About this watch

Seiko 62MAS 6217-8001 Introduced in 1965 and produced for only 3 years, the 62MAS was Seiko's original dive watch, and is an absolute icon of the dive-watch world. MAS stands for ‘autoMAtic Selfdater', and it was the first Seiko watch with more than 50m of water resistance, being rated to 150m. It came in two distinct references, the first being the 8000 with it's small crown configuration, and the later pieces known as the 8001 with the larger crown. This is one of those latter pieces. The case measures in at 37mm, though does tend to wear larger than that with it's strong lug design. Inside sits a beautiful sunray grey dial with lumed applied markers, and a magnificent bevelled date window at 3. Powering it is the automatic 6217 (where the 62 in 62MAS comes from) movement with quick set date, and features a non-screw down crown. This particular 6217-8001 dates from circa-1966, and is in amazing and very original vintage condition. The case lines are sharp, and does not show signs of over polishing. Has small dings, dents and scratching commensurate with its age. All numbers are very crisply stamped on the case back. The dial is original and in very nice condition. Shows an ev…