SEIKO 2020 BRIAN MAY LTD ED SEIKO 5 SPORTS WATCH CELEBRATING HIS LEGENDARY GUITAR, THE “RED SPECIAL” MINT AND UNWORN (C27)

A new limited edition Seiko 5 Sports watch celebrates Bryan May’s legendary guitar, the “Red Special.”

Seiko is grateful to Brian May for the opportunity to celebrate his creativity and music with this Seiko 5 Sports watch. “I am happy to have seen this watch come to life, and proud that my and my father’s creation so many years ago inspired this collaboration. I am attached to my Seiko, which has accompanied me for many years. I will wear this new watch with pride,” commented Brian May.

Brian Harold May

the watch is dedicated to the “Red Special,” the legendary electric guitar with which rock legend Brian May, throughout his long and continuing career, created the sound that helped make Queen one of the most admired and internationally celebrated rock bands. The design of the latest Seiko 5 Sports timepiece collection was inspired by a popular Seiko diver’s watch that Brian May wore for more than 40 years. The guitarist had purchased his Seiko during his first tour in Japan in the 1970s, and since then his guitar and watch have accompanied him around the world sharing unforgettable moments of his life.

Red Special
The guitar was handcrafted using only hand tools. The neck was carved from the wood of a 100-year-old fireplace, the body was carved from an antique oak plank, and covered with a mahogany veneer that the guitarist stained and polished himself.The innovative tremolo system designed by Brian May features a swing plate, made of hand-engraved mild steel, that pivots on the blade of a knife, with the tension of the strings balanced by springs from the valves of a motorcycle. To complete the job, the tremolo lever was obtained by using part of a bicycle saddle, and culminates with the cap of a sturdy stocking iron. The “Red Special” is the result of hard and passionate work and with its uniqueness has accompanied Brian May on stage and in the recording studio for more than 50 years.

design
Dial design
Dial design inspired
from the Red Special
The dial has the same red and black color scheme as the “Red Special” and shows a delicate wood-like pattern as the guitar body.

case back
Special engraving
on the case back
the watch is available in a limited edition of 9000 pieces and bears Brian May’s signature, the words “limited edition” and the serial number on the case back.

Special case reminiscent of the Red Special case.
The packaging also contains a commemorative coin inspired by the sixpenny piece that the guitarist used as a pick throughout his career.

lineup

Seiko 5 Sports
Brian May Limited Edition

SRPE83K1
[ Caliber 4R36 ]

Limited edition of 9,000
Available from May 2020

specifications
Brian May 2020. All Rights.
seiko 2023 Seiko Watch Corporation

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