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SEIKO 6309-729A F1 aka: Slim turtle
SEIKO 6309-729A F1 (with pepsi bezel) aka: Slim Turtle
circa: 1982 of December 15th time piece off the production line.
The 6309 divers came in two case variations: an earlier “cushion-cased” variant produced from 1976 to 1988 and a later “slimed-down case” variant produced from 1982 to 1988. As you can see production of the first generation continued after the second generation was introduced, and overlapped the second generation models, though in reduced number.
The second generation of 6309’s abandoned the cushion style case in favor of a revised round “slimed-down” case-style, which continues to be used almost unchanged by Seiko’s basic line of divers to this day. Other than the case, there are not many differences between the two generations of 6309’s. Besides the case, the only other differences worth noting were in the style of the dial. According to the Seiko Diver’s reference, the slimed down models were as follows:
- 6309-7290: first model to use slimmed-down cases, black-bezel version
- 6309-7290: with "17 JEWELS" written above 6:00 on the dial: Japan-made version, with black bezel
- 6309-729A: identical to 6309-7290 except with blue and red “Pepsi” bezel
- 6309-729A: "17 JEWELS" on dial: Japan-made version, with blue and red “Pepsi” bezel
The second generation of 6309’s abandoned the cushion style case in favor of a revised round “slimed-down” case-style, which continues to be used almost unchanged by Seiko’s basic line of divers to this day. Other than the case, there are not many differences between the two generations of 6309’s. Besides the case, the only other differences worth noting were in the style of the dial. According to the Seiko Diver’s reference, the slimed down models were as follows:
- 6309-7290: first model to use slimmed-down cases, black-bezel version
- 6309-7290: with "17 JEWELS" written above 6:00 on the dial: Japan-made version, with black bezel
- 6309-729A: identical to 6309-7290 except with blue and red “Pepsi” bezel
- 6309-729A: "17 JEWELS" on dial: Japan-made version, with blue and red “Pepsi” bezel
- 6309-729B?: very rare orange dialed model.
SEIKO 6309-729A F1 aka: Slim turtle (below)
SEIKO 6309-729A F1 aka: Slim turtle (below)
Coupled with the short production run, and for some reason the go to watch by ppl who do seiko MODs it is very difficult to find a SLIM TURTLE with the correct (legit) dial .. always look at the TINY SUWA LOGO .. if the logo is not in proportion to the text written with it ... no matter how good it looks it is suspect and YES fake dials have been artificially aged in an effort to pass as a legit dial
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SEIKO 6309-729A F1 aka: Slim turtle
SEIKO 6309-729A F1 (with pepsi bezel) aka: Slim Turtle circa: 1982 of December 15th time piece off the production line. The 6309 divers came in two case variations: an earlier “cushion-cased” variant produced from 1976 to 1988 and a later “slimed-down cas...
