====== King Seiko 44KS ======
The **44KS** was a high-end [[hand-wound]] mechanical watch from [[Seiko]].

Introduced in [[1964]] and produced through [[1968]], the **44KS** spawned the famous [[Grand Seiko 44GS]], with which it shared a movement and factory. It was built by [[Daini Seikosha]] as their high-end alternative to the [[Suwa Seikosha]]-produced [[Grand Seiko]] line.

The 44KS is a simple but elegant watch, with no date window or other complications. It is manually-wound and runs at a leisurely 18,000 A/h. It was only available in stainless steel, though a screw-back case gives 50 m water resistance. One unique aspect of the [[Seiko 4400|4420A]] movement in the 44KS is that a tiny weight was attached directly to the [[hairspring]] to improve accuracy. This is often removed during servicing, since most watchmakers are unfamiliar with this practice.

The 44KS was phased out in favor of the Daini-produced [[King Seiko 45KS]] in [[1968]].

===== Variants =====
There were two revisions of the Daini 4400 watch 

  * 4420A was introduced in 1964 as a King Seiko, and is known today as 44KS
  * 4420B appeared in [[1967]] as a Grand Seiko with the legendary [[Grand Seiko 44GS|44GS]] case

===== See Also =====
  * [[Grand Seiko 44GS]]
  * [[King Seiko]]
  * [[Seiko]]

===== External Links =====
  * [[http://www.seiyajapan.com/pages/the-history-of-grand-seiko|The History of Grand Seiko]]
  * [[http://www.watchprosite.com/show-forumpost/fi-657/pi-5568098/ti-824423/t--interview-akira-ohira-watchmaking-father-of-modern-mechanical-grand-seiko/|Interview: Akira Ohira - watchmaking "Father" of modern mechanical Grand Seiko]]


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**Movement:**
  * [[Self-winding]] movement [[Seiko 4400]]
  * 27 [[jewels]]

**Case:**
  * [[Stainless steel]]

**Dial:**
  * White
  * Applied indexes

**Functions:**
  * Hours, minutes, [[central seconds]]
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