Seiko PROSPEX Exhibition Singapore

Kong · 2017-12-21T01:33:26Z

Explore Seiko's PROSPEX Exhibition in Singapore, showcasing diver's watch history from 1965, new models, and innovative technology.

Kong

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Kong's photo essay from the Seiko Singapore PROSPEX Exhibition offers a vivid journey through Seiko's rich diving watch heritage and its latest PROSPEX collection. This detailed account, featuring historical pieces and innovative designs, provides valuable context for understanding Seiko's significant contributions to diver's watches since 1965. The exhibition highlights the brand's commitment to robust engineering and continuous innovation, making it a must-read for enthusiasts of Japanese watchmaking.

At the start of December, Seiko has a mini-exhibition at the Raffles City Shopping Centre to showcase Seiko diver's world and also the new PROSPEX Collection.

Before the event began, a quick tour around ...

The exhibition was located at the busy floor of the Raffles City Shopping Centre.

A board showing a partial history of Seiko's diver watch journey, and it started a long way back ... 1965!

A mock-up hyperbaric chamber ...

A model of the Japanese manned research submersible, Shinkai 6500, which a Seiko Professional 1000m was mounted on its manipulator arm and tested beyond the specification at 1398 metres for about
17 hours and passed with flying colours.

Tuna

Some of the icons ...

A display of the construction which gives rise to a reliable Seiko Diver through significant investment, experiments and innovation. The above 600m Diver took seven years to develop and has
over 20 patents in1975.

Some historical pieces ...

The first Japan Diver Watch in 1965.

1965

1968 - 300m Diver

2005 - The first Spring Drive Diver

The current reissue ... limited to 2000pcs.

The alternative regular version ...

Emcee greeted guests ... followed by short speeches by Executives from Seiko and local authorised dealer...

Now for the three icons ...

'Turtle'

'Tuna Can'

'Samurai'

Three Cheers to Seiko!

Kong

Key Points from the Discussion

Seiko has a surprisingly extensive history of 'firsts' in diving watches, which is not widely recognized, indicating their significant role in the development of dive watch technology.
The presence of a 'Hot Product' label on one of the displayed watches is noted as a clear and concise marketing technique.
The exhibition is part of Seiko's global effort to showcase its products and heritage, indicating a broader marketing strategy.
A question is raised about a specific Pepsi bezel watch in the 'New Model' section, inquiring if it is the smaller Turtle with the crown at 3 o'clock and asking for in-person impressions.

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MTF

Dec 21, 2017

Kong, Thanks for the report. I did not realise there were/are so many diving watche FIRSTS from Seiko. I knew they made diving watches but I thought it was just a niche sideline. Was that a real baby tuna for sashimi? My favourite photo was this one with a watch actually marked: Hot Product. That's clear and concise marketing technique. Hot Product Regards, MTF

john c

Dec 21, 2017

....love Seiko divers. Best, John.

KIH

Dec 21, 2017

.. thanks for the report, Kong! It's good to see Seiko doing these events all over the world ) Ken

Cleef

Dec 21, 2017

Wow! Seiko Porn Prospex Exhibition. Thank you SO much for sharing.

KMII

Dec 21, 2017

Wish Seiko would do something like this over here, too...

YpJ

Dec 21, 2017

Is that Pepsi bezel watch on the far left side of the picture under "New Model" the smaller Turtle with the crown at 3? If so, any thoughts upon seeing it in person?

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