SEIKO fever!

[themaninblack]

Can't get enough SEIKO at the moment. Have been enjoying surfing, snorkelling and other action adventure like eating plenty of Ahi on Maui recently with the Seiko SBDX014 Marinemaster 'Emperor Tuna'. The rose gold like finishes on the bezel and elsewhere are titanium, as is the main case. It is the famous Seiko one piece main case that is 'impervious' to Helium. The protective shroud or outer case is Zirconia Ceramic and bring the watch to a 48mm diameter. Fantastic silicone accordion strap with titanium buckle and keeper, titanium screw down crown at 4 o'clock. As usual incredible Seiko Lumibrite markings that simply glow like no other. The movement is the Automatic 8L35 which is essentially an undecorated Grand Seiko movement and is as you would expect very accurate. These watches are rated to 1000m but have been tested successfully to 4000m! This is another Seiko 50th anniversary diver edition and gives more than a respectful nod to the original 'Golden Tuna' from 1978 which was in fact another little known Bond watch...name the movie and the scene in which it appears! The finish is superb and overall it's a big, bold but somehow rather elegant watch, or perhaps my aesthetic values have gone a bit haywire! The retail is USD$3,300 but as with most Seiko's you can do quite a bit better. Good value? I think so.