Seiko's new Japan-made limited-edition chronograph hides a baseball glove in its dial
Seiko has been going in on anime collabs for a while now; the company just launched another new limited-edition chronograph for fans of Touch, Mitsuru Adachi’s baseball manga (which started its run in 1981). The 45th-anniversary watch is sold in Japan through Premico, and only 4,500 will be made.
It costs 65,780 yen including tax, or about $412, plus 770 yen for shipping. Premico says deliveries start in late May 2027.
The white and black dial uses the color scheme of the uniforms of Meisei Gakuen’s baseball team. A gold "M" is visible at 1 o’clock — that is a reference to the number Tatsuya Uesugi wears on his back. The 9 o’clock subdial counts chronograph minutes over the glove that Tatsuya bought for his twin brother Kazuya with his part-time wages. At 3 o’clock, a 24-hour subdial is styled after a baseball, while the small seconds at 6 o’clock carry "MEISEI" around their edge. There is also a date window between 4 and 5 o’clock, and a tachymeter scale runs around the bezel.
The caseback is engraved with the heroine Minami Asakura, the Touch logo and the watch’s edition number. Premico says that the artwork interpolates the scene where Minami asks to be taken to Koshien, the national high school baseball tournament.
The caseback also names the movement as Seiko’s 8T63 quartz chronograph. It is rated at plus or minus 15 seconds a month. The stainless-steel case measures 47 x 39.8 x 12.8 mm and sits under a curved Hardlex crystal. It comes on a matching steel bracelet. Buyers can order in one of three wrist sizes. Water resistance is 10 bar, and the warranty runs for three years.
The watch ships in a white box with the Touch logo foil-stamped on its lid. Inside, you will also find an illustration of Minami with Punch, the dog from the series.
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