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Cazalea introduces Seiko's modern reinterpretations of their 1965 and 1970 dive watches, highlighting a significant innovation: Seiko's first woven fabric straps designed for saltwater use. This post delves into the unique Japanese aesthetic and enhanced durability of these new straps, alongside the specifications of the two new Prospex models, the SPB239 and SPB237.
I am tempted by the Willard!
They look exactly the same as the previous releases?
You need to dig a little deeper to identify the differences. Seiko has started to play this game recently, potentially generating the ire of customers who bought expensive limited editions, only to see very similar wider public editions released a year later for much less money (and generally with a lesser movement)
I was actually looking at them yesterday so they're fresh in my mind. I don't understand them why they make them so similar, barely any difference in colour. I actually had a dream about the Willard diver, but with a white dial. They should just do that.
I’m waiting for them to come out with a “proper” prospex version of the willard following the dimensions of the reissue. I wonder if they ever will. The current ones don’t have the same case profile and wears different. I was almost sure i’d get one up until i tried the green one in the store. Comfortable for sure but didn’t look right on my wrist.
So I suppose you might look at it as a test marketing effort to sell straps, using watches that are already "in the market" in a variety of flavors. Each watch comes with two straps -- I have reworked the article now with high-res images from their press site and some more text; I didn't have access to it earlier. Here is the special page for this introduction if you care to go there and check it out SEIKO FABRIC STRAP DIVERS Cheers, Cazalea
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