0.1 mmthickness of the enamel coat Mitsuru Yokosawa applies on Presage enamel dials
2,500pieces of each 2018 Shippo enamel limited edition, SARW039 and SARX059
6060: models in the Presage collection launched in 2016
7layers of gloss finish on the 2017 Cocktail Time sunray dials
- 1913
The Laurel as starting point
Seiko traces Presage design back to the Laurel, Japan's first domestically made wristwatch, completed in 1913 with an enamel dial. Its Arabic numerals and red 12 return again and again on Presage dials.
- 2010 to 2016
A cocktail watch for Japan
Seiko and bartender Shinobu Ishigaki of Bar Ishinohana created three Japan-only Cocktail Time watches in 2010, led by the ice blue SARB065 "Cool". The watch spread on blogs and forums abroad and sold for years with almost no advertising.
- 2013 to today
Craft dials from Japanese workshops
An enamel watch planned in 2013 for the 100th anniversary of Seiko watches drew reservations before release and sold out immediately, so Seiko made enamel a regular Presage dial. Enamel by Mitsuru Yokosawa, urushi lacquer by Isshu Tamura, Shippo enamel and Arita porcelain followed.
- 2016 to 2017
Presage goes worldwide
Seiko announced the international launch of Presage at Baselworld 2016, with mechanical calibres from 4R to 8R. In 2017 eight cocktail-inspired models joined the Presage collection.
- 2019 to 2021
Back to the 1964 Crown
The 1964 Crown Chronograph, Japan's first wrist chronograph, inspired the SRQ031 of 2019, three-hand models in 2020 and the Style60's series in 2021. Spring Drive also entered Presage for the first time in 2019.
- 2023 to 2026
The Laurel becomes regular
For the 110th anniversary of Seiko wristwatches in 2023 the SPB359 and SPB401 reworked the Laurel's numerals. In 2026 the enamel HCC005 and urushi HCC006 made that Laurel look a regular, non-limited Presage.
✦2024. The Presage Kintaro Hattori Limited Edition revived the 1924 watch that first carried the Seiko name: 35 mm, white enamel dial, pull-through strap.
✦2019. Seiko put its Spring Drive movement into Presage for the first time, in two models announced in September 2019.
✦2016. Seiko took Presage worldwide at Baselworld 2016; an enamel dial limited edition was shown at the same fair, and a full enamel collection followed in 2017.
✦2013. The enamel model for the 100th anniversary of Seiko wristwatches drew reservations before release and sold out at once; even its product developer never saw one in a store.