SOLD: Excellent Vintage KING SEIKO 44-9990 (1968)

[Old Expat Beast]

FS: Excellent Vintage KING SEIKO 44-9990 (1968)
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Condition

This is a very unusually clean and crisp example of the much-admired King Seiko 44-9990, with sharp lines, broad facets and thick lugs showing on the early Tanaka-style case. The creamy dial and sharp hands & indices are equally impressive, while the caseback – which retains the original gold KS medallion – shows only light wear. The original Seiko-signed, fat-knurled crown is also present.

Winding is slightly stiff, but the movement is bright and clean, gaining just a few seconds a day, and showing strong amplitude, with zero beat error in the dial-up position on my timegrapher (see last photo below).

You can read a detailed review of this model in this Worn & Wound article


Facts & Figures

Production date: February, 1968
Case: 36.5mm x 11.5mm.
Lug width: 19mm.
Lug to Lug: 45mm.
Movt: Handwinding 44KS, 25-jewel, hacking. Click here for more info.
BPH: 18,000.
Crystal: Acrylic (correct top-hat style in very good conditon).
Waterproof: No.
Strap: Lightly worn Japanese patent leather.



Price US$825 including express registered airmail (EMS) to most countries.

Bank wire is preferred, or Paypal is also fine, with the gift option, if you have references, or if I know you.

Please just shoot me a PM if you’re interested. Questions are always welcome and answered asap.

Thank you for looking

[Old Expat Beast]

Requested wrist shot (7.25-inch wrist).

This watch wears quite large for a 36mm case, with long, thick lugs and large dial area.

[Old Expat Beast]

Sold. Thanks S. and TRF