SEIKO 5 Sports BRIAN MAY LIMITED EDITION - SRPH80K1

As any Queen fan worth their salt knows, Brian May’s “Red Special” guitar was made by hand from scratch by the guitarist and his father. The neck was carved from the wood of an old fireplace, while the body was made from blockboard with an ancient oak insert and coated with a mahogany veneer that Brian stained and polished. 

Like the former edition, the dial recreates the curvy shapes of May’s guitar with a predominant use of a gradient red pressed pattern that recreates the texture of wood. However, in keeping with the new gold-coloured case, the hands and indices on the dial have golden frames, and the inscriptions are also golden.

For more than forty years, Brian May relied on his Seiko 7548 (quartz) diver that he bought on a trip to Japan in 1975. When it came to designing his first watch with Seiko

Another novelty of the new Seiko 5 Sports x Brian May is the nylon strap woven with golden vertical stripes to resemble guitar strings. The red glass on the reverse side of the watch features Brian May’s signature and the words Limited Edition in golden paint, and an engraved serial number 00001/12500 on the metal. 

Limited to 12,500 pieces, this collector’s piece comes in a special presentation box that looks like a guitar case, complete with a lucky sixpence coin. Part of the proceeds will be donated to The Mercury Phoenix Trust, a charity organisation founded by Brian May, Roger Taylor and Queen manager Jim Beach in memory of Freddie Mercury to help fund the fight against AIDS worldwide.