Seiko VH31 Sweep Second Movement

Launched in 2018, the Seiko VH31 movement is unique in that its sweep seconds hand completes four sweeps per second, resulting in a remarkably smooth sweep reminiscent of the sweep seconds hand in an automatic movement. In short, the VH31 sweep seconds movement delivers the experience of an automatic watch with the precision of a quartz timepiece.

Features of the Seiko caliber VH31 movement:

• Thickness: 3.45 mm
  
• Diameter: 23.70 mm
  
• Ruby: 2 Ruby
  
• Quartz Oscillation Frequency: 32.77 Hz
  
• Display: Hour, minute, and second are centered
  
• Accuracy: ± 15 seconds per month
  
• Battery life: 2 years
  

About Seiko

The history of the Seiko manufacture begins in 1881 when Kintaro Hattaori opened a watch sales and repair shop in Tokyo.
A little over 10 years later, Kintaro Hattori launched into clock production under the name Seikosha after acquiring a disused factory. Firmly determined to compete with Swiss watchmakers, Seiko launched its first pocket watch in 1885, and a few years later paved the way for other watches. Strap.

The first watch Strap Seiko's "Laurel" was born in 1914. Throughout the 20th century, Seiko developed numerous technologies, constantly striving to improve the performance of their watches, such as their shock-resistant system and self-winding mechanical watches. But it was in 1969 that Seiko revolutionized the world of watchmaking (forever) with the very first quartz watch, the Seiko Quartz Astron, a watch far more precise than mechanical watches powered by a battery.

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