Your 62MAS examples are wearing the genuine Swiss Tropic early version straps. Are they the rarely seen 1-3-1-2 hole pattern version? Are you at liberty to disclose where you got them? Thank you!
I’ve got one inherited from my great grandfather. I can’t find it anywhere online. It’s got a light blue background with dolphin on the underside. Stretch band crystal cover. Any idea what it is?
Awesome collection, I have the 2205 diver with the black dial and it really fits on my hand. I have a really small wrist, 35mm is a maxinum for me. Can you recommend any other 35mm mechanical Seiko diver?
That's why I don't like those resin bands. I had it happen on a Casio once. I own that small orange diver but the stainless steel band actually broke on me and I haven't been able to find a replacement band for it since it's an odd size.
Lol 40:55 it’s crazy to see this old Seiko Teal diver quartz , recently released the same teal dial automatic and everyone is wondering why the hands are gold tone colour 😂 I guess here is why, just producing one to one old copies
This is a fantastic collection and history of Seiko divers. Congratulations for collecting and sharing with all of us. As a archaeologist and historian I think you have done a well researched job. Keep up the great work.
Only just found this, fantastic I have 90% of what you show and a few more but can never afford the Scubapro! A fantastic collection Sir, Seiko we're such leaders in the watch game back in the day, for the people that can afford your AP and Patek go for it, for the rest of the normal people you can never go wrong with a Seiko, treat it well and they will last a lifetime. I have had the Arnie on my wrist every day for years and did some wild things with it when I was a younger man and it never let me down, from jungles to deserts, the top of mountains to the bottom of the sea it keeps going strong. Still working today, I have to say though I don't like the new release design of the Arnie the buttons are just too big, a great shame as the solar movement would have made the original a perfect fit for me..... Stay well and thank you again
This collection boggles my mind,the more you have the more responsibility to keep them alive,but I love mostly the divers and the iridescent butterfly dial watch.thanks for sharing 😀
Interesting. The 6159 and 6105 models, do you know what price they may have been new back when they were released? And what their approximate Used price value was (decent condition) through the 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, 2010s, to date? Just your wild guess... And lastly, what's your favourite 6105 model? Cheers
Hey, Gary. Check out Anthony Kable's website plus9time.com. In the "Seiko Catalog Collection" section he has scans of all the vintage Seiko dealer catalogs going back to 1966, which include pictures and pricing information. I've only been collecting for about 10 years, but I think in the 80's/90's the 6159 and 6105s were cheap - in the hundreds. They were likely few and far between, though - higher prices have pulled more onto the market. Now - a nice 6105 is ~3500 and a nice 300m 6159 is ~8500. My favorite 6105 is probably the DVDP1973 (Dry Valley Drilling Project) 6105-8110. Cheers.
