SEIKO PRESAGE SRPE41J1 COCKTAIL TIME "NEGRONI" AUTOMATIC MEN WATCH

Seiko Presage SRPE41J1 — Cocktail Time "Negroni" Automatic

The Seiko Presage SRPE41J1 pours the colour of a Negroni onto the wrist — a deep red dial inspired by the classic Italian aperitivo, framed in a silver stainless steel case on a warm brown calfskin strap. Like every Cocktail Time, the dial is finished to catch and pour light the way a mixed drink glows under bar lighting, with baton and Arabic numeral markers and the series' signature box-shaped Hardlex crystal curving over the dial like glass over a cocktail.

Inside is Seiko's Caliber 4R35 automatic with hand-winding capability, holding an approximately 41-hour power reserve — set it down on Friday evening and it's still running Sunday morning. At a versatile 38.5mm, the case wears elegantly on a wide range of wrists, the see-through caseback puts the automatic movement on display, and 50 metres of water resistance adds everyday confidence beneath its dressed-up looks.

Key Features

• Caliber 4R35 automatic movement — a self-winding mechanical calibre with hand-winding capability and a date display; no battery required.
• Approx. 41-hour power reserve — keeps running through a weekend off the wrist and rewinds through daily wear.
• Negroni-inspired red dial — a rich, warm red finished in the Cocktail Time tradition to shift and glow with the light, with baton and Arabic numeral markers.
• Box-shaped Hardlex crystal — the raised, vintage-style crystal adds depth to the dial and a distinctive profile on the wrist, a hallmark of the Cocktail Time series.
• See-through caseback — the exhibition back puts the automatic movement and rotor on view.
• 38.5mm silver stainless steel case — an elegant, versatile dress profile, 11.8mm thick and 45.4mm lug-to-lug, on a brown calfskin leather strap.
• 50m water resistance — everyday confidence against rain, splashes, and handwashing.

Why You'll Love It

The SRPE41J1 is for the person who wants their dress watch to have a story and a bit of colour. The Cocktail Time series turns the artistry of the bar into a dial, and the "Negroni" is one of its most characterful — a warm red face on a brown strap that stands apart from the usual black, white, or blue. Beneath the aesthetics is a genuine mechanical watch: a self-winding movement you can watch through the caseback, hand-winding when you need it, and a practical date. At a classic 38.5mm it slips easily under a cuff and reads beautifully across a dinner table — craft and character in equal measure.

The Seiko Story

The story begins in 1881, when Kintaro Hattori founded a clock and watch shop in Ginza, Tokyo — the business that would become the Seiko of today. Since then, Seiko has grown into one of the world's few truly vertically integrated watch manufacturers, designing, developing, and producing its own movements, cases, and crystals in Japan. The Presage collection carries Seiko's mechanical watchmaking forward, and the Cocktail Time series within it has become one of Seiko's most recognisable expressions of Japanese craft — dials inspired by the artistry of the cocktail bar, built on movements made in-house.

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