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Sekonda 30327 Black Dial Bracelet Watch - W31463

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Sekonda

Sekonda 30327 Black Dial Bracelet Watch - W31463

Ref. 30327

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A no-frills dress watch in Sekonda's long-running tradition of making presentable everyday pieces accessible. The black dial with selectively printed numerals keeps the face legible without fuss, and the silver-tone bezel frames it cleanly. On the wrist it reads as a straightforward business watch — suited to a shirt cuff, the bracelet sitting flat and the folding clasp holding it without bulk. The 50m rating covers anything short of serious swimming, which is exactly what a watch in this role needs.

Reference
30327
Brand
Sekonda
Case shape
Round
Dial
Black
Crystal
Mineral
Movement
Quartz
Functions
Date
Water resistance
50m
Bracelet / strap
Stainless steel bracelet
Strap colour
Silver
Clasp
Folding clasp
Lume
Luminous
Retailer
F.Hinds
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.

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Manufacturer’s guarantee

What the specifications mean

Strengths

  • Luminous hands and markers for low light
  • Sits in the lower half of Sekonda's range as we list it

Worth knowing

  • 50m suits rain and handwashing, not swimming
Best forEveryday wear
Less suited toSwimming

Your new watch

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.

Water resistance explained

Will the glass scratch?

It can, over time. Mineral glass handles daily wear but will pick up fine scratches that sapphire would not.

Sapphire, mineral and acrylic compared

Does it need a battery?

Yes. It is quartz, so expect a battery change every two to three years at a jeweller.

Quartz, automatic and solar compared

Cheapest place to buy

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

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