In 2023 I finally was able to buy the exact same watch and oh man, I am definitely in love with this Seiko. It looks great and it feels great to wear! It’s a proper watch to enjoy fully everyday!
One of the best looking modern Seikos out there. Also one of the most comfortable to wear, I've put it on waffle, tropic, nato, single pass and paratrooper straps and it still looks awesome. Great review bro!
I own an original 6105-8119 that I bought at the Base Exchange at Barksdale AFB in 1976 and I wore it daily for 15 years and then put it up due to the crystal being scratched to the point it looked like it was sand blasted. After sites like yours popped up on my RU-vid account I saw a service video on a Captain Willard and I said to myself,this watch looks familiar.🤔 I went into my jewelry box and lo and behold their was my old Seiko. I took a good look at it and Dam,it’s a Willard! The next Monday I boxed it up and sent it off to Seiko USA to be serviced and have a new crystal installed. I’m worried that if I have too much clean up (the outer bezel is really faded and the case has some minor dings and scratches) it will damage its value. I’m tempted to buy one of the new Willard’s but do I need two Willards? Maybe a Sumo,or a Samurai? I’m not sure,still looking at what’s out there. Plus I’m not sure they are worth that much money.
I want this one. Love what they did with it...my one gripe...the prospex ‘X’...Captain Willard would not approve😂. I know it’s part of that line, but it already has ‘divers 200’....Oh, and sign the crown Seiko!!!! Thanks for review Chris!
A bit sad that homage versions are as good as they are for a tenth of the cost, plus lumed, ceramic bezel, and no alignment issues. Nice watch, but I can appreciate those who choose homage versions.
@Riki P. Spend $1200 for a misaligned bezel and chintzy bracelet? Seiko throws its own shade on itself with their embarrassments, sadly. Yup, I'm sure homage buyers do enjoy a properly made watch with a fair price tag. At their cost point, far better options exist with quality worth the money, for customers with savvy watch knowledge, and not just Seiko worship. *Edit: comment doesn't apply to the channel here, Chris is spot on in his reviews and, if the watch appeals at the price, it's your money, but Seiko's blunders are well established, and do turn customers elsewhere, which is no one's fault but Seiko's.
@@adamski101 For brand slaves, lol, maybe, but someone buying a well built watch for an excellent price is much happier with the better value. The homage brands get no points for creativity, but the wise prefer the superior specs. This applies mainly, perhaps exclusively to Seiko, however, due to their own poor decisions of production. An homage Rolex, for example, is not any rival with respect to quality, although, even there, it's not like one needs to pay Rolex prices for a top drawer watch that's as good, or better.
@@135ipocketrocket2 I know this is ultimately an agree to disagree discussion, but the brand and heritage does count for something. I love the history and story behind this watch and an homage just won’t do for me. I also don’t think a ceramic bezel suites this watch. I get the complaints about Seiko QC but I accept it when it’s a watch such as this that I really wanted.
I want to start a premium side of my collection and was debating this vs a spre03 decided on the srpe03 will start the premium side of my collection with a seamaster or moon watch instead
Hey, I was wondering if you own an SBDC061? You weren't very clear on that. I think you mentioned it only about 8 or 9 times. I just want to make sure I heard you right. Lol. Just bustin' your chops. Great video! Great watch! Thanks!
Cool review of an awesome watch! Kinda misleading to call those applied indices, as they're actually raised markers pressed into the dial from the backside, as all Seiko indices are. Sorry to nitpick!
Hey Floyd If it's anything like the SBDC 061 they are applied because I've actually had an opportunity to look at an SBDC 061 dial up close and they can come off they are not pressed from behind... So I believe this watch has the exact same indices and a very similar dial looking at them side to side there's no difference in the way that they're applied
@@WatchChris Hey there Chris! You may well be right. When I handled the Willard, I was of the opinion that they were pressed indices, albeit done really well. But it was hard to tell! I just re-watched Random Rob's video on the 109, and even he said that he couldn't tell if they were pressed or applied. Seiko has really mastered the whole 'pressed thing' after doing it for so long, but I wouldn't be shocked if they'd switched to applied for select models in the 1k+ range now. Thanks for replying, love your videos!
I've got the green Willard. Owned lower price turtle, monster and new Seiko 5. Sure the Willard is the most daring of the lot. The sunburst dial, beveled crystal and cushion case make for a unique in a good way visual experience. Good for most wrist time in rotation. Anyone want my PADI Turtle?
@@garyk8285 Have a look at Steel Dive SD1970 or the Tandorio. Both offer a genuine Seiko NH35 movement, same case, reproduction hands and dial, sapphire crystal with AR coating, 200m water resistance, ceramic dial (fully lumed in the case of the Steel Dive, or traditional with lume-pip in the case of the Tandorio) either of which can come with their own signing or a logo-free sterile version..... for around £100. That's a phenomenal saving for very, very similar looks, build-quality and specification.
@@mattcameron9349 the steel dive is also a Chinese made replica, versus a totally in-house Japanese made original product. It might be somewhat more expensive by comparison, but it's not a very fair one when you consider all the factors that go into both.
Esse atual Seiko atualizado INFELIZMENTE nao é do mesmo tamanho do Seiko 6105 de 1970 usado no filme. Ja pus os dois nas maos e infelizmentesse atual é sutilmente menor. A versão classica primeira é maior e tem maior VISIBILIDADE NO PULSO!
Steeldive SD1970 (no logo sterile) version is the way to go. A genuine Seiko NH35 movement, 200 metre water resistance, sapphire crystal and ceramic bezel all for a fraction of the price...
@@daddykool9507 You're right. The fact that it has no alignment issues and costs less than 1/10th of the price of the genuine reissue, means that it is not a 'real' Seiko. The 'Tandorio' version is very, VERY close (only missing the Seiko logo from the dial and caseback). When you see the build quality, you realise just how massively overpriced the SBDC109 is in comparison.
@Riki P. It is whatever you want it to be. I own several genuine Seiko Divers, but the most I have ever spent on one is £580 (Save The Ocean Manta Ray Edition). As nice as this reissue is, it is not worth (to me) anywhere near £828 especially when you can have the homage version with the same specification, a genuine Seiko movement (NH35) and arguably better build quality at around 1/10th of the price. In THAT respect, you absolutely CAN compare a homage watch to the original! That's my take on it. As nice as it is, it is not worth the UK RRP. As for the design, the watch is a reissue, and as such exploits an existing design every bit as much as a homage does!
@Riki P. Mindless? Whatever. You spend your money your way, and I'll spend my money my way, and my way certainly doesn't involving dropping over £800 for what is essentially a tool-watch. If branding means that much to you, you go for it!
Don’t worry you cant destroy a Seiko Willard during fishing. İts been built tough. Just be careful dont destroy yourself,its more tough than us humans.
I was really disappointed with this watch in person. The case isn't much better than a Turtle's and the dial just seems "meh". Also, the crown action was really weak and sandy/grindy. Plus, the bezel did NOT align. Furthermore, the bracelet seemed a bit jiggly where the end links meet the case. Not the mention, the bezel should be ceramic at this price.
