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Generated illustration of the Grand Seiko Primer Grand Seiko J14070: round case, 35 mm, unconfirmed dial, unconfirmed bezel, unconfirmed strap.

Plate 153. Illustration generated from this record, not a photograph. No lettering or logos. Colours are approximate. Same scale on every plate.

a Bezel
unconfirmed
b Dial
unconfirmed
c Case
gold-plated, round
d Strap
unconfirmed

Grand Seiko · Dress

Primer Grand Seiko

Ref. J14070

Machine translation pending human review. Figures and sources match the original.

The founding watch, built to compete with the best Swiss chronometers.

Price unconfirmed

We only publish a price with a source and a date.

Official site

Why it matters

  • Internal tolerance of -3 to +12 s a day
  • Almost always in a gold-plated or gold-filled case
  • A Fratello reader disputes that it was then called 3180 or J14070

Specifications

Line
Vintage
Year
1960
Status
Discontinued
Range
Luxury
Diameter
35 mm
Thickness
10.2 mm
Material
gold-plated
Shape
round
Dial
unconfirmed
Markers
unconfirmed
Date
unconfirmed
Bezel
unconfirmed
Strap
unconfirmed
Calibre
3180
Movement
Hand-wound
Power reserve
45 h
Frequency
18,000 vph
Jewels
25
Water resistance
unconfirmed
Complications
hours, minutes, seconds

Across the Archive

Diameter35 mmAbove 7% of 391 watches with this figure
Thickness10.2 mmAbove 30% of 291 watches with this figure
Power reserve45 hAbove 20% of 292 watches with this figure
Frequency18,000 vphAbove 0% of 233 watches with this figure
Water resistanceunconfirmed
Priceunconfirmed

Where to buy

A search for this reference at retailers. TicTemple does not sell watches or check stock. Links go live once we join each programme.

Sources

  1. fratellowatches.com
  2. grand-seiko.com
  3. monochrome-watches.com

Record confidence: medium. Based on a secondary source. Anything unverified is shown as “unconfirmed”, never estimated.

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