Official Seiko Watches Shop At the time of its manufacture, which was in 1956, this mechanical timepiece stood as essentially the most exact and one of many highest quality watches in Japan. This wristwatch, with its handbook winding mechanism and 17 jewels, made an enormous leap when it comes to precision of wristwatches. From thereon, Seiko competed and won first place for its innovative watch in lots of nationwide chronometry competitions in Japan. The usually elusive SARB035 is coveted for its versatility, elegant and clean design that forgoes unnecessary parts, and its collectability.