Seiko Presage Hot Buttered Rum Diamond Set Cocktail Time 30mm Ladies Watch

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Seiko Presage Hot Buttered Rum Diamond Set Cocktail Time 30mm Ladies Watch

Name: Seiko Presage Hot Buttered Rum Diamond Set Cocktail Time 30mm Ladies Watch
Brand: Seiko
SKU: SRE017J1
Price: 500 GBP
Availability: InStock

Ref. SRE017J1

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The Cocktail Time series draws its dials directly from the menu at Star Bar in Ginza, one of Tokyo's most respected cocktail bars, and this particular reference takes its name from a warming winter drink — hot buttered rum, built from dark rum, aromatic bitters, vanilla, brown sugar and cinnamon — created by the bar's head bartender, Hisashi Kishi, who holds both the IBA World Champion title and the Japanese Government's designation as a Contemporary Master Craftsman. That provenance gives the textured white dial a more specific meaning than most dress watches can claim. At 30.3mm with a lug-to-lug of 37mm, it is designed to sit flush and neat on a smaller wrist without the case dominating the hand. The four diamond-set indices take the place of applied markers, catching light in a way that reads as jewellery without abandoning legibility. The hands are polished and faceted — no lume, which is an honest trade for the dressier finish — and the 2R05 inside offers manual wind and a hacking seconds hand, which matters when setting a watch you want to read precisely. The five-piece bracelet closes on a dual push-button deployant, and at 65 grams the whole assembly wears lighter than its all-metal construction suggests.

Reference: SRE017J1
Brand: Seiko
Collection: Presage
Case size: 30.3mm
Case thickness: 10.9mm
Lug width: 14mm
Case material: Stainless steel
Case shape: Round
Dial: White
Crystal: Hardlex
Movement: Automatic
Calibre: 2R05
Functions: Date
Water resistance: 50m
Bracelet / strap: Stainless steel bracelet
Strap colour: Silver
Clasp: Deployant clasp
Lume: Luminous
Retailer: Goldsmiths

Additional specifications

Lug-to-lug: 37mm
Power reserve: 40 hours
Gem set: Yes

Learn more about Seiko

Kintaro Hattori opened a watch and clock shop in Tokyo in 1881, aged twenty-one, and began manufacturing under the name Seikosha — roughly, house of exquisite workmanship — in 1892. The Seiko name appeared on watches from 1924.

The company's significance is that it broke the Swiss monopoly twice. First on precision: Seiko was appointed official timekeeper of the 1964 Tokyo Olympics and built the quartz chronometers and printing timers to do it, and in the 1960s its movements placed highly at the Neuchâtel and Geneva observatory trials against the best Swiss houses.

Then on technology. On Christmas Day 1969 Seiko released the Astron, the world's first quartz wristwatch, accurate to five seconds a month where mechanical watches managed that per day. The consequences for Switzerland were catastrophic — employment in the Swiss industry fell by roughly two-thirds over the following decade. Seiko deliberately did not enforce its quartz patents, allowing the technology to spread.

The same year it produced the 6139, among the first automatic chronographs, and it has since introduced Kinetic, Spring Drive — a hybrid regulating a mechanical mainspring electronically, giving a perfectly gliding seconds hand — and its own dive and field lines.

Seiko remains fully vertically integrated, making its own hairsprings, quartz crystals, and even the Zaratsu-polished cases, at price points from under a hundred pounds upward.

1881: Kintaro Hattori opens his Tokyo shop.
1924: The first watches carry the Seiko name.
1964: Official timekeeper of the Tokyo Olympics.
1969: The Astron becomes the first quartz wristwatch.
1999: Spring Drive enters production.

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What the specifications mean

A mechanical watch for everyday wear.

Strengths

30.3mm wears small and slips under any cuff
Luminous hands and markers for low light

Worth knowing

50m suits rain and handwashing, not swimming
40-hour reserve means winding it after a day off

Best forSmall wristsEveryday wear

Less suited toSwimming

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Price	£500	£690	£359
Case size	30.3mm	30mm	34mm
Water resistance	50m	50m	50m
Movement	Automatic	Automatic	Automatic
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Power reserve	40 hours	38 hours	—
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Frequently asked questions, and things you should know about this watch

Can I swim with it?

Showering yes, swimming no. 50m covers splashes and brief immersion, but a swimming stroke generates well above the pressure that figure describes.

Will the glass scratch?

It resists most everyday knocks. Hardlex is a hardened mineral glass — tougher than standard mineral, softer than sapphire.

Does it need a battery?

No. It is automatic — the motion of your wrist winds it, and there is no cell to replace.

How long does it run for when it's not worn?

About 40 hours fully wound — enough to survive a night off the wrist, but not a full weekend.

What size strap does it take?

14mm. Any strap of that width will fit, and on most modern watches quick-release bars make the swap a two-minute job with no tools.

Will it fit my wrist?

Lug-to-lug is 37mm, which suits wrists from roughly 15cm (6 inches) upward.

Lug-to-lug decides fit more than case diameter does.

Is it a men's or women's watch?

Listed as women's.

Cheapest place to buy

Goldsmiths is the only UK retailer we track stocking this reference, so there is nothing to compare it against today.

Who are Goldsmiths?

Goldsmiths has been selling watches in Britain since 1778 and is part of the Watches of Switzerland Group, which is listed on the London Stock Exchange. They are an authorised dealer, so a watch comes with the manufacturer’s own warranty.