Rare Seiko Sport 150 – Ref H601-8020 Chronograph – Quartz – 1986 - Full Set

Seiko Sport 150 with reference H601-8020 with black dial and batons marking each hour. The watch has a digital screen at 6 o’clock with engraved above “Sports 150 - Alarm Chronograph”. It is a Japan H601 – 803L R model. On the outer comes a tachymeter graduated up to 400. The hands are in steel with Baton style. It is a screwed crown with 2 pushers at 8 and 10 o’clock. It is a screwed back case with engraved “60041 – Seiko - Stainless Steel – Water Resistant 15 Bar – H601-8020 AO”. Quartz movement.  The watch has a gray NATO strap. It is a full set with box, booklets, warranty card and battery.

History

It took only 40 years for the Kintaro Hattori firm, which was established in Tokyo in 1881, to become what it is known as throughout the world today as Seiko. 1892 saw the opening of the Seikosha plant, and in 1917 K. Hattori & Co. Ltd became a joint stock market. In 1924 it was given its internationally known name. From then on, progress was steady as the company developed in stages into the world’s number one clock producer with 350 million movements a year roll off the Seiko Epson production lines. As early as the 1930’s the company was displaying its wares in Tokyo’s fashionable Ginza shopping district. In 1964, Seiko was the official timekeeper of the Tokyo Olympics. In 1971, it introduces on of the world’s first automatic chronograph along with an early quartz wristwatch. From then on, electronics dominated time-measurement at Seiko. In 1981, Seiko tool over Jean Lasalle SA, a Geneva luxury brand that had gone bankrupt.

Technical details

Quartz movement. 

Measurements

Diameter excluding winding crown: 39mm


Length including lugs: 47mm