The second official Philippines limited edition watch from Seiko is called the "Philippine Sunrise" due to its color design that is supposed to evoke the beautiful sunrises in the islands. I was not able to reserve one from a Seiko store so I did not expect to acquire one from a Seiko store. I learned that it sold very quickly and that includes units being bought by resellers (or scalpers as I call them) who buy several units of the watch to be resold for profit. As such, the price of a BNIB (brand new in box) piece escalated quickly. A casual question to the staff on a chance visit to the Seiko store at SM Aura (the wife and daughter were shopping for clothes at a nearby store) allowed me to inquire about the watch. And they had good news for me after I asked if they had by chance still had a unit available. They had one last unit, which was originally reserved but was not claimed and paid for by a customer. As fate would have it, the unit was mine, months after most if not all 1,000 units were sold.
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| The watch features a golden dial and bezel. It has day and date complications. |
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| Side view showing the crown and the gold-colored bezel. |
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| The other side view |
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| The watch came with a stainless steel oyster bracelet. |
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| The case back showing this watch as a limited edition model. This is unit 811 of 1,000 units produced that was released in the Philippine market. |
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| Close-up of the waffle dial. The day wheel is in English and Spanish. |
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| Wrist shot with the two other official Philippines Limited Edition watches - the Tubbataha and the Eiko/ Philippine Eagle. |
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