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 seiko has just announced two new non-limited additions to the King Seiko line. Inspired by the 1965 King Seiko KSK (the second K stands for Kisei-Tsuki, or “stop seconds” in Japanese), the two new watches are the slimmest King Seikos yet—even slimmer than the manual 1965 forebear. Decidedly restrained in their design, the King Seiko SJE089 and SJE091 foretell some shifts for the King Seiko line. The case design of the King Seiko collection is maintained, though this is slimmer than previous releases, with a 38.6mm diameter and a 10.7mm thickness (1.2mm thinner than the previous models). That should mean a more wearable watch, though having tried on previous King Seikos, I never found wearability to be an issue. The revamped proportions are the result of a new mid-case, thinner lugs, and a sleeker box sapphire crystal. The design is classic Seiko kopi klokker , with sharp edges and superbly finished faceting. The watches have pull-out crowns and 50m of water resistance. Both the cr...

 Rainbow setting – that is, adorning a timepiece with a bevy of colourful gems – has emerged as one of the most collectible tropes in quality watchmaking. Rolex has a rainbow-tinted history that traces back to the ’80s when it embellished the elegant Cellini models, though it was the bezel of the 2012 Cosmograph Daytona – comprising 36 trapezium-cut sapphires of different colours – that really ignited the multicoloured passion of collectors. Since then, rainbow hues have decorated a range of Rolexes replica watches , right up to this year’s Yacht-Master, set with cool blue and violet stones, and the new rainbow-set Daytona, a trophy of 2020s watch collecting. “For any serious modern Daytona collector, a rainbow is a must-have,” says Christie’s watch specialist Remy Julia. “The ideal is to have the trilogy of the yellow, white, and rose. Six years back when I was constantly doing private sales on these, the price was £200,000, and that was already the moon. Now it’s doubled and stil...