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Seiko had five series of electronic movement calibres:
I have examples of some of these and they are described below: Series 3300 An unusual movement that had both contacts and a transistor. This movement can often be found in own-brand watches of the large American department stores like Sears (brand: Tradition, Stellaris) and Montgomery Ward (brand: Le Gant). It is also possible to find Seiko branded watches with this movement, but these are very rare and were possible sold only in Japan. Series 3700 The EL-370 is the most common of the Seiko Electronic waches but, frankly, I find the styling of these two watches a little boring compared to other electric / electronic watches of the period; in fact, Seiko's calibre 6138 and 6139 chrono automatics from a few years earlier are much more interesting! Click thumbnail to enlarge!
Series 070 (Elnix) The less common Seiko ELNIXs from 1973. They have a frequency of 4 Hz. and feature the 0702 calibre. Click thumbnail to enlarge!
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