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Sekonda 1853 Black Leather Strap Watch - W31442
Ref. 1853
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A clean Roman numeral dial on a white ground, a plain leather strap, a silver-tone round case sitting quietly under a cuff — the 1853 is Sekonda doing what it has always done best: a straightforward British dress watch with nothing to prove and nothing superfluous. At 38mm it lands at the sensible centre of dress-watch sizing, wide enough to read easily, compact enough to disappear beneath a shirt sleeve when the occasion calls for it. The smooth black strap and buckle keep the whole thing honest — no folding clasp, no quick-release, no fuss.
- Reference
- 1853
- Brand
- Sekonda
- Case size
- 40mm
- Case material
- Stainless steel
- Case shape
- Round
- Dial
- White
- Crystal
- Mineral
- Movement
- Quartz
- Bracelet / strap
- Leather strap
- Strap colour
- Black
- Clasp
- Buckle
- Retailer
- F.Hinds
Additional specifications
- Warranty
- 2 years
Learn more about Sekonda
Sekonda was created in 1966, not as a manufacturer but as an export label. The Soviet state watch combine ChasProm needed a name under which to sell its output in the West, and Sekonda became that name — watches built at the First Moscow Watch Factory and the Petrodvorets Watch Factory in Leningrad, arriving in British shops as Sekonda rather than Poljot or Raketa.
That origin explains a curiosity of the vintage market: open a late-1960s Sekonda and you will often find a Poljot movement inside, stamped Made in USSR.
The quartz era changed the arrangement. Cheap, accurate Japanese movements undercut Soviet mechanical production, and after the breakup of the Soviet Union the brand cut its Russian ties entirely, moving manufacturing to Hong Kong in 1993.
What did not change was the position: reliable watches at prices most people do not have to think about. Sekonda had become the leading watch brand in the UK by 1988 and has stayed there, selling over a million watches a year, with Seksy, One and Xpose covering fashion and outdoor styles.
The brand is owned by Time Products, which also owns Accurist and Limit.
- 1966
- Created by ChasProm as an export name for Soviet watches.
- 1988
- Becomes the UK's leading watch brand.
- 1993
- Production moves to Hong Kong after Soviet ties end.
- 2014
- Owner Time Products acquires Accurist.
- 2026
- Sixty years of selling over a million watches a year in Britain.
Also in 5 collections
This watch appears in Back in Stock (4,007), Stainless Steel Watches (2,833), Leather Strap Watches (904), Watches Under £100 (631) and Dress Watches (456).
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Sekonda 1853 Black Leather Strap alternatives
Watches from other brands at a similar price, style and size, so you can see what else your budget can buy.
| Specification | 1853 | 50065 | R2327CX9 |
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| Price | £20 | £20 | £30 |
| Case size | 40mm | 38mm | 40mm |
| Water resistance | — | — | 100m |
| Movement | Quartz | Quartz | Quartz |
| Strap | Leather strap | Leather strap | Silicone strap |
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