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Seiko 6R21

July 9, 2019 by

Brand:Seiko, Seiko Instruments Inc., Time Module Inc.
Family:
Seiko 6R Family
Height:6.15 mm
Jewels:29
Reserve:45 hours
Frequency:28800 A/h
Winding:Automatic, Bi-Directional Automatic Winding
Diameter:27.40 mm (12 ligne)
  Complications:Date, Date by Pointer, Day, Day by Pointer, Hacking Seconds, Hand Winding, Power Reserve Indicator, Quick Date Correction, Quick Day Correction
Hands:Central Hour Hand, Central Minute Hand, Central Seconds Hand, Date Pointer at 6:00, Day Pointer at 3:00, Power Reserve Pointer at 9:00
Production: 2009 – Current
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Seiko Cal. 6R21 is a midrange automatic movement produced by Seiko Instruments Inc. (SII) for Seiko watches. Since 2010, it is also sold by Time Module Inc. (TMI) as Cal. NE20 (or NE20B) for use by other manufacturers. Like other Seiko 6R movements, it is more refined and accurate than the related Seiko 4R series and uses a Spron 510 mainspring. Unlike Cal. 6R15, it is a “Hi-Beat” movement operating at 28,800 A/h and has complications: Subdial day by pointer at 3:00, subdial date by pointer at 6:00, and counter-clockwise power reserve at 9:00.

Cal. 6R21 was introduced around 2009 and remains in production today. It has 29 jewels and 208 parts. Cal. 6R21 was used in the Ananta Multi-Hand Automatic watches, models SPB017J1, SPB019J1, and SPB021J1, produced August 2009 through March 2013.

According to Seiko documents, this is a modular movement based on Cal. 6R15 but with a Hi-Beat balance and hacking seconds. Cal. 6R20 is similar but has a clockwise power reserve indicator at 9:30.

JewelsComponentsSpeed3:006:009:00
6R152316821,600Date Window
6R202920828,800Day SubdialDate SubdialClockwise
Power Reserve
6R212920828,800Day SubdialDate SubdialCounter-Clockwise
Power Reserve
6R243122428,800Retrograde DayRetrograde DateClockwise
Power Reserve
6R2728,800Date SubdialCounter-Clockwise
Power Reserve
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