Seiko srpc23 “silver surfer” 

I'm always a fan of charcoal dials!

I agree with you Rob...that dial colour is classy. I can't wait to see the build :)

Beautiful shades of black/grey.

Love that dial color. Needs a Red seconds hand and a bezel insert with a Red triangle at 12

Been looking at that colour turtle, you are right about them not getting much attention. Love the Roman second language. Seems that is a common secondary language wheel in Singapore ect.

I owned this turtle six months ago, and I sold it. I missed it so much, I actually did a re-buy last week (looks like just in time before prices shot up haha). I'm so happy, it's the best color dial, imho. And the movement is rock solid to boot. There is not much that can compare to the fit of a turtle case.

Love the dial ❗️👌🏻 Great combo in black NATO. Cheers❗️

Almost pulled the trigger on this model. Very glad i went with a 773 instead and modified it a bit.

Oh I just brought this model ! Surprised it hasn't got much attention.. looks so mint in person

love this version , actually . can do anything

I bet that would look pretty slick in the black CT case. Also that looks like it is a bond strap, at least the OG one.

"Future mod" SKX case, 12hr metal bezel, brushed chapter ring, SRPD01k1 dial and guts, and uncle Seiko president bracelet.

Just picked one of these up and put it on a black Seiko rubber strap (it's soooooo much better than on a bracelet) - it has instantly become my favorite daily. I'll never willingly part with this one lol. Gonna throw on a sapphire crystal at some point, but other than that, it's perfect as-is.

That and the gilt dial is the best turtle. Looks best on black NATO, or dark brown Zulu/NATO leather.

I like that color dial very nice ... just had my 777 on wrist today.

This is sharp!

Really cool turtle. I finally got my first turtle this weekend, the save the ocean one. The dial is just mesmerizing. But this turtle is cool as well!

I have the PADI and Ninja Turtles. Hadn’t planned to buy another however, after trading my anthracite Oyster Perpetual 39 I immediately missed that dial color. Loving Seiko I was thrilled to see they had an anthracite dial Turtle so I bought the J version and absolutely love it! Great review and looking forward to hearing Bruce’s thoughts. And it actually makes a change to have a piece before Bruce as I’ve bought at least 3 pieces based on his reviews!

CT black case would look killer.

Love mine. Added an LCBI sapphire insert and coin edge bezel....so much better now.

My Favourite Seiko of All Time! Strange, "Silver Surfer?" Mine got plucked off My wrist by the nose of my Board while Surfin. Of All the Seiko creations, This is Z-22 territory. Great Watch, triggers all kinds of good Memories, Beauty Rob.

I bought a J1 Padi Turtle and it has the same chapter ring issue as this watch. The J1 models have the same QC issues as the k1 models.

Nice video Rob, thanks for sharing.

Have this watch. Looked at a few color ways and this was my favourite and best turtle ( waiting to see the new save the ocean). The indicies have an almost lite patina vibe to them that looks amazing with the anthracite dial. The chapter ring issue seems to always be shifted to left on the bottom my SKX watches are the same. At the bottom you never notice it. Other than the just ok bracelet the bezel would be better if ceramic because the dial just outshines the bezel looking cheap in comparison.

Somehow that color has a retro look - like it's an _all-business_ sixties diver

I got lucky with this model and found someone looking to trade a 009 for it. Unfortunately the turtle case was too large for me so I ended up throwing the dial and movement into a Crystal Times skx case with sapphire glass and a coke bezel. Actually, I think I found this channel after doing some research on the ct case!

My favourite of the Turtles. A bit sceptical about the size though, but I know the Turtles have relative small lug to lug length for their diameter

I have one of those; aligned very well too. Guess I got lucky. Got it because I wanted a Capt Willard watch, saw this one and the sunburst grey makes it so much more interesting. Still haven't found the perfect strap for it though... Horween looks good but leather on a diver meh. Nato's make it too bulky on my slender wrist. Tropic on it looks cheap. Got that same "steal" Watch Steward, works well but a bit boring. Guess I'll try the original MN strap, what do you guys think?

Have you check that new Oris red dial? That looks great.

I was going to use this as a base for a greyed out turtle mod.

Nice turt, Rob

The actual bond strap looked like this. We just couldn’t see the color early on and thought it was black/grey.

Whee'd you get the NATO straps? Very nice.

Don’t mean to wake sleeping dogs, but which dial do you favor between this and the matte black SRPE93 with the extra 3 o’clock lume marking? Saw the anthracite pop up on Joma and I’m torn. My minimalist brain feels like I’d have to sell my trusty daily beater (SRPD55), since it sports the same movement.

450$ for misaligned chapter ring? Are they fu**ing insane?

I would call it a dark rhodium dial Seiko 🐢

I want that dial for my build

The fancy word for that dial is anthracite

No dislikes for that turtle 🐢 here.

Most of the time that people talk about misalignment, I have to say that it's so dang minor to my eyes I'm literally like "Really? Come on. Picking nits of nits." That's the case here. It's hardly noticeable. Only if you're really looking for flaws do you even see it.

Who is the strap manufacturer you mention at 3:57?

Honestly for the untrained eye, those Breitling and Seiko look like the same price league.

"Anthracite"

This or the batman??

That IS actually a Bond Strap.

Graphite describes the color I think

What brand was the gray NATO?

Can you put on a jubilee strap?

That's the gun metal turtle getting hard to find to find them for less than 375$

Looks just as misaligned as mine