Hoist the flag

This colorful special-edition Seiko 5 mechanical watch is the second series in an ongoing design collaboration with American lifestyle clothing and accessories brand Rowing Blazers.

Special callouts to the apparel maker appear throughout the case and colorful dial, from the red striped running seconds hand (evoking an original Rowing Blazers rugby jersey) to the signed "RB" crown and exhibition caseback, emblazoned with one of Rowing Blazers' "house codes," a contemplative skeleton, as a memento mori: a reminder that time flies, with the words TEMPVS FVGIT. Co-designed by Rowing Blazers founder Jack Carlson and vintage watch expert Eric Wind, in collaboration with Seiko, each watch ships in a special edition collector's tin, and includes a colorful pass-through NATO strap to complement the stainless steel bracelet. 

Specifications

• Movement: Mechanical Automatic Caliber 4R36
• Functions: Hours, minutes, seconds, day, date
• Case: Stainless steel
• Diameter: 40.0mm
• Thickness: 13.4mm
• Crystal: Hardlex
• Case Back: Exhibition
• Dial: Black with LumiBrite hands & applied markers
• Lug width: 22mm
• Power Reserve: 41 hours
• Water Resistance: 100 meters
• Bracelet/Strap: Stainless steel bracelet with tri-fold clasp, includes additional NATO-style strap
• Limited Edition: 888 pieces