Seiko · Family: King Seiko
The Seiko King Seiko SPB279 is a 37mm steel dress watch with a silver sunray dial, the reinterpretation Seiko launched in 2022 of its 1960s King Seiko line, the brand's high-end dress-watch range distinct from its Prospex tool watches. It runs the automatic caliber 6R31 with a manual-winding function and 70 hours of power reserve. Cazador has no verified price observations (n=0) for this reference as of today.
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King Seiko was born in 1961 as Seiko's high-end dress-watch range, in parallel and in some internal rivalry with Grand Seiko, with which it competed to offer the highest precision and finest finishing within the group. Original King Seiko production ceased in 1975, once Grand Seiko had consolidated itself as the house's predominant luxury line.
Seiko revived the King Seiko name as an independent collection in 2021-2022, with classically proportioned dress watches that recover 1960s design details: sunray dials, individually carved faceted indexes, and box-shaped domed crystal cases. The SPB279 belongs to that first wave of non-limited references, introduced alongside the SPB281, SPB283, SPB285, and SPB287 in different dial colors.
The caliber 6R31 it runs is an automatic movement with a manual-winding function, 24 jewels, and a stated accuracy of +25/-15 seconds a day, backed by 70 hours of power reserve. With water resistance of only 5 bar (50 meters) and a leather strap, the SPB279 clearly distinguishes itself from the Seiko SKX007 and the 5 Sports SRPD55K1 already in Cazador — both tool watches oriented toward diving or rugged daily wear — by sitting in the brand's dress-watch segment. [UNVERIFIED: we do not confirm whether the SPB279 remains in Seiko's active catalog as of July 2026].
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Between 1961 and 1975 it was Seiko's high-end dress-watch range, in internal competition with Grand Seiko; the collection was revived as an independent line in 2021-2022.
In 2021-2022, with a first wave of non-limited references that includes the SPB279.
The caliber 6R31, an automatic movement with a manual-winding function, 24 jewels, and roughly 70 hours of power reserve.
With 5 bar (50 meters) of water resistance it handles splashes and rain, but it isn't built as a swimming or diving watch.
Those are tool watches oriented toward diving or rugged daily wear; the SPB279 belongs to the brand's high-end dress-watch segment.