KS VANAC

King Seiko Vanac is a high grade watch, made by both the Suwa and the Daini branch of Seiko. There is no official explanation as to why they are called Vanac.

This watch was manufactured between 1972 and 1974 in a number of variations, but all had colorful dials, facetted crystals and angular cases. Both Seiko plants contributed, Suwa with the standard KS 5626 caliber and Daini with the 5246 and 5256 calibers that exist in some normal KS but are most common as Vanacs. A Vanac is basically/exceptually a KS with extras, faceted glass, gold bezel, high quality bracelet (no folded metal links here). Most Vanacs have KS badges on the dial and all have KS crowns. (Collectionist)

	Number of entries per catalog	11	13	19	19	26	32	32
5256	Catalog description	1972	1973 #1	1973 #2	1974 #1	1974 #2	1975 #1	1975 #2
5256-5000 52KWL 036	Automatic winding Second hand hacking Fine adjustment Japanese-English calendar Hi-Beat Hardlex crystal
5256-5000 52KWL 038 VBR046	Automatic winding Second hand hacking Fine adjustment Japanese-English calendar Hi-Beat Hardlex crystal
5256-5010 52KWL 056 VBR052	Automatic winding Second hand hacking Fine adjustment Japanese-English calendar Hi-Beat Hardlex crystal
5256-6000 52KWL 016 VBR012	Automatic winding Second hand hacking Fine adjustment Japanese-English calendar Hi-Beat Hardlex crystal
5256-6000 52KWL 017 VBR013	Automatic winding Second hand hacking Fine adjustment Japanese-English calendar Hi-Beat Hardlex crystal
5256-6000 52KWL 044 VBR031	Automatic winding Second hand hacking Fine adjustment Japanese-English calendar Hi-Beat Hardlex crystal
5256-6010 52KWL 024 VBR021	Automatic winding Second hand hacking Fine adjustment Japanese-English calendar Hi-Beat Hardlex crystal
5256-6010 52KWL 026 VBR022	Automatic winding Second hand hacking Fine adjustment Japanese-English calendar Hi-Beat Hardlex crystal
5246	Catalog description	1972	1973 #1	1973 #2	1974 #1	1974 #2	1975 #1	1975 #2
5246-5020 52KAW 014	Automatic winding Second hand hacking External slow/fast Fine adjustment Instant day change Quickset day/date Japanese-English calendar Luminous Hi-Beat Hardlex crystal
5246-5040 52KAW 086	Automatic winding Second hand hacking External slow/fast Fine adjustment Instant day change Quickset day/date Japanese-English calendar Luminous Hi-Beat Hardlex crystal
5246-5040 52KAW 087	Automatic winding Second hand hacking External slow/fast Fine adjustment Instant day change Quickset day/date Japanese-English calendar Luminous Hi-Beat Hardlex crystal
5246-6030 52KAW 021	Automatic winding Second hand hacking External slow/fast Fine adjustment Instant day change Quickset day/date Japanese-English calendar Luminous Hi-Beat Hardlex crystal
5246-6030 52KAW 037	Automatic winding Second hand hacking External slow/fast Fine adjustment Instant day change Quickset day/date Japanese-English calendar Luminous Hi-Beat Hardlex crystal
5246-6030 52KAW 074	Automatic winding Second hand hacking External slow/fast Fine adjustment Instant day change Quickset day/date Japanese-English calendar Luminous Hi-Beat Hardlex crystal
5246-6030 52KAW 076	Automatic winding Second hand hacking External slow/fast Fine adjustment Instant day change Quickset day/date Japanese-English calendar Luminous Hi-Beat Hardlex crystal
5246-6040 52KAW 042	Automatic winding Second hand hacking External slow/fast Fine adjustment Instant day change Quickset day/date Japanese-English calendar Luminous Hi-Beat Hardlex crystal
5246-6050 52KAW 057	Automatic winding Second hand hacking External slow/fast Fine adjustment Instant day change Quickset day/date Japanese-English calendar Luminous Hi-Beat Hardlex crystal
5246-6070 52KAW 064	Automatic winding Second hand hacking External slow/fast Fine adjustment Instant day change Quickset day/date Japanese-English calendar Luminous Hi-Beat Hardlex crystal
5246-6070 52KAW 067	Automatic winding Second hand hacking External slow/fast Fine adjustment Instant day change Quickset day/date Japanese-English calendar Luminous Hi-Beat Hardlex crystal
5626	Catalog description	1972	1973 #1	1973 #2	1974 #1	1974 #2	1975 #1	1975 #2
5626-5050 56KAW 150 VAK010	Automatic winding Second hand hacking External slow/fast fine adjustment Japanese-English calendar Hi-Beat Hardlex crystal
5626-5050 56KAW 164 VAK021	Automatic winding Second hand hacking External slow/fast fine adjustment Japanese-English calendar Hi-Beat Hardlex crystal
5626-5050 56KAW 167 VAK022	Automatic winding Second hand hacking External slow/fast fine adjustment Japanese-English calendar Hi-Beat Hardlex crystal
5626-5070 56KAW 236	Automatic winding Second hand hacking External slow/fast fine adjustment Japanese-English calendar Hi-Beat Hardlex crystal
5626-5080 56KAW 374 VAK211	Automatic winding Second hand hacking External slow/fast fine adjustment Japanese-English calendar Hi-Beat Hardlex crystal
5626-6010 56KAW 174	Automatic winding Second hand hacking External slow/fast fine adjustment Japanese-English calendar Hi-Beat Hardlex crystal
5626-6010 56KAW 187	Automatic winding Second hand hacking External slow/fast fine adjustment Japanese-English calendar Hi-Beat Hardlex crystal
5626-7140 56KAW 206	Automatic winding Second hand hacking External slow/fast fine adjustment Japanese-English calendar Hi-Beat Hardlex crystal
5626-7140 56KAW 284	Automatic winding Second hand hacking External slow/fast fine adjustment Japanese-English calendar Hi-Beat Hardlex crystal
5626-7140 56KAW ? VAK065	Automatic winding Second hand hacking External slow/fast fine adjustment Japanese-English calendar Hi-Beat Hardlex crystal
5626-7140 56KAW 208 VAK121	Automatic winding Second hand hacking External slow/fast fine adjustment Japanese-English calendar Hi-Beat Hardlex crystal
5626-7150 56KAW 190	Automatic winding Second hand hacking External slow/fast fine adjustment Japanese-English calendar Hi-Beat Hardlex crystal
5626-7150 56KAW 194	Automatic winding Second hand hacking External slow/fast fine adjustment Japanese-English calendar Hi-Beat Hardlex crystal
5626-7160 56KAW 246 VAK082	Automatic winding Second hand hacking External slow/fast fine adjustment Japanese-English calendar Hi-Beat Hardlex crystal
5626-7160 56KAW 254	Automatic winding Second hand hacking External slow/fast fine adjustment Japanese-English calendar Hi-Beat Hardlex crystal
5626-7180 56KAW 266 VAK106	Automatic winding Second hand hacking External slow/fast fine adjustment Japanese-English calendar Hi-Beat Hardlex crystal
5626-7180 56KAW 267 VAK102	Automatic winding Second hand hacking External slow/fast fine adjustment Japanese-English calendar Hi-Beat Hardlex crystal
5626-7180 56KAW 274 VAK111	Automatic winding Second hand hacking External slow/fast fine adjustment Japanese-English calendar Hi-Beat Hardlex crystal
5626-7180 56KAW 277 VAK113	Automatic winding Second hand hacking External slow/fast fine adjustment Japanese-English calendar Hi-Beat Hardlex crystal
5626-7190 56KAW 294 VAK131	Automatic winding Second hand hacking External slow/fast fine adjustment Japanese-English calendar Hi-Beat Hardlex crystal
5626-7190 56KAW 297 VAK132	Automatic winding Second hand hacking External slow/fast fine adjustment Japanese-English calendar Hi-Beat Hardlex crystal
5626-7190 56KAW 304 VAK141	Automatic winding Second hand hacking External slow/fast fine adjustment Japanese-English calendar Hi-Beat Hardlex crystal
5626-7210 56KAW 311 VAK151	Automatic winding Second hand hacking External slow/fast fine adjustment Japanese-English calendar Hi-Beat Hardlex crystal
5626-7210 56KAW 316 VAK156	Automatic winding Second hand hacking External slow/fast fine adjustment Japanese-English calendar Hi-Beat Hardlex crystal
5626-7220 56KAW 327	Automatic winding Second hand hacking External slow/fast fine adjustment Japanese-English calendar Hi-Beat Hardlex crystal
5626-723A 56KAW 344 VAK171	Automatic winding Second hand hacking External slow/fast fine adjustment Japanese-English calendar Hi-Beat Hardlex crystal
5626-723B 56KAW 347 VAK173	Automatic winding Second hand hacking External slow/fast fine adjustment Japanese-English calendar Hi-Beat Hardlex crystal
5626-723C 56KAW 345 VAK181	Automatic winding Second hand hacking External slow/fast fine adjustment Japanese-English calendar Hi-Beat Hardlex crystal
5626-7240 56KAW 356 VAK192	Automatic winding Second hand hacking External slow/fast fine adjustment Japanese-English calendar Hi-Beat Hardlex crystal
5626-7240 56KAW 358 VAK195	Automatic winding Second hand hacking External slow/fast fine adjustment Japanese-English calendar Hi-Beat Hardlex crystal
5626-7250 56KAW 364 VAK201	Automatic winding Second hand hacking External slow/fast fine adjustment Japanese-English calendar Hi-Beat Hardlex crystal
5626-7250 56KAW 366 VAK202	Automatic winding Second hand hacking External slow/fast fine adjustment Japanese-English calendar Hi-Beat Hardlex crystal
5626-7250 56KAW 367 VAK805	Automatic winding Second hand hacking External slow/fast fine adjustment Japanese-English calendar Hi-Beat Hardlex crystal
5626-726A 56KAW 384 VAK221	Automatic winding Second hand hacking External slow/fast fine adjustment Japanese-English calendar Hi-Beat Hardlex crystal

The Seiko brochure from June 1972 introduced the VANAC series with 10 first models described:

Scans by Anthony Kable.

52xx VANAC replacement numbers: crystal		crown
5246-5020	ES0V07GC	45W37NG
-5040	ES0V11GC	45W37N
-6000	285V03GN	45M09N
-6030	285V11GC	45M11NG
-6040	285V23GC	45M11N
-6041	285V23GC	45M11N
-6050	285V19GC	45M11N
-6051	285V19GC	45M11N
-6070	285V29GC	45M11N
5256-5000	ES0V13GC	45W37N
-5010	ES0W23GC
-6000	285V49GC	50M29N
-6010	285V51GC	50M29NG

56xx VANAC replacement numbers crystal:		crown
5626-5050	RE0V20GC	45W12N
-5070	BA0V04GC	45M04N
-5080	BA0V12GC
-6010	270V08GC
-7140	300V62GC	55M02E
-7150	300V66GC	55M02E
-7160	300V66GC	55M12E
-7161	300V66GC	55M12E
-7180	300V84GC	55M02E
-7190	300V66GC	55M02EG
-7210	300V62GH	55M02E
-7220	300V62GW	55M02E
-723A	300W54GH01	55M12E
-723B	300W54GH02	55M12E
-723C	300W54GH03	55M12E
-7240	280W04GC	45M30N
-7250	300W72GC	45M30N
-7260	290W06GH
-726A	290W06GM	45M30N