No. 483 / Seiko World Time (3rd model) - 1972

Seiko World Time (3rd Model)Rare Model / 1972   (Yoshinori Sakai, the 19-year-old torchbearer born in Hiroshima on the day the atomic bomb was dropped on the city on Aug. 6, 1945, who won hearts by striding confidently into the National Stadium to light the cauldron at the opening ceremony.) The World Time was one of the many different models Seiko developed to the 1964 Tokyo Olympic. (Old Seiko advertisement - showcasing the all the 1964 Olympic models) This third iteration in the World Time series only produced for about one year beginning in 1968 through part of ‘69, and as such is in fairly short supply and making it one of the rarest vintage Seiko watches. Story Seiko’s third iteration in the World Time series, the 6117 is the last of the firsts. A tightly refined version of it’s two predecessors, it has a polished and finished aesthetic that’s doubtful could be improved upon. A 38mm masterpiece with stout, tapered lugs, an oversi