There’s a explicit enchantment to a stealthed-out device watch. Perhaps it’s the concept that the unique design has been positioned on the backburner for a extra pressing, clandestine, cause. Or the ironic low-key aesthetic that usually makes much more of a visible influence. We’ve seen varied manufacturers take the “blackout” strategy, from Omega to Tudor, and the outcomes are usually fairly intriguing. Seiko at present has a trio of black and orange watches beneath the Prospex assortment that it calls “The Black Collection”, however at present it infuses the lineup with two new references that take issues a step additional by eliminating any coloured accents and going for an (nearly) all-out black look. These are the brand new 2024 Black Collection SRPK43 and SSC923.
The primary of the brand new references, the SRPK43 is a well-recognized kind however with a brand new face. It’s 45mm large however with a stout 47.4mm lug to lug measurement. Thickness is 13.2mm. The turtle-style stainless-steel case and accompanying bracelet are, naturally, all black, as is the unidirectional ceramic bezel. In a pleasant contact, the day and date wheels have matching black backgrounds.
The one use of colour is within the lume, which Seiko calls “Inexperienced Lumibrite Professional”. Within the mild, it’s a pale inexperienced; at night time it shines a extra vivid inexperienced. The supposed impact is to offer the impression of peering via night time imaginative and prescient goggles, and we’ll must see the watches in individual to evaluate how effectively Seiko has hit their mark. The SRPK43 is powered by the automatically-winding 4R36 motion (41 hours of energy reserve). It’s water-resistant to 200 meters.
