Seiko’s new Japan-made limited-edition chronograph launches with a golden ram on the dial

A new Seiko zodiac watch has arrived for 2027, the Year of the Sheep. The Year Watch Collection model is sold in Japan by I.E.I — the mail-order company that also runs the Premico store, and it is limited to 2,027 pieces.

It costs 54,780 yen including tax, or roughly $347, plus 770 yen for shipping within Japan. That is similar 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 is off-white, with a texture meant to look like 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. On the back, the stainless-steel caseback has an engraved ram with large curled horns along with the watch’s edition number.

The watch is powered by 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 does have 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 on the Horse edition, and is fitted with a curved Hardlex crystal. Water resistance is rated at 10 bar, and the lamb leather strap fits wrists from 13.5 to 18.5 cm. Seiko makes the watch in Japan; I.E.I backs it with a three-year warranty.

It ships in a black wood-grain gift box. Buyers outside Japan will need to go through exporters, and Japan-Select already lists it at $480 with a 20 January 2027 release date.