This timepiece is a magnificent artifact from July 1974, as confirmed by the serial number 471131. The Quartz QT collection belongs to Seiko's legendary early generation of electronic premium watches, which launched shortly after the historic Astron. It houses the early Caliber 0823, a highly robust technical soul built during a transitional era when quartz movements featured heavy metal bridges and hand-soldered electronics.
The architecture is outstanding, featuring a chunky, solid stainless steel cushion-shaped case with distinct hooded lugs. The dial is a remarkable work of art, sporting a subtle silvery-white "snow" texture that provides an organic contrast to the clean stick indices and black-accented hands. It also carries the dual-language English/Kanji day-date window and the early applied single-quartz crystal crest. Turning the case over reveals a prominent external, coin-slot battery hatch a classic feature engineered for effortless power cell replacement.
