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Some specifications for this reference are on file; the record is incomplete.

Seiko · Prospex

62MAS

Ref. 6217-8001 — “62MAS

discontinuedSecond series, large crownPartially documentedLast reviewed Not yet reviewed

Known Variants

Classification

FactoryDocumented as shipped from the factory for this reference and period.PeriodNot original to this watch, but correct for its production period.ServiceFitted by the manufacturer's own service network. Not a defect.AftermarketThird-party part. Affects originality, not authenticity.ModifiedGenuine parts in a configuration the factory did not sell. Affects originality and value, not authenticity.CounterfeitDeceptive reproduction intended to pass as genuine.UnknownEvidence on file does not settle the question.

Dial

Factory

Proof wording

Earlier dials use 'Proof' depth wording, paired with a correspondingly marked caseback.

Probable

Dial

Factory

Resist wording

Later dials use 'Resist'. The change is part of the industry-wide move away from unqualified waterproof claims and is a useful era check when the caseback wording agrees with it.

Probable

Component compatibility

What this reference is documented to have carried, and in what capacity. A service part is the manufacturer's own work; only a counterfeit classification is a finding against the watch.

Documented calibers

  • Seiko 6217AFactoryDefault configurationHigh confidence

    19651968