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Jay (Eire) shares his appreciation for the Seiko 'Tuna' diver, specifically a limited edition 'Blue Ocean Tuna' from 2011. His post reflects on the unique appeal of these watches, his personal rule of acquiring Seikos only in Japan, and the practicalities of owning quartz models.
Been wearing this one the last several days. I think the post last week regarding quartz is probably what got this one on my wrist this week.
As I mentioned on that post, to Mikeās dismay, I tend to not buy quartz these days as my experience has been I can be very lazy when it comes to changing a battery and therefore the watch tends to sit unused for longer than it should. Which is the case currently with my other Tuna, I need to rectify that.
Anyways back to this one. Iām a huge fan of the tuna can. These were the first Seiko divers which I truly loved and got me into Seiko.
My unwritten Seiko rule, since picking up my first one in the early 2000s, is that I will only buy them in Japan. Thereās no reason to this, rather itās just a nice way to have an association with a watch (oh, I got that one on that trip where we did x, y and z). Iāve broken the rule once, I did buy one in Singapore a few years ago but I was taking a flight to Japan so I excused myself !
This one is a limited run of 400 watches from 2011, called the Blue Ocean Tuna, which celebrated 130 years of Seiko. Itāll need a new battery soon !!!
I think itās the first time i see live pics of this one, can you tell me what material the blue shroud is made of ? Greetings from my Emperor, these are truly funky watches. Filip
I believe the shroud is ceramic, thatās my recollection but it was a long time ago when I bought it (2011). My other Tuna is a Golden Tuna, also Quartz, I like the colours as they add a bit of fun to the funky ! A great Emperor you have.
But I need to change that thinking and look at it as a commemorative purchase In fact I was even thinking about getting a Tokyo ltd ed speedy because I missed my chance to go visit Japan ilast year. Would be a good conversation piece once I get to see Casey and Ken if and when As for Tunas, Iāve always admired them but prefer the usual turtles. Iām waiting for that Uemura 80th anniversary to come out to see if itās for me as Iāve always liked the Willard case shape but donāt like the lug width o
On my last trip, towards the end of year 2019, I tried a few of them and fell hard for the āRedā. Even tried it twice on that trip. But I had long held plans for the Olympics and so I decided if I could find one on that trip (summer 2020) Iād buy it. Of course, Tokyo 2020 never happened and neither did the trip (waiting to see how long it will be before my event tickets get refunded, needless to say there has been zero communication up to now). Still, itāll be something I keep my eye out for on
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