General Information

Serial #

630134

Part Number

1

Total Parts

4

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

WATCH HAS TITANIUM CASE & STRAP; GLASS CRYSTAL; METAL AND POSSIBLY OTHER COMPONENT PARTS. PT. CASE IS SYNTHETIC, WITH FOAM PADDING. PAPER BOX IS PT. DISPLAY STAND IS SYNTHETIC, WITH METAL ROD & SUPPORT.

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length

12.3 cm

Width

11.7 cm

Height

6.5 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Horology

Category

Watches

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

SEIKO

Country

Japan

State/Province

Unknown

City

Tokyo

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

Period

THIS WATCH USED ONLY FOR DISPLAY PURPOSES ONLY 1995+.

Canada

PART OFTHE EXHIBIT "TODAY'S JAPAN: DESIGN SAMPLING '95", PRODUCED SPECIFICALLY TO SHOWCASE TALENTS OF CONTEMPORARY JAPANESE DESIGNERS, FOR CANADIAN PUBLIC. EXHIBIT VENUES INCLUDED HARBOURFRONT CENTRE, TORONTO & NMST OTTAWA

Function

TO PROVIDE VISUAL INDICATION OF TIME, DATE AND DIRECTION

Technical

THE SEIKO SPORTS LANDMASTER RUNS ON ELECTRICAL ENERGY GENERATED BY THE WEARER'S NATURAL ARM MOVEMENT. THE CASE IS MADE OF TITANIUM, WHICH IS LIGHTWEIGHT, NON-ALLERGENIC & DOES NOT RUST. EXCESS ENERGY IS STORED IN THE CAPACITOR: THE WATCH WILL CONTINUE TO OPERATE FOR BETWEEN 7-14 DAYS IF FULLY CHARGED (REFS. 1 & 2)

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

WATCH FACE MARKED 'SEIKO/ AGS/ LANDMASTER/ ONE-PIECE TITANIUM/ WATER RESIST/ 20 BAR/ 7 DAYS'. ALSO ON FACE, IN SMALLER PRINT: '2 DAYS', '4 DAYS' & 'JAPAN 5M456A0L T 2'. MOVING COMPASS BEZEL HAS CIRCLE AT TOP TO INDICATE NORTH; NE, E, SE, S, SW, W & NW, AND CO-ORDINATES LABELLED AT 15 MINUTE INTERVALS. BLUE PROTECTIVE FILM ON WATCH BACK OVER ILLUSTRATION OF GLOBE, AND TEXT 'SEIKO/ LANDMASTER/ 630134/ TITANIUM/ 5M45-6A00 23 JAPAN 3' & 'PERSONAL DATA NAME NATIONALITY BLOOD TYPE BIRTHDAY'. 'TITANIUM/ JAPAN-G' STAMPED INSIDE WATCH BAND; 'SEIKO' INCISED ON BAND CLASP/ PT CASE LID MARKED 'SEIKO/ SPORTS' IN RAISED PRINT; * CONT'D

Missing

NONE

Finish

BRUSHED SILVER METAL CASE & STRAP; BLACK WATCH FACE HAS WHITE HANDS, INDICATOR POINTS, ETC. ROUND BLACK CASE IN TWO PIECES DECORATED BY SILVER BAND AT ATTACHEMENT POINT: GREY FOAM LINERS & WATCH BAND SUPPORT. OFF-WHITE PAPER BOX. DARK-GREY TO BLACK PLASTIC DISPLAY STAND MOULDED TO RESEMBLE ROCK: SUPPORT FOR WATCH PROPER IS METAL, COVERED WITH SUEDE-LIKE FABRIC

Decoration

WATCH BAND LINKS HAVE BRIGHT SILVER METAL STRIP RUNNING DOWN EITHER SIDE