The largest difference between the original watch and the new version is, unsurprisingly, the movement, and the unavoidable layout changes that are made as a result. The Kintaro Hattori LE runs on the Caliber 6R5H, which features a 24 hour scale at 6:00 and a centrally mounted running seconds hand. This allows the new watch to maintain a lot of the visual identity of the original (which had running seconds at 6:00), even going so far as to recreate the unique typeface on the original subsidiary seconds scale for the 24 hour subdial on the new watch.
The size of the new SPB441 mimics a vintage wristwatch from the era, coming in at 35mm across. It will likely wear true to size, or perhaps even smaller, thanks to the short wire lugs at either end of the case. Seiko deserves credit here, I think, for sticking to these details that might be unpopular in the mass market, but are likely to really please serious collectors who are interested in this small niche of watchmaking history.
The retail price of the SBP441 is $1,900. It’s limited to 1,000 pieces. Seiko