Seiko Baby MarineMaster 200m Dive Watch SBDC061 & SBDC063 Review 

That blue 063 is definitely gonna be my watch to get. So well made pieces!

Dang! That SBDC063 loosk georgeous! What a most beautifull watch!

I got the new Bulova Oceanographer! Worth every penny at $596! Bulova has done well with the Oceanographer and Moonwatch! Keep up the great work! Killing it!

Wow what a beautiful watch and that blue dial on the silicon strap wow its a peach. Great stuff Marc.

Absolutely love the SBDC 061 & 063! Really hope these are in stock when In a couple weeks when I am able to buy them. Thank you Mark for the awesome buying experience on the Seiko SBDC031 sumo that I bought! I look forward to Wearing it!

Thanks for the review. Love these pieces.

Lol, yet more stunning Seiko's. Thanks Mark 👍👍

The Seiko Baby Marine Master are very beautiful watches. I prefer the one with the bracelet.

Great video @longislandwatch

Nice review, thank you.

Nice long thin lugs which is an oddity for a seiko. Vintage styling and a nice handset. This is a very nice looking watch

Both very nice & thanks for the review 👍

I once read something about watches, and it went something like this, "The Japanese always keep the best products (or versions of products) for themselves." This watch really speaks to me. Had my eye on the Sumo, but I now have a new love. Particularly love the shape of the hands. LOVE that big arrow hour hand. For the most part, I'm only into dive watches, and they must have solid hands, round hour markers (round markers keep time better than watches with any other shape), sapphire crystal, and coin edge bezels. Love the overall retro look. Yes, I would love to own a Tudor and/or a Sinn however, this Seiko is something I can realistically buy, without it costing THIS member of the proletariat more than a used car. People are typing that, 'There are other (dive) watches they'd rather have for $1000.' I'm curious as to what dive watches are a better value, for under $1000? I'm always willing to be enlightened.

Angus jubilee from mm300 looks good on this one. I saw it once looks good, almost perfect fit.

Great looking watch👍👍👍👍👍

watching this wearing my new seiko spb079j and loving it!!

Hey Marc, looking for a stainless steal strap for the blue one of these. Do you guys sell them separately or any idea where I can buy it? Does the strap of the black ones fits to the blue one?

Great looking watches Marc👍

Nice picks for the Store Mark! To be honest, at $1000 ceramic insert shouldn't be an option, but a must.

Looks gorgeous! The way the lugs are extended reminds me of a chubby skx013. I just love the new Seiko bracelets. Great review!

I noticed on the sbdc 051 the bracelet doesn’t match up with the case well at all, almost like it was a spare bracelet thrown on. This bracelet matches up with the case nicely, what’s the deal with that?

The lack of a signed crown is a disappointment at this price level. Do you know if a SARB059 crown would be compatible with or without a stem swap?

Hello, Is there a difference between SBDC065 and SPB083J1 watch ?? Does the watch has Case coating: Dia shield ?? thank you for the information

Squale 30 Atmos vs sbdc061? Which do you reach for? Seiko a bit cheaper at retail but both can be had around the same price point

I was getting a Sinn 556 next month, I think I may have just changed my mind..

I love the way this watch looks. It's beautiful from the case to the dial and hands. The only thing I hate about it is the size. 44mm is just too much. On my wrist it would wear well no problem, but it think making it 40 would look much better overall. Also, what's with the ceramic bezel? Some people (myself included) don't like the ceramic bezel and it's shine, it makes a watch that's not dressy look dressy and despite this not being ceramic it is also too glossy for my taste and that is another thing that I dislike about it.

Hey Mark can this come with the metal bracelet that comes on the black version at all?

Sweet. I really like it and agree it is indeed awesome.

How great it’d be if they also offered these in a 39

Whenever I watch these videos with the white gloves, I always think of the Swedish chef from The Muppet Show...

Was the time in the 'danger zone' when you changed the date?

Nice looking pair.

I checked the website for these 2, are they going to be back in stock?

Marc, what do you think about the argument that hardlex or acrylic is better for divers watch for impact resistance reasons ? Seiko is telling us that hardlex is a advantage for their diver watches but when they release mid range or higher end watches, they use sapphire and point to it as an advantage. I've never had a sapphire break on me and had some harsh impact and when you are underwater it seems less likely to get a high speed impact with movement restriction. On another hand I've scratched pretty much all my hardlex so I'm replacing them with sapphire now.

Hi Mark I hope you can get your hands on Marine Master 300s and tell us on diferent model codes/ part numbers, tnx.

What is the thinnest Seiko Diver?

Coin edge bezel and sapphire crystal is awesome! $1000 though, I can think of many options I'd rather have under $1000. Orient Triton comes to mind.

Would the rubber be ok to wear with business casual in an office setting? I like the bracelet but it makes the watch quite heavy.

*I intend on buying one of these in the future.* *It's weird that the SPB077 goes for nearly $200 more, than the SBDC061*

Hi Mark, thanks for the review. I would love to get the 063 but I am not keen on the strap. Is it possible to buy it with the metal bracelet instead?

Love to see above the wrist bone shots as well.

The blue model is the nuts.

Love your stuff.Just jumped on the Seiko wagon and gotten a solar.I know but what people will say but its the way forward? Great looking thing and arrives next week.Wanted a Seiko for years but wanted a stayer piece that should serve me well.

So this “Baby” has a sapphire crystal but the Marine Master has Hardlex?

The blue❤️❤️❤️

does it adhere to IS) 6425 standards?

Hi Marc! Is this the same as sbdc053 ?? I can only see difference in the crown position and maybe the tone of the blue one. Which other differences do they have to last year watches?

Any idea if the bezel inserts are also coated with Diashield?

I got the 22mm rubber strap from the turtle and put it on my samurai. It's great

I really like these and I think Seiko finally realized that they were under-valuing themselves. $1000 is a lot but don’t forget, this is a manufacture caliber. Just because we’re used to it usually being found cheaper doesn’t discount that fact. Now, I’m glad I got my Alpinist for $400. Imagine what they’d charge if they released the same watch over again now. Probably $750-1000. Wow.

Let's clear this up, drilled Lugz only makes changing leather, rubber or Natos easy, bracelets not so much, you have to press both sides of the spring bars simultaneously, so unless you have a specialty tool or your an octopus it's actually more difficult than the standard means of removing bracelets

What do you think wears smaller - 051 or 061? Thanks

Hi Mark, Could you do do a video comparison with SUMO? They seem very similar, and the Sumo is cheaper. The only difference seems to be hardlex instead of saphire, and slightly different case shape. Or maybe a triple comparison : MM300, MM200, and Sumo. I have a SKX009 with nice Padi turtle dial and strapcode bracelet, and I'm very happy of that mod. It feels more luxurious than standard SKX. But I recently put on my wrist the new green MM300, and it was absolutely fantastic. It wore much smaller than I would have though because of the shape and 20mm lug. But I can't justify spending 3000+$ on watch at the moment, so I would consider either Sumo, SBDC061 or even 053.

Please help. I have the Special Edition SPB097J1 and I am 95% sure its the same case as this one, otherwise known as the baby marine master? Can anyone confirm?

Very nice.

It's a very handsome piece.

Hi Mark. Any idea when Seiko are going to ditch the ancient 7-series movements? Other cheaper entry-level watches have hacking and hand-winding using the NH-series movements so why don’t the actual company?

Regarding the ceramic bezel, I think is better to have this kind of bezel than a ceramic as Tissot's Seastar that just feels and looks quite cheap

What makes a Seiko diver be called a Marine Master? Is it the 6r15 movement?

Nice watch, a tad on the boring side! Great review as always!

Sbdc061&spb077j1 at the back also made in Japan?

I think this watch is pretty nice but the price tag bothers me. I own a Sumo and with that being half the price, I would never pay for this knowing the Sumo comes so close in quality for some much less (in my opinion). I do like the clasp on this one a lot.

Those silcone straps they use on everything above a SKX are butter

Hey Mark what Seiko do you like more. The SBDC061 Vs SBDC051 ? Something about that domed Sapphire on the 051 that I love and the case profile of the 061 is beautiful.

Seiko SBDC063 vs Glycine combat sub?

Are you sure it’s 51 lug to lug, just measured it in a shop I thought it was under 50.

Baby marine master. 44mm. Unfortunately I can't put the number 44 in caps lock

63 for me. I love that blue bezel

I think the 6r15 is probably better than ETA 2824. As far as I know, they don't have winding issues. ETAs do. Reversing wheels are the weak spot, and almost all of my ETAs which are only a few years old are starting to have problems. Really disappointed. Lazy Swiss should fix the problem, winding should not hurt your watch movement FFS.

I like the lack of crown guards. Looks nice.

are the bezzel is ceramic?

I want one in 40mm, are the watches for sumo wrestlers ?

is this the same to the sbp077

These are still available at Japanese outlets (Bic Camera etc) for 75,000 to 80,000 yen....

For 1000 USD I would have like to see a more unique finishing on the case, sharper lines and contrast polishing. This one is to rounded on the sides reminds me of the SKX.

Somebody pls explain why these two watches sell for about the same price on eBay (about 800). If the metal bracelet is $150 more than the silicone strap, the final price should reflect that. BTW, I bought the 063 and now I'm hunting for a bracelet. Will end up paying $970 + tax for the watch and 2 straps. $930 if I use the silicone for another watch. Still too much

Thats a absolutely gorgeoud watch! Seiko has to try really hard to make a bad watch

Someday all watches will be made this way....And someday they might have a ceramic bezel insert!

I WANT to like the 061 and was ------------->|| this close to pulling the trigger however, for $1000 I MUST have an engraved bezel, as opposed to simply printed. I overstand that Seiko has the heritage and they have a large advertising budget, but I think Steinhart represents a much better value.

Do Japanese infants have gigantic wrists?

They look good. But $1000 is too much. The 6r15 is an exelent mvt but there are less expensive watches with those. Ceramic bezel is missed here too.

Great video! As someone with the same wrist size as you, I would have loved to see a wrist shot of the 061 as well.

Got the Twilight edition and it's awesome

20mm lug is a​ perfect size and matches the case size.

20mm Isofrane is great on this size. 20 is more comfortable.

why cant they make it 40/41mm

If this had 22mm lugs and a ceramic bezel insert it would literally be perfection.

Not ashamed to say that 1 grand right now is too rich for my blood. Gonna need a few months to make the 063 happen. On positive side, at least the lugs size isn't an odd number.

Odd that a 44mm case is called a “Baby”.

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Marc i watch til the end but you lost me at 51 tip to tip ... :(

Beautiful watches, but the huge negative is their size. I had the SBDC051 before and sold it. If those was 40mm instead, i'd buy both. Please make a high quality 40mm diver seiko.

What a beautiful watch , I wish it came with the Mercedes hands .

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For that money it needs a better movement than the 6R15 which is from the Stone Age.

It is neither baby sized nor is it a marinemaster... Just call it 6159 reinterpretation

If only these were in the ~600 dollar price point like every other swiss mid tier brand they might be good. They are excellent pieces but 1k is absolutely nuts for what they are.

Frustrating. At 41-42mm and 48 tip to tip, it would be perfect. Must Seiko make everything huge?

This watch in 40/41 mm would i buy.

It would be a no-brainer if it's a sub-42mm