The King Seiko VANAC Is Reborn With A New Mechanical Movement After 50 Years

The King Seiko VANAC, a design series born in the 1970s, returns to the collection in 2025 with a sporty new aesthetic. The watches are powered by Seiko’s latest addition to the 8L movement platform and feature an improved level of accuracy and a longer power reserve. Inspired by the vast city where King Seiko was born, a metropolis that appears to extend endlessly into the distance, the theme for the new creations is the Tokyo horizon.

The case and dial design are inspired by the Tokyo horizon, a vista renowned for its depictions in art, film, and popular culture whose rich expressions change depending on the time of day. The dial has a horizontal stripe pattern and indexes that occupy a dedicated ring that is embedded in its surface. The 12 o’clock index and the counterweight on the seconds hand display the striking silhouette of the letter “V,” indicating the first letter of the series’s name.

The new movement’s beautiful finishing can be seen through the watch’s sapphire crystal case back. Caliber 8L45 achieves a power reserve of 72 hours thanks to an improved mainspring and has an accuracy of +10 to -5 seconds per day.