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Seiko 6105B

Probable

The caliber of the 6105-8110 'Willard'. The 6105A preceded it in the earlier -8000 case; both are 6105-family movements and therefore both satisfy the case number, so distinguishing them requires reading the movement itself.

Specifications

Movement manufacturer
Seiko
Production
1970–1977
Frequency
21,600 vph (3 Hz)
Winding
automatic
Complications
Date

Architecture

Automatic diver's caliber with a date, developed from the 6106 family.

Service practice

Parts are no longer manufactured. Movements assembled from several donors are common and are legitimate repair work — but they mean the movement cannot be used to date the watch.

Open questions

OpenMovement assignmentHigh

Seiko 6105A and 6105B: what actually differs

What is the substantive difference between the 6105A and 6105B executions — hacking, date quickset, or a purely constructional revision — and exactly when did production change over?

Best current answer

The 6105A is associated with the symmetric-cased 6105-8000 and the 6105B with the asymmetric -8110. The catalog records that association and does not assert what the letters denote functionally.

Conflicting claims

Collector sources describe the difference variously as a hacking capability, a date-setting change and a bridge revision, without agreement and without citing a Seiko technical guide. A Seiko technical guide for the 6105 family would settle it.

Scope Affects the movement fitments on 6105-8000 and 6105-8110 and any authentication note that turns on which execution belongs in which case.

Related calibers

  • Succeeded by

    Seiko 6105A

    Fitted to the later asymmetric-cased 6105-8110 and -8119.

References using this caliber

Provenance of this record

Sources & Evidence

Primary sourceTechnical documentation

Seiko caliber technical guides and parts catalogues

Seiko Watch Corporation / Seiko Instruments

Accessed
2026-08-18

Cited for

This referenceHigh confidence
Secondary sourceCollector research

The Seiko Guy — model and reference guides

The Seiko Guy

Accessed
2026-08-18

Cited for

This referenceProbable
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