{"id":8832,"date":"2022-06-18T15:31:24","date_gmt":"2022-06-18T13:31:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.watchandvintage.fr\/?page_id=8832"},"modified":"2026-01-20T14:56:40","modified_gmt":"2026-01-20T13:56:40","slug":"king-seiko-seiko-ks-ks-special-ks-vanac-1961-1975","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.watchandvintage.fr\/en\/history-and-informations-about-emblematic-watch-ranges\/king-seiko-seiko-ks-ks-special-ks-vanac-1961-1975","title":{"rendered":"King Seiko, Seiko KS, KS Special, KS Vanac (1961-1975)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"760\" src=\"https:\/\/www.watchandvintage.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/DSC_8341.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9564\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.watchandvintage.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/DSC_8341.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/www.watchandvintage.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/DSC_8341-300x119.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.watchandvintage.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/DSC_8341-1024x405.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.watchandvintage.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/DSC_8341-768x304.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.watchandvintage.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/DSC_8341-1536x608.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.watchandvintage.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/DSC_8341-18x7.jpg 18w, https:\/\/www.watchandvintage.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/DSC_8341-400x158.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.watchandvintage.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/DSC_8341-1000x396.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-normal-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><em>These informations were mostly gathered through my own experience, from watches I actually had in hands. They reflect what I observed and are not the holy truth. Page updated January, 2026.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Text &amp; Pictures : D. Broglin &#8211; Watch &amp; Vintage<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>King Seiko and later Seiko KS was the high range of automatic watches introduced by Seiko Daini in the early 60&#8217;s. The first  models, and until 1968, had hand wound movements, the Seikosha 54 seen in the Cronos and some early Champion Calendar and later, the 44 and 45 calibres. The first King equiped with an automatic movement has been launched in 1968, with the newly <strong>56xx movement<\/strong><\/strong> <strong>developed by Suwa. A couple of years later, a parallel range has been introduced, the KS Special, based on the Daini 52xx movement. This KS\/KS Special couple is similar to the LM\/LM Special couple. They will live together for ca 5 years, until Seiko abandons the King range. In the 70&#8217;s, and in addition of the classical designed KS models, Seiko proposed the excentric KS Vanac\/Vanac Special range with the same calibres.<\/strong> <strong>All these automatic models had &#8220;Hi-Beat&#8221; 28,800 bph movements.<\/strong><br><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The first years (1961-1963)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">The first King was introduced in 1961 by Suwa and mostly replaced the Cronos range, sharing the same Seikosha 54 movement and introducing the 44 movement (which is an evolution of the 54). These models are rare today, it is quite difficult to find one. It is recognisable to its &#8220;King Seiko&#8221; mention on the upper half part of the dial, under the 12 o&#8217;clock hour marker.<br><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Seiko 44KS (1964-1968)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">In 1964, Seiko relaunches the range and bases it on the Seiko 44xx movement (44, 4402, 4420). Today, the 44KS is the most popular range among the Seiko enthusiasts. The 44KS has been proposed until 1968, when Seiko launched the Automatic KS. They however kept a hand-wound KS model in their  catalogue, the 45KS<br><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Seiko 45KS (1968-1973)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">In 1968, when Seiko relaunched for the second time its King range, they chose to keep a hand-wound model, based on the 45\/4502 movement. The design of this 45KS family is similar to the then popular 56KS\/Lord Matic one. Some models were marked &#8220;Superior Chronometer officially certified&#8221;.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Seiko 56KS (1968-1975)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">The 56xx family is a big and famous range of automatic movements, that equiped the Lord Matic (5601, 5605, 5606), the King (5621, 5625, 5626) and the Grand Seiko (5641, 5645, 5646) as well. The versatility of this calibre, its thinness, lead to an increased diversity of King models : time-only, date or day &amp; date configuration. In 1968, Seiko decided to give more coherence to its production by sharing not only the same movement family for their mid- and high range watches but also some cases. We can imagine this was made to increase the profitability of their activities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">The King 56KS is the most commonly found Seiko King, they probably sold hundreds of thousands of them from 1968 to 1975. We can probably split these 8 years of production into 3 different periods :<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">1968-1971<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Most cases are one-pieced cases, the movements can be accessed by the front by removing the bezel and the crystal, which is glued on an insert. There is a golden medallion on the back. The crown is KS signed. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">1972-1973<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The screw back becomes the standard, the golden medallion disappears and is replaced by an engraved &#8220;KS&#8221;. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">1974-1975<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">The KS disapeared from the back and from the crown (models 8000, 8001, 8011 but not from the 7113, 7121 ). The crystal isn&#8217;t glued anymore but pressed into the bezel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">For a short period, some models had the mention &#8220;Chronometer officially certified&#8221; on their dials (ca 1969-1971).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Seiko 52KS (1970-1975)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">As I wrote earlier, the Daini factory launched its own KS range in ca 1970, with the 5245, 5246 and 5256 movements. This calibre is more sophisticated than the 56xx, with an instant day and date shift at midnight (not on the 5256 though). The quickset is not concerned either by the weakness of the plastic wheel of the 56xx since it is made of metal. <br>The design of the 52KS is quite classical too but with something more typical from the 70&#8217;s.<br>Generally speaking, the 52KS is way rarer than the 56KS. Some models were &#8220;Chronometer officially certified&#8221;, as for the 56KS.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Vanac case (1970-1975)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">In ca 1970, following the trend of the 70&#8217;s, Seiko started to produce more casual KS models and branded them &#8220;Vanac&#8221;. I couldn&#8217;t find any explanation about that name. The Vanac range was available with the 56xx and the 52xx movements (Vanac Special). They had almost all a special design and all had stainless steel bracelets.  The dials could be green, blue, brown, purple,etc. The crystals were often facetted, with different patterns as well. Finally, the cases could be square, oval, rectangle&#8230; They actually were quite close to some Seiko Lord Matic but with a better movement.<br><br><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Some examples<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-medium-font-size\">King Seiko 1st generation<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"2000\" src=\"https:\/\/images.watchandvintage.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/DSCF8518.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-15724\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.watchandvintage.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/DSCF8518.webp 2000w, https:\/\/www.watchandvintage.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/DSCF8518-300x300.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.watchandvintage.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/DSCF8518-1024x1024.webp 1024w, https:\/\/www.watchandvintage.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/DSCF8518-150x150.webp 150w, https:\/\/www.watchandvintage.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/DSCF8518-768x768.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.watchandvintage.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/DSCF8518-1536x1536.webp 1536w, https:\/\/www.watchandvintage.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/DSCF8518-12x12.webp 12w, https:\/\/www.watchandvintage.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/DSCF8518-400x400.webp 400w, https:\/\/www.watchandvintage.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/DSCF8518-1000x1000.webp 1000w, https:\/\/www.watchandvintage.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/DSCF8518-100x100.webp 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">King Seiko J14102E, all gold filled case, 1962<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>King Seiko 44KS, 44, 4402, 4420 movements <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.watchandvintage.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/DSCF3058-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12402\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.watchandvintage.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/DSCF3058-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.watchandvintage.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/DSCF3058-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.watchandvintage.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/DSCF3058-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.watchandvintage.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/DSCF3058-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.watchandvintage.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/DSCF3058-12x12.jpg 12w, https:\/\/www.watchandvintage.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/DSCF3058-400x400.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.watchandvintage.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/DSCF3058-1000x1000.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.watchandvintage.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/DSCF3058-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.watchandvintage.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/DSCF3058.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">King Seiko 44-2000, all gold filled case, 1964<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/www.watchandvintage.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/DSC_2935.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4577\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.watchandvintage.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/DSC_2935.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.watchandvintage.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/DSC_2935-400x400.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.watchandvintage.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/DSC_2935-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.watchandvintage.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/DSC_2935-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.watchandvintage.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/DSC_2935-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.watchandvintage.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/DSC_2935-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.watchandvintage.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/DSC_2935-75x75.jpg 75w, https:\/\/www.watchandvintage.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/DSC_2935-444x444.jpg 444w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">King Seiko 4402-8000 &#8220;KSSK&#8221;, 1968<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.watchandvintage.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/DSCF4812-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-13428\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.watchandvintage.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/DSCF4812-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.watchandvintage.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/DSCF4812-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.watchandvintage.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/DSCF4812-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.watchandvintage.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/DSCF4812-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.watchandvintage.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/DSCF4812-12x12.jpg 12w, https:\/\/www.watchandvintage.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/DSCF4812-400x400.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.watchandvintage.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/DSCF4812-1000x1000.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.watchandvintage.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/DSCF4812-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.watchandvintage.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/DSCF4812.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">King Seiko 44-9990 &#8220;KSK&#8221;, 1968<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>King Seiko 45KS, 45 &amp; 4502 movements<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/www.watchandvintage.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/DSC_8948.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10384\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.watchandvintage.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/DSC_8948.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.watchandvintage.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/DSC_8948-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.watchandvintage.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/DSC_8948-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.watchandvintage.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/DSC_8948-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.watchandvintage.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/DSC_8948-12x12.jpg 12w, https:\/\/www.watchandvintage.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/DSC_8948-400x400.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.watchandvintage.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/DSC_8948-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">King Seiko KS 4502-7000 &#8220;45KSC&#8221;, 1969<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/www.watchandvintage.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/DSC_8968.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10409\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.watchandvintage.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/DSC_8968.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.watchandvintage.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/DSC_8968-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.watchandvintage.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/DSC_8968-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.watchandvintage.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/DSC_8968-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.watchandvintage.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/DSC_8968-12x12.jpg 12w, https:\/\/www.watchandvintage.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/DSC_8968-400x400.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.watchandvintage.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/DSC_8968-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">King Seiko KS 4502-7001 &#8220;45KSC&#8221;, 1970<br>Gold plated version<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.watchandvintage.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/DSCF6661-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-14248\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.watchandvintage.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/DSCF6661-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.watchandvintage.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/DSCF6661-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.watchandvintage.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/DSCF6661-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.watchandvintage.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/DSCF6661-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.watchandvintage.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/DSCF6661-12x12.jpg 12w, https:\/\/www.watchandvintage.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/DSCF6661-400x400.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.watchandvintage.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/DSCF6661-1000x1000.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.watchandvintage.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/DSCF6661-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.watchandvintage.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/DSCF6661.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">King Seiko KS 4502-7010 &#8220;45KSC&#8221;, 1971<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Seiko 56 KS, 5621, 5625, 5626 movements<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/www.watchandvintage.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/DSC_8256.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9333\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.watchandvintage.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/DSC_8256.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.watchandvintage.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/DSC_8256-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.watchandvintage.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/DSC_8256-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.watchandvintage.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/DSC_8256-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.watchandvintage.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/DSC_8256-12x12.jpg 12w, https:\/\/www.watchandvintage.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/DSC_8256-75x75.jpg 75w, https:\/\/www.watchandvintage.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/DSC_8256-444x444.jpg 444w, https:\/\/www.watchandvintage.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/DSC_8256-400x400.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.watchandvintage.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/DSC_8256-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Seiko KS 5625-7000&#8243;56KAW 010&#8243;, 1971<br>On of my favorite cases<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/www.watchandvintage.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/DSC_9701.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10903\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.watchandvintage.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/DSC_9701.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.watchandvintage.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/DSC_9701-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.watchandvintage.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/DSC_9701-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.watchandvintage.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/DSC_9701-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.watchandvintage.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/DSC_9701-12x12.jpg 12w, https:\/\/www.watchandvintage.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/DSC_9701-400x400.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.watchandvintage.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/DSC_9701-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Seiko KS 5626-7010 &#8220;56KAW 020&#8221;, 1968<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/www.watchandvintage.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/DSC_8544.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9860\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.watchandvintage.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/DSC_8544.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.watchandvintage.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/DSC_8544-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.watchandvintage.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/DSC_8544-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.watchandvintage.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/DSC_8544-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.watchandvintage.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/DSC_8544-12x12.jpg 12w, https:\/\/www.watchandvintage.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/DSC_8544-400x400.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.watchandvintage.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/DSC_8544-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Seiko KS 5625-7060 &#8220;56KWM 040&#8221;, 1970<br>Chronometer officially certified<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/www.watchandvintage.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/DSC_7640.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8789\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.watchandvintage.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/DSC_7640.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.watchandvintage.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/DSC_7640-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.watchandvintage.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/DSC_7640-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.watchandvintage.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/DSC_7640-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.watchandvintage.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/DSC_7640-12x12.jpg 12w, https:\/\/www.watchandvintage.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/DSC_7640-75x75.jpg 75w, https:\/\/www.watchandvintage.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/DSC_7640-444x444.jpg 444w, https:\/\/www.watchandvintage.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/DSC_7640-400x400.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.watchandvintage.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/DSC_7640-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Seiko KS 5625-7110, 1972<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/www.watchandvintage.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/DSC_6763.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7739\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.watchandvintage.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/DSC_6763.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.watchandvintage.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/DSC_6763-400x400.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.watchandvintage.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/DSC_6763-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.watchandvintage.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/DSC_6763-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.watchandvintage.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/DSC_6763-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.watchandvintage.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/DSC_6763-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.watchandvintage.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/DSC_6763-12x12.jpg 12w, https:\/\/www.watchandvintage.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/DSC_6763-75x75.jpg 75w, https:\/\/www.watchandvintage.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/DSC_6763-444x444.jpg 444w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Seiko KS 5626-7111, 1973<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/www.watchandvintage.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/DSC_8209.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9287\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.watchandvintage.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/DSC_8209.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.watchandvintage.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/DSC_8209-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.watchandvintage.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/DSC_8209-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.watchandvintage.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/DSC_8209-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.watchandvintage.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/DSC_8209-12x12.jpg 12w, https:\/\/www.watchandvintage.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/DSC_8209-75x75.jpg 75w, https:\/\/www.watchandvintage.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/DSC_8209-444x444.jpg 444w, https:\/\/www.watchandvintage.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/DSC_8209-400x400.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.watchandvintage.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/DSC_8209-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Seiko KS 5626-8000 &#8220;56KAW 25&#8221;, 1974<br>Late model, pressed crystal, screwed back<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Seiko 52KS and 52KS Special, 5245, 5246 &amp; 5256 movements<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/www.watchandvintage.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/DSC_7420.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8498\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.watchandvintage.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/DSC_7420.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.watchandvintage.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/DSC_7420-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.watchandvintage.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/DSC_7420-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.watchandvintage.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/DSC_7420-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.watchandvintage.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/DSC_7420-12x12.jpg 12w, https:\/\/www.watchandvintage.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/DSC_7420-75x75.jpg 75w, https:\/\/www.watchandvintage.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/DSC_7420-444x444.jpg 444w, https:\/\/www.watchandvintage.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/DSC_7420-400x400.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.watchandvintage.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/DSC_7420-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Seiko KS 5246-5000, 1972<br>Unusual oval case<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/www.watchandvintage.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/DSC_8647.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10060\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.watchandvintage.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/DSC_8647.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.watchandvintage.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/DSC_8647-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.watchandvintage.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/DSC_8647-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.watchandvintage.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/DSC_8647-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.watchandvintage.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/DSC_8647-12x12.jpg 12w, https:\/\/www.watchandvintage.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/DSC_8647-400x400.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.watchandvintage.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/DSC_8647-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Seiko KS Special 5246-6000, 1972<br>Chronometer Officially Certified<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.watchandvintage.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/DSCF3754-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12766\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.watchandvintage.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/DSCF3754-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.watchandvintage.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/DSCF3754-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.watchandvintage.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/DSCF3754-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.watchandvintage.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/DSCF3754-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.watchandvintage.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/DSCF3754-12x12.jpg 12w, https:\/\/www.watchandvintage.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/DSCF3754-400x400.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.watchandvintage.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/DSCF3754-1000x1000.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.watchandvintage.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/DSCF3754-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.watchandvintage.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/DSCF3754.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Seiko KS Special 5246-6000 in black<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-medium-font-size\">Vanac \/ Vanac Special, cal. 5626, 5246, 5256<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/www.watchandvintage.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/DSC_3730.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5317\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.watchandvintage.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/DSC_3730.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.watchandvintage.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/DSC_3730-400x400.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.watchandvintage.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/DSC_3730-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.watchandvintage.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/DSC_3730-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.watchandvintage.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/DSC_3730-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.watchandvintage.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/DSC_3730-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.watchandvintage.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/DSC_3730-75x75.jpg 75w, https:\/\/www.watchandvintage.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/DSC_3730-444x444.jpg 444w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Seiko KS Vanac 5626-7160, 1972<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.watchandvintage.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/DSCF4489-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-13048\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.watchandvintage.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/DSCF4489-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.watchandvintage.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/DSCF4489-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.watchandvintage.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/DSCF4489-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.watchandvintage.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/DSCF4489-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.watchandvintage.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/DSCF4489-12x12.jpg 12w, https:\/\/www.watchandvintage.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/DSCF4489-400x400.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.watchandvintage.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/DSCF4489-1000x1000.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.watchandvintage.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/DSCF4489-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.watchandvintage.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/DSCF4489.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Seiko KS Vanac 5626-5050, 1972<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"2000\" src=\"https:\/\/images.watchandvintage.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/DSCF9560.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-17736\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.watchandvintage.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/DSCF9560.webp 2000w, https:\/\/www.watchandvintage.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/DSCF9560-300x300.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.watchandvintage.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/DSCF9560-1024x1024.webp 1024w, https:\/\/www.watchandvintage.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/DSCF9560-150x150.webp 150w, https:\/\/www.watchandvintage.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/DSCF9560-768x768.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.watchandvintage.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/DSCF9560-1536x1536.webp 1536w, https:\/\/www.watchandvintage.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/DSCF9560-12x12.webp 12w, https:\/\/www.watchandvintage.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/DSCF9560-400x400.webp 400w, https:\/\/www.watchandvintage.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/DSCF9560-1000x1000.webp 1000w, https:\/\/www.watchandvintage.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/DSCF9560-100x100.webp 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Seiko KS Special Vanac 5256-5000, 1973<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.watchandvintage.fr\/history-and-informations-about-emblematic-watch-ranges\/king-seiko-seiko-ks-ks-special-ks-vanac-1961-1975\/list-of-all-models-king-seiko-seiko-ks-ks-special-vanac\">List of all models<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><br>Successors, reissue<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">In 1975, when Seiko decided to end the production of its King, it also decided to stop producing high range mechanical watches to focus on the quartz and on cheaper automatic models (Seiko 5, Seiko 7009, 6309, etc&#8230;). So, this was the end of the King, it remained without heir.<br><br>Actually, it wasn&#8217;t a final end since Seiko first produced in 2000 a batch of 2,000 Seiko KS fitted with the 4s15 movement (which is based on the 52xx !). Then, in 2021, for the 175th anniversary of the company, Seiko re-produced a batch of 3,000 King Seiko &#8220;KSK&#8221; based on the 1965 44KS model, fitted with the 6L35 movement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Finally, and following a general trend in watchmaking, Seiko relaunched in 2022 a full range of King Seiko. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Seiko King for sale<\/h2>\n\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Seiko King were high range watches introduced in 1961<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":9564,"parent":6918,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_glsr_average":0,"_glsr_ranking":0,"_glsr_reviews":0,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-8832","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","post","post-with-thumbnail","post-with-thumbnail-large"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>King Seiko, Seiko KS, KS Special, KS Vanac (1961-1975) history | Watch &amp; 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