Seiko 62MAS (Ref. 6217-8000): Japan’s First Professional Dive Watch.
Historical Context & Development The Seiko 62MAS, reference 6217-8001, debuted in 1965 as Seiko’s first professional-grade dive watch. It entered a market dominated by Swiss icons like the Rolex Submariner, Blancpain Fifty Fathoms, and Omega Seamaster 300...
Excellent article, Bill
To add, here is the display from Basel World in 2017 showing the original 62MAS (with a description of its history that echos Bill’s), followed by the re-issue unveiled at Basel World- the SLA017. I went crazy for this watch when I saw it and called my lo...
Wonderful watch and a great supplemental information to the thread.
They did a great job on the re issue.
