No. 878 / Seiko Super - 1955

  SeikoSuperExplorer Numeral Dial / 1956 Intro Seiko Super manual winding watch from 1955. It is rare to find a Seiko from that era in such condition, considering the humid climate of Japan (where air conditioning was not popular until the 1970s). The explorer dial is a real beauty to see in person. This is truly a beautiful piece that any watch collector can appreciate. Story The first wrist watch model of Seiko with a center-second hand mounted concentrically along with the minute and hour hands. Earlier Seiko watches were designed with a small second hand located at the 6 o'clock position.The Seiko Super was leading the domestic watch market in Japan in the first half of the 1950s. The first center-second model (a watch with the hour, minute, and second hands in the center) produced by the company, the Super was a market leader since its release in 1950 and has served as the model for further Seiko watch development (which evolved into the groundbreaking Seiko Marvel in 1956).