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Rare Vintage Seiko Super 12049 Men’s 15J Manual Classic Dress Watch JDM 1950s
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Up for sale is a rare vintage Seiko Super 12049 men’s classic manual dress watch, produced for the Japan Domestic Market (JDM) during the 1950s. Powered by Seikosha’s dependable 15-jewel manual-wind movement, the Seiko Super line represents one of the brand’s most important postwar collections, admired for its elegant styling, quality craftsmanship, and historical significance.
The watch is in full working condition and is running and holding accurate time over a 24-hour period. It is fitted on its original expandable stainless steel bracelet.
The watch is in good vintage physical condition with signs of use and age. It features a very unique naturally aged patina on the dial that gives the watch outstanding vintage character. The photos best describe its physical condition and should be reviewed carefully by interested buyers.
Key Details:
* Brand: Seiko
* Model: Super 12049
* Era: 1950s
* Market: Japan Domestic Market (JDM)
* Movement: Manual-wind
* Jewels: 15
* Bracelet: Original expandable stainless steel bracelet
* Condition: Full working condition and running and holding accurate time over a 24-hour period
A beautiful and increasingly collectible early Seiko, offering timeless 1950s styling, a reliable 15-jewel manual movement, and a uniquely patinated dial that makes each example truly one of a kind.
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► ARCHIVE FILE: SEIKO — BRAND HISTORY
Seiko begins with Kintaro Hattori, who opened a shop selling and repairing clocks in Tokyo's Ginza district in 1881, at the age of twenty-one. He founded the Seikosha factory in 1892 to manufacture wall clocks, built Japan's first wristwatch, the Laurel, in 1913, and put the Seiko name on a dial for the first time in 1924. By mid-century his successors ran one of the most vertically integrated watch companies on earth, making everything from hairsprings to cases under its own roof.
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