Vintage 1968 JAPAN 10 QUEEN SEIKO 1020-0010 23Jewels Hand-winding.

Vintage 1968 JAPAN 10 QUEEN SEIKO 1020-0010 23Jewels Hand-winding.

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Item description

Movement :

• Pet name : 10 QUEEN SEIKO .
• Caliber number : 1020A,B,C.
• Movement : Hand-winding.
• Beat rate : 19800bph.
• Year of manufacture start : 1964's.
• Factory : Kameido.

Externals :

• Serial No. : 8703231.
• Dial No. : JAPAN 1020-0190T AD.
• Glass : Crystal.
• Case size : About 19.17mm.
• Lug width : 9.5mm.
• Band : New Leather Strap.

Condition :

• Used, it runs well.
• The day difference time of an used watch is about +-1 minute / day.
• For practical, everyday use, it would be advisable to have the movement cleaned and oiled.

Key Features

• The Sovereign Apex of Late-60s Women's Luxury Horology (1968): Manufactured in 1968—a monumental historical year marking the height of Japan's mid-Showa economic expansion—the Queen Seiko reference 1020-0010 represented Daini Seikosha's ultimate high-grade mechanical creation for women. Created as the direct feminine counterpart to the revered King lineage, the Queen line was engineered without compromise, embodying the exact same high-precision chronometric standards and architectural luxury as Seiko's premier men's flagships.
• The Over-Engineered 23-Jewel Caliber 1020 Hand-Winding Heart: Powering this exquisite miniature instrument is the high-grade 23-jewel Caliber 1020, an in-house manual-wind movement operating at a steady frequency of 19,800 vibrations per hour (vph). Fitting a lavish 23-jewel specification into a compact ladies' caliber was a monumental feat of micro-mechanical engineering by Daini Seikosha, drastically reducing gear-train friction across every critical wheel pivot and incorporating Seiko's proprietary Diashock anti-shock system for exceptional daily rate stability.
• Architectural ""0010"" Grammar of Design Case Geometry: Executed under Taro Tanaka's revolutionary ""Grammar of Design"" principles, the reference 1020-0010 features bold, sharply faceted lugs, flat bezel planes, and zero-distortion mirror-polished Zaratsu surfaces. Designed to capture and reflect light with remarkable brilliance, the petite case maintains a commanding, sculpted profile on the wrist while preserving classic mid-century dress watch proportions.
• Masterful Pure-Time Dial Balance and Daini Insignia: The dial of the 1020-0010 displays pure Showa-era layout harmony, featuring a radiant silver-white sunburst finish set with hand-applied, multifaceted rectangular block indices and slender pencil hands. Free from date windows to maintain pristine visual symmetry, it is proudly signed with the applied logo, elegant ""QUEEN SEIKO"" typography, the ""23 JEWELS"" mark, and the stylized Daini Seikosha lightning bolt emblem above 6 o'clock.
• The Sovereign Crowned Case Back Crest Heritage: The ultimate seal of prestige rests on the case back: the iconic Queen medallion / engraved crown crest. Certifying its top-tier factory regulation and elite status within Daini Seikosha's portfolio, the 1968 1020-0010 23-jewel Queen stands as an exceptionally rare, investment-grade cornerstone reference for serious collectors of vintage Japanese high horology.

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