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Seiko · SARB017

Seiko Alpinist

Ref. SARB017

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Case

Diameter
39.5mm
Thickness
12mm
Lug-to-lug
46.4mm
Material
Stainless Steel
Water resistance
200m
Caseback
Solid (screw-back)

Crystal & dial

Dial colour
Green
Indices
Applied gold Arabic 12/2/4/6/8/10 with applied gold triangular batons

Movement

Caliber
Seiko 6R15
Type
Automatic
Power reserve
50h
Hacking
No
Hand-winding
No
Complications
Time only
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In a nutshell

The Seiko Alpinist (ref. SARB017) is an automatic watch, with a 39.5mm stainless steel case, 12mm thick, powered by the Seiko 6R15 movement and a 50-hour power reserve. Water resistance is rated to 200m.

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