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1 February 2019, 12:33 AM | #1 |
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Thoughts On Blue Seiko Prospex Dive SBDC053?
Hey Everyone!! I’m thinking of purchasing the Blue Seiko Prospex SBDC053 For My fathers 60th Birthday. We’re both huge Seiko lovers and I love the look and blue Dial on the watch! Does anyone here own the SBDC053 and can give their thoughts? I’m also thinking of a Pre-owned Grand Seiko but that’s a little more expensive. Thanks!!
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1 February 2019, 12:46 AM | #2 |
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I have it and like it. Better build quality than Samurai and Turtle.
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1 February 2019, 01:00 AM | #3 |
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Get something more unique & capable...
Bargain, impressive & more feature packed "Blue" timepieces?
Also consider: PHOIBOS REEF MASTER PY015B - PHOIBOS REEF MASTER PY016B - PHOIBOS EAGLE RAY PY017A All are high quality 300M Dive units... |
1 February 2019, 02:19 AM | #4 |
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1 February 2019, 02:25 AM | #5 |
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Sorry, I don’t like the octopus on the dial.
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1 February 2019, 10:09 AM | #6 |
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1 February 2019, 10:11 AM | #7 |
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For me this watch wears flatter on the wrist than the SBDC063. I have to say it is finished really nicely though and you will not lose if you buy it.
Here is a pic I just took. |
1 February 2019, 04:01 PM | #8 |
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Fantastic watch, jump on one.
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1 February 2019, 08:28 PM | #9 |
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Had one for a year now. No regrets!
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1 February 2019, 10:17 PM | #10 |
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Great watch and I believe the movement has a longer power reserve than the average Turtle or Samurai. I have owned mine since late summer early fall and have enjoyed it. The colors of the bezel and dial are great in the light.
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2 February 2019, 12:46 PM | #11 |
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I think the 615 has something like 9 more hours of reserve. Something like that.
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3 February 2019, 02:52 AM | #12 |
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I love the 053. Its just so beautiful. The blue in the sun is WOw. I still need to pick one up.
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3 February 2019, 03:14 AM | #13 |
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I have an 053, which cost in the $600 range. Does that one have a better movement? Mine has sapphire crystal.
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3 February 2019, 03:15 AM | #14 |
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Sorry, meant to put this in another topic.
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3 February 2019, 03:59 AM | #15 |
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I just picked up the black dial on bracelet version SBDC051, sold the bracelet in 2 hours on Ebay for a net cost of $525. I don't know where I could get more watch for 1/16th the cost of a Submariner.
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7 February 2019, 02:09 AM | #16 |
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"Why is this posted like spam?" toxicavenger
Spam? How is that?
I just copy & pasted the names so they could be 'googled' - didn't want to spell the models wrong. Simply my to the thread... |
7 February 2019, 02:33 AM | #17 |
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See their website...
From what I've read, "China" for everything but the movements.
As can be seen on their website, they basically use the Seiko & Citizen movements (some models have Swiss). My Eagle Ray PY017A came with the Miyota 9015 (Citizen) movement. It arrived regulated at +7 seconds per day worn on my wrist. In the auto winder it calms down to only +4 seconds; with these excellent results out of the box, I have no need to correct it |
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