The oversized subdial at 6:00 features the iconic “D” logo of the manga along with a red small seconds hand. To the right of this we’ve got a 4:30 date window that’s color-matched to the black lower portion of the dial, along with some Japanese text referencing the Fujiwara Tofu Shop just above 4:00. There’s no other text on the dial outside of the Seiko wordmark at 12:00, which is great: I hate when collab watches go overboard with the secondary branding. This has more of an IYKYK feel.
The case is in stainless steel and measures 40mm across. It looks to be mostly brushed, as does the three-link steel bracelet. The stainless steel tachymeter bezel, meanwhile, appears to have a polished finish, as do the pump-style pushers and a chamfer along the lugs. The closed caseback features the Initial D logo along with the watch’s number from 1 – 1,995, with the limited run coinciding with the year the manga made its debut.
Rounding out the specs, we’ve got a Hardlex crystal, 100m water resistance, a thickness of 12.8mm and a lug-to-lug distance of 47mm.
Pricing and Availability
As far as collabs go, this looks really good. Even without the Initial D connection, the dual-panda scheme looks cool, and the connections to a cult-favorite Toyota drift machine and gearhead-endorsed manga only sweeten the pot.
The watch is limited to 1,995 pieces, so while fairly rare, it’s a big enough number that I don’t expect these to sell out crazy fast. However, as I could hardly find any official info on this release anywhere, I strongly suspect it’s intended for the Japanese market only, meaning any American buyers will likely have to pay a premium to get one.