The Watch: Seiko Kinetic Titanium Black Dial Men\'s Watch SKA493P1 This Seiko Kinetic Titanium Black Dial Men’s Watch (SKA493P1) has a 40mm black dial protected by a stainless steel case and Hardlex glass. Featuring a sweeping seconds hand a date display and titanium markers, the watch is fitted with a stainless steel bracelet and is water resistant to 100m.    Key Features: Kinetic Movement Sweeping Seconds Hand Date Window Titanium Case Construction Water Resistant to 100m   The Family: Seiko Kinetic In 1988, after 19 years of R&D and 50 patent applications, Seiko achieved their longstanding goal of optimizing its pioneering quartz watch to generate its own power, and with that the Seiko Kinetic family was born. Eliminating the need for a battery change by harnessing the power of the user’s body, the Seiko Kinetic represented a major advance in green watchmaking, with Seiko now channeling their trademark innovative spirit into reducing the carbon footprint of all aspects of their manufacturing process.   The Brand: Seiko Seiko’s 135-year history has been marked by a ceaseless determination to innovate in every aspect of the watchmaker’s art. By embracing this mantra, Seiko has been responsible for a string of industry-leading advances in the technology of time, such as the world’s first quartz watch, the world’s first TV watch, and the Seiko Kinetic, the first watch ever to generate its own electricity from the movement of the wearer. Seiko are unique in that they manufacture every aspect of every watch in-house, with this ruthless pursuit of perfection even including growing their own quartz crystals and sapphires.