The bracelet is genuine Seiko and I have seen photos of this model with the same bracelet, but.the clasp is signed 'SQ" which I can only conclude stands for Seiko Quartz, in which case it can't be the original bracelet and is a substitute either way I like it. The underside and caseback look brand new. Once you set the alarm and push the crown back in you can toggle between alarm on-and-off by leaving the button pulled out (on) or pushing it back in to cancel or switch off the alarm when it sounds. The gold chapter ring rotates counter clockwise when you pull out the crown and top button and rotate the crown and is surprisingly accurate to set despite being 'hours only' and not 'hours and minutes' like my Omega Memomatic. The alarm is wound by the crown, and the movement is wound purely by wrist motion. The dial is a beautiful sunburst blue and the applied stick markers with integrated lume (which still charges up and stays visible) give the dial wonderful dimensionality. The condition is quite remarkable for the age, even though it has been polished - the case top should be brushed, but I don't mind the polish. I was attracted by the modern size (massive for the era), sweet condition and very reasonable price - the seller would not haggle a single Euro off the ask and was prepared to let me walk away so I knew it was rock-bottom. I picked this Seiko mechanical alarm watch up at the Athens Sunday morning flea/antique markets a couple of weeks ago.
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