It’s hard to go wrong with a 300m Seiko Prospex Great Blue `Samurai’ dive watch, all summer long. Big 44mm wide case, well just under, plus a sapphire crystal, beautiful dial and a fair price. So many Seiko models are now over a grand new and that makes this PADI edition a winner at £550 for us. It’s only got 200m of resistance, which is … Continue reading Summer Watches: Seiko Prospex PADI: Great Blue For You
The word from Seiko as they launch a new GMT Prospex, which offers dive functionality with a little dress watch appeal blended in there too. Ice blue or the green dial? Hard to choose really. The ice blue one is £1600 though, some 200 notes more than the other two dial colours. Cheeky bit of price-walking eh? Seiko introduces a new movement in the long-trusted … Continue reading Seiko Prospex GMT; Dive Meets Dress and It’s a Winning Formula
We always have time for a new Seiko watch at NWC mag and this 110th Anniversary Edition of the Prospex is worth a look. The dial has a glacier effect says Seiko, but we say let’s call it a snowflake. That works. Blue second hand stands out against the subdued tones on the dial and the grey bezel is either subtle, or a bit washed … Continue reading Seiko Prospex 110th Anniversary Edition
The new colour variants of the Seiko Speedtimers should be in the shops next week, says Seiko’s press team. The tasty solar powered Speedtimers have caused plenty of interest worldwide with their sharp styling and decent spec for the price. We expect that the new variants will be the same price as the existing Seiko Prospex Speedtimers at £590. Our fave is the balck dial/ … Continue reading Those New Speedtimers Should Hit Seiko Dealers in November
The Seiko Prospex Speedtimer is just one of those watches that looks right and an instant classic. Blue dial always sells well, which means resale values are strong. Then there’s that classic, late 60s motorsport chrono layout; twin sub-dials, big red chrono hand, date at 6 o’clock. Chunky piston style pushers add that Breitling Top Time/El Primero vibe too. It’s all good. The modern version … Continue reading Seiko’s Speedtimer is Pure Sixties Motorsport Heaven
What do we make of the latest Seiko Prospex editions? Well they capture the retro spirit perfectly, and those ice blue and white dials have a touch of Grand Seiko about them, which is a good thing. The Uemura model, with its chunky case extension to protect the crown has got us in two minds. In some ways it’s a retro stand-out touch, but in … Continue reading Seiko Prospex Range Gets a Trio of Retro Goodness
A new Seiko Prospex you say? Heck that is news. Here’s the word from Seiko on what likes like another classic iteration for collectors around the world. Seiko’s, and Japan’s, first diver’s watch was born in 1965. With water resistance to 150m and an automatic movement, it proved its high quality and reliability when worn by members of the 8th Japanese Antarctic Research Expedition in … Continue reading Seiko’s Supercool Prospex Channels The Spirit of `68
Seiko are digging into their past for inspiration and just announced some new Prospex models. Here’s the press info; In the 1960s, Seiko announced itself on the international sports timing stage with a whole new generation of high-precision equipment that was enthusiastically endorsed by many international sports federations and used to capture elapsed time at many of the world’s leading sports events. Central to this … Continue reading `60s Seiko Speedtimer Inspires New Prospex Models
