The Seiko Cal. 7S36 is a mainstream automatic movement with day and date produced by Seiko Instruments Inc. (SII). It was introduced in 1996 for the popular Seiko 5 and diver model lines, replacing the 7002 family in many cases. Cal. 7S36 is very similar to Cal. 7S26 but with 23 jewels instead of 21. It is also quite similar to Cal. 7S35, introduced a decade later, which lacks the day wheel. Cal. 7S36 has been produced in Singapore, Malaysia, and Japan, and remains in production as of 2019.
Cal. 7S36 is commonly found in the Seiko 5 (SNZ), diver (SKZ), and Monster diver watches.
Cal. 7S36A was the original movement, produced from 1996 through October 2006, when Cal. 7S36B was released. These feature updated parts on the balance staff, including an open-ended balance stud. It was further updated by 2011 to become Cal. 7S36C, the final version. There are many component differences between the A/B and C series movements, including the date disc and jumper, hour wheel, minute wheel and pinion, cannon pinion, oscillating weight, balance cock, ratchet wheel, first wheel, pawl lever, barrel and bridge, center wheel bridge and pinion, yoke spring, setting lever, and clutch wheel.