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Seiko · Automatic watch

Presage Cocktail Time

A Japanese automatic from Seiko's Cocktail Time series, with a dial worth looking at twice.

The case

  • The SRPB46 has a brown sunray dial under a box-shaped Hardlex crystal, and the case is 40.5 mm across. That's a classic dress size.
  • Seiko's 4R35 calibre winds itself on the wrist and can be wound by hand. There's no battery.
  • A see-through case back shows the movement working. It's dressy enough for a jacket and sturdy enough for every day.

For

The person who mixes a proper drink at six and wants a watch to go with it.

Skip if

They want a watch that keeps running in a drawer. It winds as it's worn and stops after about 41 hours off the wrist.

Know before you give

Buy from a retailer Seiko lists as authorised, and check the seller before you pay. Seiko's store locator lists its authorised retailers.

How we chose it

We built this from the maker's published specifications and documentation, checked on the date below. We haven't tested it in hand. Prices are the maker's list or a recent retailer price.

Sources, checked 2026-10-27: Seiko, SRPB46J1 · Seiko, find a retailer