Seiko began its rich history in 1881 when Kintaro Hattori opened a shop repairing and selling watches in central Tokyo.  Eleven years later, he opened a factory called the Seikosha Factory and began building wall clocks and pocket watches.  After an earthquake and fire destroyed the original factory, Hattori reopened with a new vision, which began what we know as Seiko today.  A true pioneer in watchmaking, Seiko developed the first Japanese-made divers watch.

The Seiko Prospex 1970 Heritage Divers Black Series Ref SLA061 features a stainless steel black hard coated 44mm case with a unidirectional rotating bezel with a black aluminum insert with a 60-minute scale.  The black dial features a ripple pattern, designed to represent sand ripples on the sea floor, with applied markers filled with cream-colored lume and orange accents on the dial and an orange seconds hand.  A date wheel is present between the 4 and 5 o’clock positions.  Powered by the in-house Caliber 8L35 movement, produced at the Shizukuishi Watch Studio, where movements for the Grand Seiko line are created, the SLA061 features a 50-hour power reserve with a water resistance rating of 200 meters.  

This Seiko Prospex 1970 Heritage Divers Black Series Limited Edition Ref SLA061 in number 194/1000 pieces produced.  This SLA061 includes the outer and inner boxes, box sleeve, warranty booklet, warranty card,
instruction manual, hangtag, additional black rubber strap, and black-coated stainless steel bracelet.  Some wear is present on the case and bezel, visible in the photographs.