Seiko is marking 60 years of diver’s watches with a brand new tackle its profitable GMT line, the Seiko SPB519. Right now, Seiko has launched a brand new Heritage Diver’s GMT watch within the Prospex assortment. The model has been on a robust streak of late with their Prospex line, together with enhancing the calibers on supply.
The Seiko GMT sixtieth anniversary version
This new 1968 Heritage Diver’s GMT watch is powered by the Caliber 6R54. That caliber encompasses a GMT operate and a 72-hour energy reserve. Seiko makes this statistic very clear by stating 3 days on the dial, a current growth I’m not a fan of, because it looks like one little bit of textual content too many. Seiko states that the caliber’s accuracy sits inside +25 to -15 seconds per day. These specs, whereas not impressively correct, are sometimes bettered in actual life utilization as many a Seiko proprietor will inform you.
The 42mm case has a pleasant compact lug-to-lug of 48.6mm with a thickness of 13.3mm. We get a brand new crisp blue ceramic bezel gracing the stainless-steel case. The case has 300 meters of water resistance, greater than ample for any real-life diving or aquatic requirement.
A crisp look with a dive-worthy clasp
The clasp on the bracelet offers six steps of micro-adjustment, which Seiko says is equal to round 15mm of “true” adjustment on the wrist. Apart from the clasp, now we have a brand new dial with this GMT. The silver and white dial is kind of stark, notably with the blue ceramic bezel. The general visible impression one will get is of one thing that might be comparatively “recent” on the wrist (i.e., a design that appears fairly vibrant and appropriate for summer time). I personally like the mix of blue and white with a small sprint of purple.
Nevertheless, maybe probably the most putting ingredient is the usage of purple coloring on the GMT marker hand and among the lettering on the dial. The SPB519 is a recent providing in a stable product line from Seiko. For the preliminary assessment of those Seiko GMTs, I encourage you to learn my colleague Jorg’s story, right here. In essence, we have been fairly impressed by the Seiko GMT’s providing of sturdiness on an ergonomically-sound platform (it wears effectively), with first rate specs, notably for the worth phase it fills. These observations equally apply to this version.
Preliminary impressions of the Seiko GMT sixtieth anniversary version SPB519
My preliminary impression of this new providing from Seiko is nice. Primarily, now we have a sexy new colorway on what has been a profitable product platform, the GMT diver. It’s good to see Seiko offering a number of choices on this area as a result of I’ve a comfortable spot for GMT divers.
The opposite fantastic factor is the quantity of micro-adjustment that’s provided with that clasp. That is extremely helpful in real-world purposes and offers a greater person expertise general. For too lengthy, Seiko has usually discovered itself just a little behind on the clasp choices in its respective worth tiers. It seems like this may very well be about to shift extra in Seiko’s favor. The Seiko Prospex 1968 Heritage Diver’s GMT sixtieth Anniversary might be obtainable for pre-order by Seiko Boutiques for €1,900.
