Peek at this limited edition retro-inspired Seiko 5 x Honda Motocompo collaboration

In the world of watches, collaborations are one way to rake in sales (obviously), but some of them are executed in a way that’s faithful to the source material, or implement elements well enough into the design. And this time, Seiko has collaborated with Honda to release a limited-edition Seiko 5 Sports Motocompo timepiece to celebrate the 45th anniversary of the scooter.

For those not familiar with the Motocompo, it’s an iconic scooter that was released back in 1981, meant to fit in the back of the Honda City when folded. You’d park the City outside of the, er, city, and then take the Motocompo into the metro. It was powered by a 49cc two-stroke engine, so it wasn’t really that fast to begin with. However, it was very distinctive-looking, which has captured the hearts of many until today.

As for the watch, this is a limited edition run of 8,000 pieces. Reference HDB010 is based on the Seiko 5 Sports field watch, so it wears small with a diameter of 36.4mm, a lug-to-lug span of 44.4mm, uses an 18mm strap, and is relatively svelte with a 12.5mm thickness.

The body is stainless steel with a matte black coating, and the unique embellishment of the “TURN” inscription on the crown is inspired by the fuel cock of the Motocompo. The NATO strap of the watch features the Motocompo logo, and inscriptions that say “CARRYING POINT” and “INSERTION POINT”, cheeky callbacks to the Motocompo’s attachment points to a car.

Underneath the Hardlex crystal is a bright yellow dial that’s the exact same color as the scooter, with a gray stripe in the middle that features the retro Honda logo and the day/date window, and the “Automatic” label is designed in the same way as the Motocompo’s logo is on the side of the scooter.

Beneath the translucent red case back with a silhouette of the Motocompo and the serial number is the 4R36 automatic movement, which has a power reserve of around 41 hours, and can be wound manually, too. And finally, this is one watch box that you wouldn’t want to throw out, as it’s designed to resemble the original shipping cartons used to transport the Motocompo around.

At the moment, it’s on pre-order on Seiko Philippines’ website for Php 27,500, and it’s set to arrive in the first quarter of 2027. Do you want one of these, or do you think Seiko should’ve used a better base watch for the collaboration?

^{Photos from Seiko}