The ONLY Seiko Alarm Vintage Watch

THE ONLY MECHANICAL ALARM WATCH BY SEIKO

This is a less common watch complication -- Mechanical Alarm Watch.

During the long history of the brand, Bell-Matic is the ONLY mechanical alarm watch that Seiko has produced and it is a really interesting part of the brand's history in my opinion. The fact that an alarm created solely from moving metallic parts, driven by the unwinding of a second coiled spring of a watch movement draws out a spectacular joy whenever we hear it.

Manufactured from 1966 – 1978, the Seiko Bell-Matic is the only mechanical alarm watch that Seiko has produced, and the watch comes in many different variations from Dial to Case shape.

Today we will be covering the earlier Bell-Matic model during its production the 4006-7010.

Under the case back, we could find the 4006 compact movement in the watch. This is the only Seiko with 2 springs in the movement, one for the usual time-keeping function and the other solely for the alarm and will release the power in one single activation. 

The hands of the watch are similar to the hands being used in Grand Seiko and King Seiko of the same era with dauphine design and a black racing stripe in the middle to aid visibility. This is the most classic hand design for Seiko.

 The beauty of Vintage items helps us to look back to the past and appreciate the era where all live essentials are power by the accurate design and assembly of gears and spring.