Seiko Sportsmatic 'Baby 62MAS'

Some of the best value to be had in the world of vintage watches is in vintage Seiko.

From hardy divers to slim dress watches, the Japanese brand’s mid-20th century output was incredibly robust, with so many excellent gems having left the company’s factories that it can be difficult to keep track of them all. Many are intimately familiar with the “62MAS” diver, a beautifully proportioned 37mm automatic tool watch from the 1960s. Much less sought after is the Reference 7625-8233 — a watch that deserves your intimate attention.

Dubbed the “Baby 62MAS” by collectors for its similar handset, the 7625-8233 is also an automatic sports watch from the 1960s. And though it lacks the rotating dive bezel of the 62MAS, it still features plenty of attributes that endear it to the Seiko collector community: Namely, a 38mm steel case, a highly legible dial, and — often — an excellent, matching bracelet among them.

This particular Reference 7625-8233 is a perfect everyday watch: Housed in a 38mm stainless steel case with a domed acrylic crystal, a smooth bezel, and a captive crown, it features a handsome grey ‘crosshair’ dial with an outer minute track, applied indices, a lumed ‘baton’ handset, and a framed date window at 3 o’clock. Powered by the Seiko Calibre 7625D automatic movement with 17 jewels, it comes paired to a steel ‘beads of rice’ bracelet.

With its good looks, comfortable sizing, excellent bracelet and affordable price, the Reference 7625-8233 “Baby 62MAS” is an lovable, under-the-radar potential addition to any respectable watch collection. We know you’ll love it as much as we do!

For over 140 years, Seiko has been cranking out innovative and impeccably engineered watches at every price point, from entry-level Seiko 5s to world-class haute horlogerie pieces under the Grand Seiko brand. Underpinning the company’s efforts has been the mass production of reliable and accurate movements paired with a wide array of case and dial configurations.

Founded in 1881 by clockmaker and businessman Kintarō Hattori in Tokyo, Japan as “K. Hattori,” Seiko began importing Western timepieces and selling them in the local market. In 1892, Hattori changed the name of the firm to Seikosha (“house of exquisite workmanship”), which was further altered to “Seiko” in 1924. Following the Second World War, during which Seiko produced watches for the Japanese military, the company began its streak of innovations based upon affordable, in-house movements and Japanese savoir faire. These included myriad dive watches such as the famed 6105 and the fan-favorite 6139 chronograph.

Later, in 1969, Seiko would go on to produce the Astron, the world’s first quartz watch. This technological innovation was followed by the Seiko Kinetic in the 1980s, which married quartz accuracy with automatic, self-powering functionality. Today, Seiko’s product offerings are vast, including dress watches, dive watches, chronographs and much more, all of which are powered by in-house movements comprising different types of technology.

Despite a move toward luxury positioning and pricing in the brand’s modern offerings, vintage Seiko classics can still be had at incredibly reasonable prices today, making them a favorite entry point into the vintage watch world for myriad collectors. From their availability in post exchanges on military bases around the world to their fame from films such as Apocalypse Now to their presence at six Olympic Games, Seiko watches are deeply ingrained in the consciousness of the contemporary collector.

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