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The Seiko 7016 chronograph, is nick-named Monaco due to its shape and resemblance to the Heuer chronograph. Very hard to find in this condition and a very under-rated chrono with a great retro design and history
The 7016A calibre was produced from 1971-1978 and based on the serial number on the caseback mine was made in May 1973. At its widest point it is 36mm and lug to lug it is 40mm. Total height is 14mm, but it feels a lot thinner when worn.
The dial is a light silver grey with applied markers and a single black sub dial at 6 o'clock. The sub dial has 2 hands, an orange one for the chrono minute totaliser and a white one for the hour totaliser. This is arguably the first chrono to feature a mono counter. Patek, now famous for their mono counter chronographs, didn't introduce this until the mid 2000's.
( the picture of the split counter below is taken off the web as illustration only – it just happens to also be from a grey dial 7016 )
For “Enicar Mantagraph” fans - Seiko supplied both the movement and cases to Enicar so it is essentially the same watch
The 7016A calibre is a 17 jewel automatic with a beat rate of 21,600 or 6 beats a second. At 6.4mm high, when released, it was the thinnest auto chrono movement made and remained so until 1987 when Piguet released a movement which was only 5.5mm high. As with all Seiko movements it was made made completely in-house.
This chrono functions correctly and keeps very good time. It was serviced just before I purchased it some months ago. For full disclosure – the seconds hand returns to 12o’clock when chrono is reset but it is half a millimetre out. This is hardly noticeable as you can see in the pics but its also very easily adjusted. The crystal and case are clean – no major dings just normal wear.
The chrono comes with a period JB Champion strap as pictured which I have added and it also comes with the period racing strap which suits the chrono perfectly. I have owned various Heuer chronos from the 70’s and this one comes very close in both form, function and quality.
The price is 500 USD including paypal and shipping costs . Have plenty of References for sales of high-end and vintage watches from this and other forums. No trades please
Email me at kitwegeorge@gmail.com
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