shape.
Clean and functionally refined.
"Rotor" - the semi-circle plate swivels and spins fluidly as you move. Originally they were engineered as a weight to power the watch movement automatically, therefore reducing the need of manually winding watches.
21 Jewels (Rubies). Jewels are ruby bearing-points inset by the watchmaker to reduce friction caused by the movement of rotating gears.