Vintage Watch | Seiko Spirit 5T32-6A40 (Quartz Alarm)

Seiko Spirit 5T32-6A40 Quartz Alarm: Silver Dial, Fully Serviced

Fully serviced by our watchmaker in Japan, this Seiko Spirit 5T32-6A40 is a quartz alarm in close-to-NOS condition. Silver sunburst dial, date at 3, and an ALARM subdial at 6, in a stainless 10-bar case. After service, the time, the date, and both alarm modes are working perfectly.

The Seiko Spirit line and Caliber 5T32

Seiko Spirit was a Japan-domestic line of the late 1980s and 1990s: clean quartz dress watches, rarely exported. Early-90s Spirits often carried antimagnetic, 10-bar cases, which is what this caseback is stamped. Caliber 5T32, from 1988, is an analog quartz alarm with central time, a quickset date, and a 12-hour alarm subdial, officially within 15 seconds a month, on a silver-oxide SB-BP (SR927W) battery.

How to operate this Seiko Spirit 5T32-6A40

Two crowns sit on the right, with a button at 8. Crown 1, nearer 3, sets the date at the first click (turn it counterclockwise) and the time at the second, where the seconds hand stops for a time-signal sync. Do not set the date between 9pm and 1am; a date set between 9pm and 3am may not change correctly the next day. Crown 2, nearer 4, is the alarm crown. First, pull it to the second click (a short beep), turn the alarm hands to match the main time, and push it in at 12 seconds. With Crown 2 in, press the button to set a single-time alarm, which rings once for 20 seconds and then switches off. Pull Crown 2 to the first click and use the same button for a regular alarm that repeats every 12 hours; hold the button to advance quickly. Press the button to silence the alarm, or pull Crown 2 to the first click and push it back in to cancel a single-time setting.

This Seiko Spirit 5T32-6A40 and its condition

The caseback is stamped 5T32-6A40 and serial 2N2408, dating this watch to November 1992. The dial is printed JAPAN 5T32 and 6A40 T. The silver sunburst and print are sharp, and the case shape is still crisp — close to NOS on the watch head, with only light hairlines on the flanks and caseback. The current black crocodile-embossed leather strap is not the original catalog metal bracelet and shows some wear near the lugs. The movement has been fully serviced by our watchmaker in Japan; all functions, including the date and both alarm modes, are working perfectly.

Seiko Spirit 5T32-6A40 specification

Maker: Seiko

Model: Seiko Spirit 5T32-6A40 (quartz alarm)

Era: November 1992

Case: Stainless round, WATER RESISTANT 10 BAR, ANTIMAGNETIC 60G, light hairlines only

Crystal: Original mineral crystal

Dial: Silver sunburst, SPIRIT SEIKO, applied baton indices, date at 3, ALARM subdial at 6, dial code JAPAN 5T32 / 6A40 T

Movement: Quartz alarm Caliber 5T32, fully serviced by our watchmaker in Japan

Strap: Black crocodile-embossed leather (current strap; not the original metal bracelet)

A November 1992 Seiko Spirit 5T32-6A40 — fully serviced in Japan and ready to wear.