Seiko SPB455, SPB453, SPB451 - perfecting the formula? 

That would make the watch seriously compelling

😂 are you sure they didn’t want an unnecessary update release with a 4.30 date and 3 days on the dial?

They do listen and did all three of those things with the SLA 043. It'll cost you though.... 😃

I've got the sbp 293 save the ocean with the blue birch dial, beautiful watch terrible movement mine gains around+30seconds a day in the box and around half that on the wrist,can see the455 in my collection 😁👍

It’s a must the dimensions are perfect and they all look stunning with probably the 455 the pic of the bunch 😍

I have an SPB 313 and it's extremely accurate. Running at +2 seconds a day.

The 3 days text bashing is getting annoying, basically every new single mid tier Prospex and Presage will have the text, we have to get over it , it is not worst than the original text Dialshock 24 jewels

My experience with 6R’s has been good, I’ve had 6R15, 6R35, and 6R54 and no issues. I’ve had more issues with SW200’s

No. Hands, Indexes, proportions, crown guards and so on are all totally different.

I want to like seiko watches, but the bracelets and clasp like you mentioned just ruin it for me. Idk how I feel about an aluminum bezel as well. Overall very nice, but don’t think I’ll be spending my money with seikos watches until the clasps and bracelets get updated

@@josephcastillo6742 regarding the bezel. I personally like an aluminum or steel bezel over ceramic. I know less scratch proof. I would say they are not necessarily less durable. Ceramic can crack where as metal may get dented, but it should still hold. In either scenarios, if watch bezel insert takes hard enough impact to crack the ceramic or dent a metal one, it won't be a good thing. But, the finish of a metal insert looks better to me, too.

Well said!! They make the worst bracelets and clasps yet charge $1400!! Then they’ll put this clasp on their Grand Seiko and charge $10K!! Lol 🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️

@@dukes70 microbrands give you so much for your money. It’s kind of hard to go the seiko route. Seikos do have some of the most beautiful dials though

Do you want to dive that deep ? This is ridiculous

Professional desk diver

There will be SRPK99K1 soon. There are SRPD51K1, SRPD55K1, SRPD57K1, SRPD65K1. But to be honest, nothing is close enough, as those are seiko 5s, with different braclet, different finishing, different movement. They are not 62mas remakes. Usually these are sold with 4r36 (day+ date). 4r36's accuracy is -35/+45 seconds per day, hovewer they are more accurate. PR is 41 hours, wr is only 100m. 6r55 is -15/+25 seconds per day, with 72 hours power reserve. You might want try spb147J1, cheaper than new 62mas versions. With 6r35 movement.

@@szurrogatum Thank you for your advice. I'm curious too about the Orient Kamasu and Ray watches. How do they stand up against the Seiko 5's ?

@@tebetmania Seiko 5s are not real diver watches, I would say they are diver style watches. Orient Kamasu/Mako are better as diver watches. Seiko 5 has usually 100m water resistance, Kamasu has 200m. Kamasu has sapphire, that is much better. The movemenet is F6922, with ~40 hours power reserve, accuracy is -15/+25 seconds/ day. Bezel is good compared to its price, finishing is good compared to price, movement is good compared to price, sapphire is a huge advantage. Screw down crown. The bracelet can be the the issue, but probably better than seiko 5s entry level bracelets. I would chose Orient Kamasu over Seiko 5. But I wouldn't say they look like 62Mas. Kamasu has day and date, the hands are different, and of course the finishing is also different etc. etc.. Orient Kamasu is a good, cheaper, entry level diver. In most of the cases better than Seiko 5. Try one newer version with sapphire crystal, you get good value for your money. (There were a lot of Mako versions in the past) But never forget these are automatic watches. If you don't have an automatic watch there are things you need to consider. The accuracy of a quartz watch is better, you can put down a quartz for days and they won't stop. Usually automatic watches are thicker, especially divers. I beleive there are two options: you can buy an Orient, or you save money and buy a more expensive watch. There are microbrands out there (Christopher Ward, Baltic), there are the Seiko prospex watches, there are Seiko turtle or Samurai watches (look different, the case style is different than 62MAS). And there are brands like Certina or Mido. In the Orient Kamasu price range Kamasu is a very good watch or can be the best.

I guess the reality is different than what you see

For me it ruins the watch. I wouldn't wear this watch even if given to me for free because the 4.30 date window is so horrible

@@TheAlbert12397 Fair enough. There's a lot of choices to be had. Personally I'm not in the market for more divers so that's why I'm out. I could still understand someone liking this.

It is. Reviewers "misalign" them to get hits and comments

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Yes we do.

What if you needed to sign a contract underwater ?

Bottom of the chart shown at 2:27

​@@UltraDougOh yes tk u very much 👍

I have this one too, it runs + 20s per day

I have the GMT version, 6R54, runs around +8s/d

This is not the same movement , this is the new 6R55

It’s a dummy movement for press footage Cheaper than sending the real thing to all the content creators

They don’t sign the prospex crown , get over it ,this is getting annoying , 🥱🥱

The 4.5 date window utterly ruins this watch for me. Other than date window this is great looking watch. I hate 4.5 window so much I wouldn't wear this watch even if it was given to me for free

@TheAlbert12397 I prefer 4.5 date, and all the indices. It's funny how such a small thing is important. And so many opinions.

Not the same movement though

Picked up my SPB 143 JDM for $900. Great daily if you live and play on\in the water. Looks better with a few dings and scratches.

@@JowcoI And I don't care that you don't care. I'm just voicing my opinion, deal with it. 🤷🏼‍♂️

I agree

I have it on my MM200 GMT, and while I would definitely prefer it not be there, the text is really small in person so I don’t notice very often

Bullshit, the original text was Dialshock 24 jewels , are you going to shit on it as well ? Get over the text it won’t move

@@JowcoI I will not get over it. The text is still undesirable. It is ugly and gimmicky. I will shit on it.

What's so unreliable about it?

It's all over the place. I have so many watches with the 6r movements so I can attest but I keep buying them anyway. ​@@marioorozco6635

@@marioorozco6635 Nothing's unreliable about it. I have one and it runs in the same category of accuracy as my watches with ETA or Sellita movements, and probably a bit better than my Miyota-based watches.

I trust it with my life . Kidding don’t care about accuracy 😂

It's 1200 euro ? Too much

Couldn´t agree more.The 3 hz movement is also a shitter unfortunately 🤢

No it doesnt.

Everyone has opinions

While I prefer a 6 o'clock date, or even 3 o'clock date, i think this is the best implementation of a 4.30 date ive ever seen. The small circle window, combined with a completely straight on horizontal viewing angle at 4.30 is an amazing execution.

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