Seiko 5 Automatic Day-Date, calibre 7S26A, 21 jewels, reference 7S26-0440, running – stainless steel case and Seiko bracelet, silver sunray dial with luminous markers and hands, day and date at 3 o'clock, crown at 4 o'clock, display caseback. PLEASE NOTE: there is a line of brown dirt around the caseback. A thin brown to khaki-coloured line of dirt sits in the groove between the screw-down caseback ring and the case all the way round; it appears in two photographs and has not been cleaned off. Whether it is only accumulated dirt or includes any corrosion has not been established by handling, and the watch is offered as found. The clasp cover carries numerous hairlines and light scratches, and the tops of the lugs and the case sides show lighter marks; these are described under Condition below. The luminous material on the markers and in the hands has aged to a light cream, evenly and without loss. A small red-brown point inside one end piece of the bracelet, seen in one photograph, has not been established as dirt or rust. The serial number could not be read: the display-back ring carries only the case code and markings, and a faint worn engraving on the metal rim at 7 to 8 o'clock is not legible in the photographs, so the month and year of manufacture cannot be given; the A version of the 7S26 calibre visible through the display back was made from 1996 to about 2006, and the period entered in the listing fields is an estimate within that range. The code printed at the foot of the dial, 7S26-1144, differs from the case code 7S26-0440 engraved on the caseback ring: on Seiko watches the dial code identifies the dial and the case code identifies the case, so the two are not expected to match and the difference is not a sign of a replaced part. The caseback ring is marked WATER RESISTANT with no depth or bar rating, and the gaskets have never been tested or replaced, so the watch is not water resistant and must be kept away from water. The display caseback and the front crystal are not marked as to their material, so no claim is made about it. The day disc shows English; the second language on the disc has not been checked. The case diameter has been measured with a caliper at 38 mm. The lug width has not yet been measured and is given below as an approximation. Overview A Seiko 5 day-date automatic on the 7S26 calibre in stainless steel, in the classic Seiko 5 dress case with a polished smooth bezel, brushed lug tops, the crown at 4 o'clock and a display caseback showing the signed rotor. The dial is a sunray silver – measured off the photographs at a saturation of only 1 to 3 per cent and a brightness of 62 to 83 per cent, a neutral silver with no colour cast, clearly below white – with the applied SEIKO and shield-shaped 5 below 12 and AUTOMATIC printed in black above 6. The applied polished bar markers, doubled at 12, carry small luminous plots at their outer ends, the polished baton hands carry luminous bands with black-faceted sides, and the slim seconds hand is black. The day and the date share a window at 3 o'clock framed in the dial colour, the day in English with Sunday in red. The bracelet is Seiko's three-row brushed bracelet with a folding clasp engraved SEIKO. The watch was running when photographed. Specifications - Brand: Seiko - Model: Seiko 5 Automatic Day-Date - Reference number: 7S26-0440, engraved on the caseback ring - Serial number: not legible – see the note above - Movement: automatic, Seiko calibre 7S26A, 21 jewels, with day and date, visible through the display caseback. The rotor is marked TWENTY-ONE JEWELS, SEIKO TIME CORP and 7S26A. The movement is clean, with no rust or discolouration visible. The 7S26 has no hand winding. - Date of manufacture: between 1996 and about 2006, from the A version of the calibre; the serial number has not been read – see the note above - Case: stainless steel with a polished smooth fixed bezel, brushed lug tops, polished case sides, a small unsigned grooved push-in crown at 4 o'clock and a display caseback. The caseback ring is engraved ST.STEEL 7S26-0440 / A4 in a box / SEIKO / WATER RESISTANT KY. No sticker. No plating and no precious-metal hallmark anywhere. - Case diameter: 38 mm excluding the crown - Crystal: flat, with no chips or cracks. A small pale speck seen on the crystal in one photograph has not been established as dirt or a mark. The material is not marked anywhere. - Dial: silver with a sunray finish. Measured off the photographs with the white background in the same frame used to correct the white balance, the dial reads at a saturation of 1 to 3 per cent and a brightness of 62 to 83 per cent across six sample points, so a neutral silver with no champagne tint. - Dial printing and fittings: applied SEIKO and shield-shaped 5 below 12; AUTOMATIC printed in black above 6; a black printed minute track; the dial code 7S26-1144 R 2 at the foot of the dial. There is no jewel count and no water-resistance marking on the dial. - Markers: applied polished bar markers, doubled at 12, each with a small luminous plot at the outer end - Hands: polished baton hour and minute hands with luminous bands and black-faceted sides, and a slim black seconds hand. The luminous material has aged evenly to a light cream with no flaking; whether it still glows has not been tested. - Day and date: shared window at 3 o'clock with a raised frame in the dial colour, white discs with black numerals, the day in English with Sunday printed in red. The language shown on the other side of the day disc has not been checked. - Water resistance: marked WATER RESISTANT with no rating, and the gaskets have not been tested – see the note above - Bracelet: Seiko stainless steel bracelet, three-row oyster style with folded links and a brushed finish, fitted end pieces and a folding clasp engraved SEIKO on the cover and STAINLESS STEEL inside. No other maker's name appears anywhere on it. Six micro-adjustment holes, with the spring bar in the end hole. No spare links are included. - Lug width: approximately 19 mm, estimated from the photographs – to be confirmed by measurement - Wearable size: as linked the bracelet fits a wrist of approximately 170 to 175 mm, taken from the graduated cone in the photographs; the six micro-adjustment holes allow it to be shortened in small steps. No spare links are included, so it cannot be lengthened beyond this. - Weight: 85.65 g - Included accessories: none Condition Very good, with minor signs of wear. - Dial: clean, with sharp printing, firmly seated markers, no crazing, no spots and no discolouration. A few tiny pale points inside the black inner ring have not been established as dust or marks. - Markers: all present, firmly seated and free of corrosion. The luminous plots are complete and evenly aged to cream. - Crystal: no chips or cracks, and no scratches established. - Hands: all three straight and clean, with no corrosion. The luminous bands are complete. - Case and bezel: fine scratches on the brushed lug tops and the polished case sides from normal wear. A small mark on the outer edge of the bezel at 10 to 11 o'clock appears in two photographs and has not been established as a dent. No distortion. - Caseback: a line of brown dirt in the groove around the display-back ring, as described in the note above. The display glass shows no notable scratches and the engraving on the ring is legible. A few white specks on the rotor seen through the glass are most likely dust inside the caseback. - Movement, seen through the display back: clean, with no rust and nothing missing. - Crown: intact and correctly seated. - Corrosion: no green corrosion was found anywhere on the watch. For the brown line around the caseback and the small point inside the end piece, see the note above. - Bracelet and clasp: no broken or missing links. Numerous hairlines and light scratches on the clasp cover, as described in the note above, and lighter marks on the links. Little stretch is visible between the links. The clasp closes and latches correctly. Working order The watch is running. The seconds hand was checked against the timestamps of four consecutive photographs spanning 13 seconds: it advanced by about 13 seconds over that interval, in step with the elapsed time, with no interruption. The day and the date are displayed correctly. The power reserve, the automatic winding by the rotor, the day and date changeover, the timekeeping accuracy and the water resistance have not been tested with equipment, and the movement has not been serviced. Please consider this a used mechanical watch that may require servicing at some point. Included Watch and bracelet only. No box, papers, warranty card, spare links or other accessories. Shipping Ships from Japan. Registered and insured shipping, mainly via DHL or FedEx. Import duties or taxes may apply depending on the buyer's country. These charges must be paid by the buyer. No weekend shipping as courier pickups are unavailable on Saturdays and Sundays. Please feel free to contact me with any questions before placing your bid.