Seiko 2021 Release - SRPF81 SBDY073 - Street Series Tuna

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The Tuna case has always stuck out like a sore thumb to me, and I could never appreciate the design or the size of the originals. But over the last few months, the Tuna design has been growing on me, and I’ve grown to appreciate the design for it’s heritage and the fact that it is nearly indestructible* (*not a fact, and contains exaggeration). And with Seiko offering this design in a more modest size with the latest street series, I thought this would be a great one to check out. It has a very definitive Seiko design identity, and this colorway caught my attention immediately.

This is the SRPF81 or SBDY073, or the “blue and beige street series with the cool bezel” if you don’t feel like trying to remember a string of random characters and numbers. I bought this watch from Japan the day it was released, but I’m not entirely sure if it is a JDM only watch, since they seem to be available in the UK, Canada and Australia too. So hopefully we’ll see them in the US shortly. If not, you can always use your favorite JDM watch retail website. I paid $560 shipped to the US.

Video review - https://youtu.be/8k8sj5S_zqo