Much like the Japanese company did in the 1960s and 1970s, Seiko pushed the limits in the 1980s with watches like the H558 “Arnie” analog digital watch - and the difficult to find 1980 Seiko G757-4010 digital quartz graphic alarm chronograph here, with its original Seiko G757 instructions manual.
Both innovative watches had LCD displays, but the G757 line went all in regarding the LCD aspect when compared to other Seiko watches of the time - or really, any watches during this era. Adding any G757 to a line up can is a worthwhile pursuit, especially for those that suffer from 1980's nostalgia – namely, pretty much all of us.
The Japanese referred to these models as “Digiborgs,” and of the G757s, few are more collectible than the difficult to find G757-4010 variant here.
Close in appearance to the G757-5010, worn by Roger Moore in the James Bond film “Octopussy,” the G757-4010 shares the same G757 movement (and thus, all the same features): a large display with a seconds totaler, day/date, alarm, hourly chime indicator, countdown timer with graphic display, graphic dual time display, and a chronograph (stopwatch).
As an extra piece of wistfulness (as if the Octopussy reference wasn’t enough), early video gameplay trailers for Metal Gear Solid depicted Venom Snake wearing a G757-4010.
This Seiko comes with its original Seiko-signed stainless-steel strap, nylon strap, rugged travel case, and springbar tool.
1980 Seiko G757-4010 "Digiborg" Digital Quartz Graphic Alarm Chronograph
DIAL: Seiko digital display, with all LCD segments working as designed, displays nicely - no LCD display issues are present.
CASE: Stainless-steel case measures 34.5mm x 38.5mm, with no deep scatches or dents.
CRYSTAL: Original Seiko crystal is scratch and blemish-free.
BAND: This Seiko G757 comes with its tapered stainless-steel Seiko-signed mesh bracelet, which will fit up to an approx. 7.25 inch wrist; this watch also comes with a black nylon strap.
MOVEMENT: Seiko G757 quartz movement; all functions, including backlight, work as designed. Per caseback serial number, this G757 was manufactured in October 1980.
CROWN: All four push buttons work as designed.
Of note, this Seiko G757 Digiborg comes with its original Seiko G757 instrucitons manual, which features instrucitons on the myriad of features on this watch in both Kanji Japanese and English.