Seiko Year of the Sheep limited-edition chronograph, Digi Mart USA News: Seiko has released a new zodiac watch for 2027, the Year of the Sheep, in its Year Watch Collection. The model is sold in Japan by I.E.I, the mail-order company that also runs the Premico store, and is limited to 2,027 pieces.
The watch costs 54,780 yen including tax, roughly $347, plus 770 yen for shipping within Japan. That is similar in price to last year’s Year of the Horse edition, which I.E.I now lists as sold out.
The series has run every year since at least the 2024 Year of the Dragon.
The dial has an off-white finish with a texture meant to resemble a ram’s thick fleece. A golden ram sits in the subdial at 6 o’clock, and the seconds hand ends in a shape modeled on a sheep’s hoof.
Gold numerals and hands frame two smaller black subdials at 9 and 3 o’clock. The stainless-steel caseback carries an engraved ram with large curled horns and the edition number.
The watch uses a quartz movement rated at plus or minus 15 seconds a month. I.E.I does not list a chronograph among the functions, although the case has two pushers and the seconds hand is described as a stopwatch hand.
The steel case measures 47 x 39.8 x 12.8 mm, the same as the Horse edition, and has a curved Hardlex crystal and 10 bar water resistance. The lamb leather strap fits wrists from 13.5 to 18.5 cm.
Seiko makes the watch in Japan, and I.E.I backs it with a three-year warranty.
The watch ships in a black wood-grain gift box. Buyers outside Japan will need to go through exporters.
According to the source, Japan-Select already lists it at $480 with a 20 January 2027 release date.
