Seiko V.F.A. Quartz – Referenz 3823-7000 – High-End-Quarzuhr der frühen Quarzrevolution (April 1973) Quarz easy-to-service movement with a switching

easy-to-service movement with a switching mechanism that has proven extremely durable even after decades

manually guided needle

The Lord Matic plays an important bridging role in Seiko's history:It connects the classic mechanical watchmaking of the 1960s with the increasingly industrialized and design-oriented approaches of the 1970s

leather straps come from traditional tanneries in Tochigi and Himeji

it houses a complete mechanical movement manufactured in-house by Seiko – a technical achievement that only a few manufacturers of this size could accomplish at the time

Seiko V.F.A. Quartz – Referenz 3823-7000 – High-End-Quarzuhr der frühen Quarzrevolution (April 1973) Quarz easy-to-service movement with a switchingAn exceptional vintage quartz watch from the early phase of the quartz revolution: this Seiko VFA Quartz Ref. 3823 7000 is one of the most technically ambitious series that Seiko produced in the early 1970s. The lettering VFA (Very Fine Adjusted) exclusively designates Seiko movements that have been particularly carefully regulated and achieved exceptionally high precision. While normal quartz watches were already very accurate, the caliber of this