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Seiko Diver’s 1965 Modern Re-Interpretation SPB143J1 / SPB145J1 / SPB147J1 / SPB149J1

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boatswain

Discussion Starter · Mar 5, 2020 (Edited)

SPB143J1 / 145J1 / 147J1 / 149J1

Just saw this getting posted about here and thought it may be worth getting it's own thread going.

https://www.seikowatches.com/ca-en/products/prospex/spb149j1

https://www.seikowatches.com/us-en/products/prospex/special/55th-anniversary-limited/

It looks like an LE of 5,500 and a price of 140,000 yen.

Sapphire crystal

200m

Diashield

6R35

40.5mm diameter

47.6mm lug to lug

13.2mm thick

For my part I love the size and the dial, case and hands. No chapter ring.

I have been looking for awhile and I think It is almost my perfect seiko diver dare I say it.

There are also some non limited editions with grey and brown dials.

SPB143J1

SPB145J1

SPB147J1

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boatswain

Discussion Starter · #181 · Mar 10, 2020

I have to admit I'm already contemplating strap combos...

Need something to fill the wait

I reckon that these will look excellent on rubber straps not just the bracelet.

So far I'm thinking tropic style rubber, Scurfa rubber or Barton elite in black or grey.

I do also like the look of the Seiko rubber for this series and look forward to seeing some more pics of it.

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ck2k01

· #182 · Mar 10, 2020

boatswain said:
I have to admit I'm already contemplating strap combos...

Need something to fill the wait

I reckon that these will look excellent on rubber straps not just the bracelet.

So far I'm thinking tropic style rubber, Scurfa rubber or Barton elite in black or grey.

I do also like the look of the Seiko rubber for this series and look forward to seeing some more pics of it.

Don't forget about a waffle strap too

Also some Barton action for you

Natos and mesh look cool too!

I'm not sure whether I ever wore the mod on a tropic, but pics of that look abound elsewhere, of course.

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boatswain

Discussion Starter · #183 · Mar 10, 2020

Good options CK.

I suspect a nice dark grey single pass seatbelt NATO would be sweet for the 143 grey dial.

The shark mesh looks great. I haven't had one in a while but enjoyed it when I did.

While I have respect for the waffle ?and it's place in Seiko history it isn't my personal cuppa. I can enjoy it vicariously though!

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Sergeant Major

· #184 · Mar 10, 2020

denisd said:
Alternatively, you can can also regulate your movement yourself with minimal equipment. I regularly do so with my incoming watch that are slow. I don't mind +6secs/24h but -4 secs ticks me off. Loads of tutorials on YouTube. Keep a very light hand and it's easily done. That said, my latest 6R15 and 4R3X movements have been showing good accuracy out of the box.

Take out the booklet and let me know what the specs for accuracy are.

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EdwardChen

· #185 · Mar 10, 2020

Re: SPB149/SBDC107 Seiko Diver's 1965 Modern Re-Interpretation

Galaga said:
Lady Galaga reckons the non limited grey/brown dial is nicer than the limited.

My wife said the same thing. I think she just likes the gilt hands and indices. I think I do too. I like the second hand contrast on the LE, but I have enough blue watches.

I still wish the case had the sharp corners instead of the bevel. I almost grabbed one of the 62mas homages a few weeks ago before these models were leaked.

EdwardChen

· #186 · Mar 10, 2020

ck2k01 said:
Don't forget about a waffle strap too

Also some Barton action for you

Natos and mesh look cool too!

I'm not sure whether I ever wore the mod on a tropic, but pics of that look abound elsewhere, of course.

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ck2k01, what mod is that? Also, if you don't mind, what's your wrist size?

Davekaye90

· #187 · Mar 10, 2020

I think Uncle Seiko is gonna be where it's at on these. Also, I think that the SKX031 > 62MAS mods look much better than any of the homages I've seen, MWW, Armida, whoever. For whatever reason they just look terribly cheap to me.

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Mr Happy

· #188 · Mar 10, 2020

The SPB149J1 is amazing, really good work Seiko

Steeltown

· #189 · Mar 10, 2020

Nice!! Looks like a winner. Love the blue dial on the 149. At around $1K, this will be hard to find

huangcjz

· #190 · Mar 10, 2020

Steeltown said:
Nice!! Looks like a winner. Love the blue dial on the 149. At around $1K, this will be hard to find

It's over a third more than that, at $1,350 USD: https://wornandwound.com/introducin...ern-reinterpretation-of-the-62mas-done-right/

ck2k01

· #191 · Mar 10, 2020

EdwardChen said:
ck2k01, what mod is that? Also, if you don't mind, what's your wrist size?

A bit of a long story:

https://www.watchuseek.com/f71/mod-fifty-four-6217-8000-seiko-62mas-homage-5037945.html

But the short of it is: a FiftyFour as the base, a MWW dial with feet removed/dial dots, hands from the bay, and some crown debadging with sand paper.

6.5" wrist size.

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Galaga

· #192 · Mar 10, 2020

EdwardChen said:
My wife said the same thing. I think she just likes the gilt hands and indices. I think I do too. I like the second hand contrast on the LE, but I have enough blue watches.

I still wish the case had the sharp corners instead of the bevel. I almost grabbed one of the 62mas homages a few weeks ago before these models were leaked.

This one, the non gilt is my preference. I think it's the best diver they've introduced since I've been into this hobby. As long as it tops out at about $1k and not much more.

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To be honest I only just realised there were actually 4 not just 3. So the above and these three.

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NudeWrist

· #193 · Mar 11, 2020

Aaaah jeez....I just took delivery of a 62MAS homage last week from San Martin.

:-d

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siddiquefehd

· #194 · Mar 11, 2020

This is Seiko’s year in my opinion. I was lucky enough to be invited to view ALL of the Seiko and Grand Seiko novelties for 2020 and they were absolute stunners. We weren’t allowed to take photos of 90% of the pieces on display but thankfully the 55th Anniversary models were fair game.

The fit on these models was spot on and the case finishing was impeccable. I’ll let the photos do the talking though 😉

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Galaga

· #195 · Mar 11, 2020

siddiquefehd said:
This is Seiko's year in my opinion. I was lucky enough to be invited to view ALL of the Seiko and Grand Seiko novelties for 2020 and they were absolute stunners. We weren't allowed to take photos of 90% of the pieces on display but thankfully the 55th Anniversary models were fair game.

The fit on these models was spot on and the case finishing was impeccable. I'll let the photos do the talking though ?

Are the shades on the dial identical on the two pieces? Looks that way.

boatswain

Discussion Starter · #196 · Mar 11, 2020

siddiquefehd said:
This is Seiko's year in my opinion. I was lucky enough to be invited to view ALL of the Seiko and Grand Seiko novelties for 2020 and they were absolute stunners. We weren't allowed to take photos of 90% of the pieces on display but thankfully the 55th Anniversary models were fair game.

The fit on these models was spot on and the case finishing was impeccable. I'll let the photos do the talking though ?

Awesome! Thanks for sharing

What was your opinion on the size of the SPB149? Did it wear like a 40mm or did it feel bigger or smaller?

Cheers!

huangcjz

· #197 · Mar 11, 2020

Galaga said:
This one, the non gilt is my preference. I think it's the best diver they've introduced since I've been into this hobby. As long as it tops out at about $1k and not much more.

To be honest I only just realised there were actually 4 not just 3. So the above and these three.

The ones that come on a stainless steel bracelet only (SPB143 and SPB145) will be 130,000 JPY, which is ~$1,250 USD.

Galaga

· #198 · Mar 11, 2020

huangcjz said:
The ones that come on a stainless steel bracelet only (SPB143 and SPB145) will be 130,000 JPY, which is ~$1,250 USD.

That's way over the top. Almost AUS$ 2k. My Marinemaster at $3k Aussie seems like a bargain now.

No chance I'm paying that. I'm sure however the non LE will come down in price, eventually.

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Toothbras

· #199 · Mar 11, 2020

IMHO:

Best are the 143 and 149

Personally I love the thickness of the bezel, especially compared to the 62MAS reissue. I think this new one is much better proportioned

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countingseconds

· #200 · Mar 11, 2020

Limited edition of 5500 pieces, hahahaha
That doesn't seem that limited. I guess any production is limited edition in the real world.

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