Seiko Presage Owner Review : Fair, inspired and romantic

The Seiko SPB069J1 was produced in 1,500 copies worldwide as the first Seiko with a colored enamel dial (neither white nor black), in this case blue. It was followed by a non-limited edition poetically called SARX053, but which does not have a railway but a graduation to the fifth of a second traditional for Seiko models, even if it is not adapted to the frequency of the 6R15 movement... I really like this "Moonlit Night" not only for its deep blue dial, which reproduces shades of blue on a very broad spectrum depending on the light (and whose effect is not at all the same as a sunray dial), but also its Lyre case and its bezel that I find particularly successful. The only negative point of this dial is the date, which Seiko saw fit to provide the window with a sticker that restores the white frame and is a bit of a stain even if you don't notice it in normal use. The endless seconds hand has a moon-shaped counterweight, gilded on this model, while the transparent case back is also decorated on this limited edition with a crescent moon. Indeed, like any self-respecting Seiko, the inspiration for this model is that of the path of the Moon, which occupies a special place in Japanese culture, on a night sky, with all the nuances of color that enamel restores. It is with this homage in mind that one must admire this piece, by emptying one's mind...