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Rare Vintage Alba Solar V181-0A80 Ladies MOP Dress Watch JDM 1990s
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Up for sale is a rare vintage Alba Solar ladies dress watch, model V181-0A80, produced exclusively for the Japan Domestic Market (JDM) in the 1990s. This elegant solar-powered model features a beautiful mother of pearl dial with applied Arabic numerals and gold-tone hands, capturing the refined and timeless aesthetic typical of Alba’s 1990s designs.
The watch is in full working condition, and all features and functions operate properly. All parts of the watch are 100% original. It comes complete with its original box, papers, and extra links, making it a complete and collectible example.
The watch shows signs of use throughout, consistent with age and wear, but remains in very good overall physical condition. The photos best describe its physical condition.
Key Details:
• Brand: Alba (by Seiko)
• Model: Solar
• Reference: V181-0A80
• Movement: Solar Quartz
• Dial: Mother of Pearl
• Era: 1990s
• Origin: Japan Domestic Market (JDM)
• Case Material: Stainless Steel
• Bracelet: Original stainless steel bracelet with extra links included
• Condition: Full working condition; all parts original; signs of use throughout; photos best describe condition
• Included: Original box, papers, and extra links
A graceful and rare 1990s Alba Solar ladies watch with a classic mother of pearl dial—an excellent addition to any Seiko or JDM collection.
Ships carefully. Feel free to message me with any questions.
► ARCHIVE FILE: ALBA — BRAND HISTORY
Alba is Seiko's other answer to the 1970s upheaval it had itself created. Seiko launched the brand in 1979 as a youth-oriented value line, a name taken from the word for dawn, slotted beneath Seiko proper just as Pulsar, acquired in 1978, served the same role in export markets. Alba watches were designed and built within the Seiko group, using its quartz calibers and factories, but were sold almost exclusively in Japan and Southeast Asia, which is why most of the world has never seen one in a shop window.
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