Seiko 5 “Slate” — 7009 Grey Dial Automatic watch.

Seiko 5 “Slate” — 7009 Grey Dial Automatic watch .

The quietest confidence in the tray.

A dark slate-grey dial — the hardest colour to get right and the easiest to wear. It shifts under light from near-charcoal to soft gunmetal, faceted steel batons catching the shine while the aged lume plots glow warm and cream with the honest patina of forty years on the wrist. Polished dagger hands, the applied Seiko 5 shield at 12, framed day-date at 3. No gold, no fuss — just a serious, monochrome face that reads sharp under a shirt cuff and easy with a tee.

Turning it is the Seiko 7009 — the 17-jewel automatic that built Seiko’s name for daily-wear mechanicals that outlast everything around them. Self-winding. Day-date, English calendar. This one has been opened, serviced, and held to the timegrapher until the rate settled true.

Grey dials are the collector’s quiet favourite — understated, versatile, and far less common than black or white. Original steel bracelet still on it, ready for the wrist.

The Details

◦ Movement — Seiko 7009 automatic, 17 jewels, self-winding

◦ Reference — 7009-8040

◦ Serial — 090712

◦ Case — 38mm stainless steel

◦ Dial — Dark slate grey, faceted steel batons, aged lume

◦ Function — Day / Date, English calendar

◦ Bracelet — Stainless steel (endlinks stamped 2362)

◦ Origin — Japanese movement, cased Hong Kong

◦ Power reserve — 20hr+ on a full wind

Why buy from Bengal Curator

✅ Only 1 in this store — sold once, gone forever

✅ Fully serviced & timegrapher-verified before listing

✅ 6-month warranty

✅ Easy returns on arrival — inspect before you commit

✅ Free tracked & insured shipping, nationwide

✅ Arrives in a premium leather presentation box

Grey is the dial the collectors reach for after they’ve bought the black and the white — the one that quietly outshines both. They don’t surface often. One available. When it’s gone, the wait for the next clean slate starts over.

৳6,500 — today.

Curated, serviced, and stood behind — by Bengal Curator.