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Seiko · Essentials

Seiko Essentials Day-Date

Dress

$275In stock
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Case

Diameter
39.6mm
Thickness
8.8mm
Material
Stainless steel
Water resistance
100m

Crystal & dial

Dial colour
Gray

Movement

Caliber
Seiko 6N43
Type
Quartz
Hacking
No
Hand-winding
No
Complications
Time only

Essentials collection · 14 watches

Essentials Automatic
Essentials Automatic41.2mm
Essentials Chronograph
Essentials Chronograph41.5mm
Essentials Chronograph
Essentials Chronograph40mm
Essentials Daywear
Essentials Daywear39.5mm
Essentials Quartz
Essentials Quartz40.2mm
Essentials Quartz
Essentials Quartz38.9mm
Essentials Quartz (Ladies)
Essentials Quartz (Ladies)29.8mm
Essentials Quartz (Ladies)
Essentials Quartz (Ladies)30mm
Essentials Quartz (Ladies)
Essentials Quartz (Ladies)34mm
Essentials Roman Numeral (Ladies)
Essentials Roman Numeral (Ladies)29.6mm
Essentials Solar
Essentials Solar30.5mm
Essentials Tank (Ladies)
Essentials Tank (Ladies)26mm
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Essentials Tank Dress (Ladies)

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The Seiko Essentials Day-Date is a quartz dress watch, with a 39.6mm stainless steel case, 8.8mm thick, powered by the Seiko 6N43 movement. Water resistance is rated to 100m. Manufacturer MSRP is $275. The dial color is gray.

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