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Sekonda 40503 Chain Bracelet Watch - W32441
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The Claudia is drawn from the dress-watch tradition of the mid-twentieth century, when a bracelet watch was expected to read as jewellery first and tell the time second. The rectangular case — just 17mm wide — sits on a thick chain-link bracelet in a way that makes the whole piece feel like a single continuous object rather than a case attached to a strap. At that width it wears closer to a bangle than a conventional watch, sitting neatly over the wrist bone without bulk. The silver sunray dial catches the light at different angles in the way flat dials finished like this tend to, shifting from pale to bright depending on how the arm moves.
- Reference
- 40503
- Brand
- Sekonda
- Case size
- 40mm
- Case thickness
- 7mm
- Case material
- Brass
- Case shape
- Rectangular
- Dial
- Silver
- Crystal
- Mineral
- Movement
- Quartz
- Functions
- Date
- Water resistance
- Not water resistant
- Bracelet / strap
- Stainless steel bracelet
- Strap colour
- Silver
- 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.
Also in 3 collections
This watch appears in Silver Dial Watches (572), Watches Under £100 (409) and Rectangular & Square Watches (347).
Temporarily out of stock
F.Hinds is not currently taking orders for this reference. Last listed as available on 30 September 2026. Stock is checked nightly and this page updates when it returns.
What the specifications mean
Strengths
- 40mm suits most wrists
- 7mm is unusually slim for a 40mm case
- Sits in the lower half of Sekonda's range as we list it
Sekonda 40503 Chain Bracelet alternatives
Watches from other brands at a similar price, style and size, so you can see what else your budget can buy.
| Specification | 40503 | AQ-230A-7AMQYES | 5955 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Price | £45 | £45 | £38 |
| Case size | 40mm | 39mm | 40mm |
| Water resistance | Not water resistant | Not water resistant | 30m |
| Movement | Quartz | Quartz | Quartz |
| Strap | Stainless steel bracelet | Stainless steel bracelet | Leather strap |
| This watch | Closely matched |
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