Seiko Alpinist
Introduced 1959 for Japanese mountaineers; revived in automatic form in 1995 and again in 2020, recognizable by its inner rotating compass-style ring and cathedral hands.
5 references
“Differs” marks a spec with different recorded values. — means not recorded.
| Spec | 14041 Laurel Alpinist | Alpinist | SCVF003 1995 Alpinist revival | SARB015 | SPB117 Alpinist black dial |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Case size Differs | Not recorded | 35 mm | 36.6 mm | 38 mm | 39.5 mm |
| Case Differs | stainless steel | stainless steel, round | titanium, round | stainless steel, round | stainless steel, round |
| Bezel | Not recorded | rotating inner compass ring | rotating inner compass ring | rotating inner compass ring | rotating inner compass ring |
| Crystal Differs | Not recorded | acrylic | hardlex | hardlex | sapphire |
| Water resistance | Not recorded | Not recorded | 200 m | 200 m | 200 m |
| Caliber Differs | Not recorded | 6217A | 4S15 | 6R15 | 6R35 |
| Movement maker | Not recorded | Seiko | Seiko | Seiko | Seiko |
| Movement type Differs | Manual | Automatic | Automatic | Automatic | Automatic |
| Jewels Differs | Not recorded | 17 | 21 | 23 | 24 |
| Power reserve Differs | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded | 50 h | 70 h |
| Dial Differs | Not recorded | black | cream/white | cream | black |
| Hands | Not recorded | cathedral | cathedral | cathedral | cathedral |
| Bracelet | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded | stainless steel |
| Produced Differs | 1959–1961 | 1961–1963 | 1995–1998 | 2005–2006 | 2020–2023 |