Seiko 5 Midfield "Desert Kit" automatic beige dial NATO strap 36 mm

An iconic collection

Appearing in the 1960s, the Seiko 5 was a new standard in the world of affordable mechanical watches at the time. Many even are the watch lovers who discovered watchmaking thanks to one of these models as affordable as robust and reliable! Synonymous with reliability, durability and performance, these values are unquestionably appreciated by mechanical watch lovers around the world. Today, this iconic collection is enriched with the new Mildfield line, watches with a military look, ideal for everyday use!

An inspiration drawn from vintage military watches

Seiko draws inspiration from its past creations for this new "field watch": remember the SNK807, with which many enthusiasts started watchmaking! This "Desert Kit" has reasonable dimensions, with its 36.4 mm diameter and 12.5 mm thickness. Its steel case is entirely microbeaded for a "toolwatch" look and offers water resistance to a depth of 100 meters.

The military inspiration displayed by this Seiko 5 Sports Midfield comes first and foremost from its beige dial: matte grained texture, large Arabic numeral markers lined with a military-style 24-hour scale, triangular markers at 12 o'clock, large luminescent hands, square luminescent studs in the extension of the hour markers... You can't get much more legible!

Finally, this watch is dressed with a nylon NATO strap, an essential accessory of any self-respecting military watch!

Technical side

This Seiko 5 Sports Midfield embeds the manufacture caliber 4R36 with automatic winding. This is one of the Japanese firm's must-have movements that is notably used in most Presage and Prospex watches. It beats at a frequency of 21,600 vibrations per hour and has a power reserve of 42 hours. Designed to be reliable and robust, its construction is as simple as possible. In addition, it offers a most appreciable "Day / Date" complication!

In brief:

• A diameter of 36 mm
• A manufacture caliber
• An incredible quality/price ratio!