Sapphire and ceramic - about time. Not sure about the day date cyclops though
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The new Seiko prospex king turtle , ref SRPE03 , SRPE05 and SRPE07.
https://wornandwound.com/all-hail-th...05-and-srpe07/
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Sapphire and ceramic - about time. Not sure about the day date cyclops though
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It's easy to pop the cyclops off. Ceramic is a bad idea on a dive watch.
THe 05 model is the pick of the bunch.
If the day/date window is the same size as in normal Turtle, the cyclop is not only ugly, but also useless...
Seiko generally seem to fit cyclops to Far Eastern market only turtles such as the Nemo and Okinawa Sea Grapes to give just two examples. So is a general dislike of cyclops a Western thing perhaps?
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Has anyone tried the green?
[QUOTE=Middo;5356674]I have the green
Saw the green and black ones today, was wondering what they were as I seemed to have completely missed these!
no to the cyclops from me, and i'm unsure about that new bezel edge.
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Defo doesn't need the cyclops, shame really as I am after the wavy Save The Ocean dial so looks like I will go either Samurai or Monster for this edition. Bezel looks better than my current turtle though.
The Cyclops don't look great for day/date. Otherwise, nice watch.
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I have a few Seiko's - I just could not buy one with an "X" - maybe I'll change my mine, but I just think it looks awful and they insist on sticking it on most of their new models
Nice one Middo, looks like everything lines up properly. Do you call it a grenade or waffle dial?
I also don't understand why they keep slapping the word "Prospex" on all the bloody ranges - I know what it is short for, but what does it bloody mean ....... very little
(I spent quite a lot of time in Japan in the 80's - I was Chairman of a couple of Japanese, UK owned companies - and they are famous at getting words "wrong" - I remember hiking up a mountain and at the top was a vending machine with cold drinks - and one was "drink Pocari Sweat" - to the Japanese the name was logical!!)
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I love the 6309 and it's descendents.
I can't afford one of these.
I'm probably going to end up buying one...
Are these a limited edition?
If not, do people reckon they're likely to stay in production for a while?
Don't know what Seiko are generally doing these days with their lines. Things seem to change fairly fast.
The only time a cyclop has ever looked right is on a Datejust, on a sports watch it's just naff, obviously other opinions are available, ceramic bezel - on a dive watch really? It maybe fashionable for desk divers - but not practical on a tool watch.
Plus side - nice positive bezel edge.
For me they're just a drift dive too far away from the origins of Seiko tool watches.
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Ok, understood.
I think that for a pure divers watch, I agree.
But I also know that 99% of the people who buy these will never dive with them, and so a degree of brittleness in return for greatly improved scratch resistance is a compromise the majority of consumers are prepared to make.
I think that while watches such as these should remain ISO certified, and dive ready, the notion of a dive watch in itself is inherently anachronistic, and the appeal is in applying the rugged durability offered by dive watch specs to your daily life, and thus a degree of adaptation is acceptable.
So while I accept it's not necessarily optimal from an absolute purists perspective, I would personally much prefer my seiko divers to have sapphire and ceramic outside bits, and I think the audience these watches are aimed at are largely in the same boat (trying not to bash their desk divers against the sides).
Many people bought? Anyone bought both?
I just read these are a special edition which apparently means they'll only be for sale for one year. I've been waiting for the SRP777 replacement but I think I'll go for one of these instead now.
Would be good to see some wrist shots and hear if anyone had any alignment issues. I haven't seen a bad alignment yet. Safe to order online?
Two stolen pictures from Yonsson. Looks like the black but on the green version's strap. Cyclops was removed, a new sapphire wasn't fitted.
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I was getting really close and that picture without the cyclops was a big factor. Looks really lovely and I think the upgrades make it worth the premium over the standard Turtle. I swerved and got a lovely 6309-7040 instead. Not super helpful really!
I’ve been opportunistically checking shops out to see if I can try one on, in the flesh. Not found one yet!
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Going to try and take a look at both side by side in the AD on the weekend. I don't think the bracelet works on these so it's more about the dial colour in person. Doubt either are bad.
Mine arrived today, and a handsome beastie it is too. Chapter ring alignment is spot on (must be a fake!), and so is bezel pip alignment, my photo shows the slight 'backlash' if you push clockwise until just before the previous click. The dial is superb, with the gold accents provided by the "DIVER'S 200M" text and the second hand tip a nice contrast. The Roman numerals as a second language option on the day wheel is a cool touch, and as for the elephant in the room, the cyclops, this is fine for me. Infact a date window is useless without one unless I have my reading glasses on. The caseback is standard turtle issue except it also has "SAPPHIRE CRYSTAL" etched onto it. So overall I'm very pleased indeed, just waiting for my green Borealis 'Isofrane' to arrive now.
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I don’t know how I’ve missed these, been looking for something tough with a cyclops for a gift and one of these will be perfect.
My local independant will be getting a call tomorrow.
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I've ordered one of each which should be here tomorrow and I'll send one back. I think the green looks better in pictures but I think off the bracelet and on rubber the black could be the winner.
If anyone's interested the code "WATCH20" got me 20% off from Goldsmiths.
That’s a great heads-up, loyalty test imminent.
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