Limited edition Orange SBDY023 turtle..... thoughts?

[DoctorA]

Hello
I’ve been fascinated by the seiko brand after I acquired my first GS and seiko, I am thinking of adding a turtle to the collection
Here are my criteria

I like limited editions or rare models
In my collection (between all brands) I have black, white, silver, blue, green and brown dials. I don’t have an orange dial

For the above I was thinking of the limited edition orange turtle. This will be bought unseen.
Thought? And first hand experience would be highly appreciated! Pics also help!!

Thank you!

[SunTzu]

I own that one and love it. Very unique, beautiful coloring and the dial shimmers in the light. There’s a two tone effect with the orange dial and inner bezel ring. The blue really compliments it. Comes with a nice blue strap to swap out. Nice box too. The Chinese day wheel is a cool feature. Slight magnification of the day date is a neat touch. Not obtrusive. Orange is my favorite color so I had to have it. If you like this reference, the colors, and the limited edition feature, then I don’t see why you wouldn’t buy it.

I’m on my phone so I can’t search the forum well enough to track down, but I’ve posted a couple pics if you look. This is all I could find but I have one in direct sunlight somewhere in the Seiko forum.





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[scarlet knight]

I believe one of our frequent posters has one. Hopefully, he will post pix of his.

[Onewatchguy82]

Originally Posted by SunTzu

I own that one and love it. Very unique, beautiful coloring and the dial shimmers in the light. There’s a two tone effect with the orange dial and inner bezel ring. The blue really compliments it. Comes with a nice blue strap to swap out. Nice box too. The Chinese day wheel is a cool feature. Slight magnification of the day date is a neat touch. Not obtrusive. Orange is my favorite color so I had to have it. If you like this reference, the colors, and the limited edition feature, then I don’t see why you wouldn’t buy it.

I’m on my phone so I can’t search the forum well enough to track down, but I’ve posted a couple pics if you look. This is all I could find but I have one in direct sunlight somewhere in the Seiko forum.





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only thing killing me with seiko right now is the chapter ring off on top and bottom now.. my ocd cant take it . had to sell my great white. have to stick to the 6309

[1William]

I believe the nickname is the "Nemo" and I own one. Great watch and the pictures do not do it justice. I have several of the Seiko Divers and this watch punches way outside it's weight class. I have always liked the Doxa watches and was planning on buying one with the orange dial. The Nemo took care of that for me. I had a hard time getting this watch and I believe I paid slightly over retail on mine. I have not kept up with the prices. Go for it. You will not be disappointed.

[asiparks]

I didn't like it so much in the top pics where the dial appears more of a flat orange, however it looks stunning in the latter ones, where the sunburst is clearly apparent...I might need to hunt down one of these too....

[RolexBHR]

I saw this thread and as usual I was like, damn this watch is beautiful must GET!!! Then found out that there is also an amazing grey dial turtle and a mini yellow and mini green dial and then I said f@#$ this s!@# this never ends.

[JTL31]

Originally Posted by RolexBHR

I saw this thread and as usual I was like, damn this watch is beautiful must GET!!! Then found out that there is also an amazing grey dial turtle and a mini yellow and mini green dial and then I said f@#$ this s!@# this never ends.

[XZACM102]

Nemo is by far my favorite turtle. I like it it even more on rubber strap.
I would suggest JDM version SBDY023 with Kanji date wheel. There are still some brand new out there but you'll pay premium vs SRPC95K1/SRPC95. Looks like just 500 pieces total were produced of both references -SBDY023 I believe just 200.