Seiko's Daisuke Jigen chronograph has more guns than I need

I love Seiko, but apparently there is a limit to how many little guns I want on my watch. This Daisuke Jigen chronograph is well beyond it. The bullet markers, revolver-cylinder subdial treatment and tie-shaped seconds hand make sense as references to the character, and together they give me far too much merchandise to look at. I would take a much plainer Seiko chronograph over this one.

The watch is a licensed Lupin III collaboration sold by PREMICO, the Imperial Enterprises character-goods shop. Its primary page identifies a Seiko-made Japanese watch, although the material I checked does not give a conventional Seiko retail reference or name the movement caliber. That is worth keeping straight when searching for it. The character's name is the useful identifier here, rather than an invented reference number.

A sensible case beneath the artwork

The published steel case measures 39.8 mm across, 47 mm long and 12.8 mm thick. Those are fairly restrained numbers for a chronograph, and I prefer that to making an already elaborate dial enormous. The dark dial, silver case and gold-colored details also have more restraint than a bright cartoon figure covering the face. I still don't like the result enough to want to wear it.

PREMICO specifies curved Hardlex, a quartz movement rated within 15 seconds a month and 100 meters of water resistance. The steel bracelet is offered in three approximate wrist sizes. These are manufacturer specifications, and I haven't tested its accuracy, finishing or fit. I also wouldn't turn the Japanese-made wording into a claim about every component's origin.

The individually numbered caseback and presentation box make the intended audience pretty clear. The edition is limited to 3,000 watches, and the pictures are explicitly development images that may differ from the finished product. Someone collecting Jigen objects will probably care much more about the cylinder motifs and character details than I do. For me, they crowd out the watch I might otherwise have liked underneath.

Japan price and a later delivery

The Japanese price is ¥65,780 including tax, checked November 7, 2026. That is not a verified US retail price. The product page says shipments are planned to begin in late February 2027, and I haven't established US distribution. The issuer's November 4 Japan announcement falls on November 3 in Detroit; the shipping month is a separate date.

I'm giving it 28 out of 120 bezel clicks. The case size is workable and the character references are specific, but I don't want to pay for a gun-themed dial and then spend every glance wishing it were a normal Seiko.