The famed Japanese watch company Seiko traces its roots back to a watch and jewelry shop that first opened in 1881 in Tokyo’s Ginza district. Seiko can mean either exquisite or success in Japanese, two words that the brand continues to embody to this day. Offering a dynamic range of timepieces at a variety of price-points, famed Japanese producer Seiko offers something for everyone.

The Seiko 5 Sports line dates back to 1968, but it brilliantly reemerged in 2019. Seiko 5 Sports watches are a celebration of Street Fighter V, the latest edition of the world-famous Player VS Player fighting game. Seiko has produced six timepieces inspired by the game’s central characters: Blanka, Chun-Li, Guile, Ken, Ryu, and Zangief.

Special details specific to this Blanka model include a swirling guilloche-patterned dial in celebration of Blanka’s famed rolling attack, as well as arrow-shaped indexes as a nod to his sharp teeth. Case back features the controller command for Blanka’s “Electric Thunder” move. In addition, the image of a “Blanka Chan” doll is printed upon the underside of the fabric strap.

This is a limited-edition watch, with only 9,999 pieces produced. The rugged PVD-coated stainless steel case measures 42.5 mm in diameter, 13.38 mm in height, and rests upon a vibrant green and orange fabric strap with a PVD-coated stainless steel tang buckle.

Other case features include a unidirectionally rotating bezel emblazoned with the electrical pattern resulting from Blanka’s famous “Electric Thunder” move, an exhibition case back, a Hardlex crystal, a 100 m / 10 atm water resistance, and a push / pull winding crown, uniquely found at 4 o’clock.

As a self-winding automatic watch, it is driven by the 4R26 caliber, which delivers a 41-hour power reserve and has 24 jewels. Its gorgeous swirling green guilloche-patterned dial sports Lumibrite hands and applied hour markers for easy viewing in low light, a center seconds hand, and a day and date window at 3 o’clock.

Standout feature(s):Limited-edition timepiece; rugged PVD-coated stainless steel case; 100 m / 10 atm water resistance; intriguing guilloche-patterned dial; bezel emblazoned with “electrical patterns.”

Details at a glance:

• Model Reference: SRPF23K1
• Case Material: PVD-coated stainless steel
• Case Dimensions: 42.5 mm
• Case Height: 13.38 mm
• Movement: Self-winding automatic, 24 jewels, 41-hour power reserve
• Caliber: 4R36
• Complication(s) / Feature(s): Standard time, date, day
• Dial: Green with guilloche pattern
• Crystal: Hardlex
• Winding Crown: Push / pull
• Water-resistance: 100 m / 10 atm
• Band: Green and orange fabric
• Clasp: PVD-coated stainless steel tang buckle
• Country of Origin: Japan
• Condition: New, unworn
• Comments: Box and instructions manual