Seiko Australia has collaborated with the Supercars Championship, to create a restricted version of the Seiko 5 Sports activities as an homage to the racing circuit.
The Seiko 5 Sports activities Supercars Restricted Version (Ref. SRPL54) is being supplied in a 100-meter rated 42.5 mm x 13.4 mm (46 mm lug-to-lug) stainless-steel case with a black and pink colour scheme, and a particular asphalt floor within the heart of the dial.
For this racing collaboration, Seiko partnered with “The Supercars Championship, presently generally known as the Repco Supercars Championship beneath sponsorship, is a touring automotive racing class in Australia and New Zealand, operating as an Worldwide Collection beneath Fédération Internationale de l’Car rules, governing the game,” in keeping with Wikipedia.
Seiko’s workhorse caliber 4R36 computerized drives the hours, minutes, heart seconds, and day/date capabilities, with a most energy reserve of 41 hours. The 24-jewel motion provides stop-seconds and options an industrial end, seen by way of the clear caseback.
Every watch is individually numbered XXXX/2025 on the caseback.
Seiko went all out for this restricted version and created a field that has the monitor map of the Mount Panorama racing circuit in Bathurst, Australia beneath the lid. There’s additionally a scaled replicate of the pit lane Seiko watch tower that sits subsequent to the watch.
“We’re extremely happy with our long-standing partnership with Supercars,” mentioned Daniel Findlay, Seiko Australia Advertising Supervisor. “This Restricted Version Seiko 5 Sports activities watch is a testomony to our shared ardour for efficiency and precision. Each element has been rigorously crafted to seize the essence of the racetrack, providing followers a tangible piece of Supercars memorabilia.”
The Seiko 5 Sports activities Supercars Restricted Version Ref. SRPL54 is delivered with a 22 mm on the lugs, tapered, black nylon strap with pink distinction stitching and pink leather-based lining.
Retail is 695 AUD, and the watch is not going to be instantly out there within the US but when it was the literal foreign money conversion can be roughly $435, although changing based mostly strictly on foreign money just isn’t at all times correct.
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