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On The Way: Seiko SBDC171/SPB313
Slim Turtle/Slim Willard Seiko Prospex SBDC171/SPB313
Yeah ok, date window is controversial but it is small and matching background and without it, nothing to complain, for me anyhow, on this 6105-8000 reissue.
No truncated/omitted index is the yin/yang of that issue.
41mm case width, 12.3mm case thickness, 46.9mm lug to lug, 20mm lugs, 6R35 movement.
New 775 USD shipped, yen exchange rate doing its magic. Seiko Super Hard treatment on case/bracelet will be keeping it looking like new.
Five link bracelet is a nice touch for me. Watch gets props on wearability and readability. 2mm thinner case thickness than original 6105-8000 according to Internet.
Bluish lume against slightly cream dial gives some visual interest/pop along with red section on seconds hand.
Some object to Willard nickname on Seiko watches, contending the the watches have a much richer legacy than just being a movie prop. I could give a rat’s ass myself.
Mosrly brushed. Black hands and index surrounds. Seems fair to look at this as a toolish watch.
Other than the date window. One reviewer hypothesized the designer originally had no date but management insisted Seiko dive watches had to have a date window, so this was his grudging response.