Seiko 5 Actus Automatic 6106 movement

Another watch with a lookalike today.

This watch is very similar un appearance to the Seiko 5 Automatic watch i blogged about a while back.

The Seiko 5 range were Seiko's brand for affordable automatic watches (although they did have a couple of digital models). The Actus range seems to be a line that focused on the stylish luxury end of the scale. This seems correct as this watch has some more style features, such as a cut glass face, compared to the standard Seiko 5. The Actus range covered both Seiko 5s and normal models, and was around in the late 60s and 70s, with Actus meaning performance, progress, action, or movement.

This model is a Seiko 5 Actus SS 23 jewels model with an automatic 6106 movement. It features a 3 hand dial with a nicely moving second hand (around 4 ticks per second), and has a hidden crown at the 4 o'clock position. There is a day and date at the 3 o'clock position (with fast setting) , and this can either be in English or Japanese.

It looks like it was made in 1973 based on the serial number, and from what I've read online, the 5 Actus watches were sold for 9,400 yen or higher (but I don't know for this exact model).