Dude - you answer all the questions I had …really well thought out video w attention to detail - Thanks!

Have watched this so many times! Excellent quality, and a perfect mix of showing the watch vs talking head. Thanks.

Great watch! Your passion for watches and knowledge of the hobby really comes through in your videos.

Hei man, love your stuff and been watching it for a long time. Never checked your channel as in the amount of subscribers but I always assumed that this was one of the bigger watch channels out there. The quality of the content is definitely on par with them. Congrats on 10k and keep going! Love your stuff, you Jenny and B&J give me all the watch content I need!

Oh yeah! 10K!! Congrats! Well deserved.

Excellent quality review. Thank you.

Love your taste in watches! What a beauty, and that bracelet looks awesome. Seiko is getting expensive but the design and heritage still make them a value option imo. Great review! Cheers 🍻

Huge congrats on 10K! No watch channel is more deserving. 👏👏🥂 I owned an original slim turtle as well as the other major 60’s divers and of all the re-issues, this one is far and away the best and most faithful to the original model.

@thewatchidiot

Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much man! Your support from the start has been much appreciated! That’s awesome that you had the original slim turtle, I think that’s the one I’d go for if I were getting a vintage drink diver. Pure seiko but still a bit different. Glad to hear that I’ve got the next best thing in terms of faithfulness!

It is arguable the best Seiko diver re-issue release IMO. Wears perfect on small to big wrist size.

Awesome watch, checked it out at my AD and it is just gorgeous. Should be getting mine soon!

10k subscribers! Congrats!

The blue tinge of the markers looks sweeeeeet with this white dial.

@thewatchidiot

Жыл бұрын

They did well on that, it was such a nice suprise and its so nice to see every time i look down at my wrist!

Gorgeous watch. Awesome video cheers

@thewatchidiot

Жыл бұрын

Yeah Seiko did a really good job with this one here 😁 and thank you so much glad you enjoyed the video!

No excuse for that clasp and lack of adjustment. When you're paying around $1000 you shouldn't have to change the clasp in order to get a decent fit.

@thewatchidiot

Жыл бұрын

Yeah that clasp made me sad for sure lol especially since the likes of the SPB143 had the same good quality clasp but with 4 microadjust holes. AND they used space to put in a divers extension. But in the end I dont look at the clasp often so its still been awesome to wear!

These new slim turtles are awesome! I love the 313 ❤

Congrats on hitting 10k! I have this watch, and wear it often. I put it on a black Isofrane. Looks killer…

Can’t choose between the white 313 and black 317, great review

Congratulations on 10k man! You've been making great videos and it's great to see the progress since I subbed well before you hit 1k! This Seiko is a looker no doubt about it I like the color combo and like you the bracelet is one of the biggest reasons why I'm liking it so much, not only does it look good but it's also good to know that Seiko doesn't only have off the shelf bracelets

@thewatchidiot

Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for the support Ed, I remember you subbing right near the start! Its been great talking watches with you in pretty much every video and i hope that can continue! Yeah I was surprised by how much i loved the watch as a package and I dont see this going anywhere for a while. Hopefully Seiko continues to put in the extra effort that they showed here with the awesome bracelet and the lined up date window. I hope its a sign of great things to come

best review. and finally someone with a bigger wrist wearing it

Congrats on 10k! 🎉

@thewatchidiot

Жыл бұрын

Thank you Julien, much appreciated!!

I own a San Martin Homage to the original 6105-8000. I love the case shape…very simple, elegant and light.

Beautiful watch.

Congratulations great content! I have this same turtle, but the black version. My favourite Seiko to date 🎉

@thewatchidiot

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the support!! I was really eyeing the black dial version bc its such a classic but the bracelet was calling my name! This is easily one of my favorites and i'm already itching to add the black dial version at some point lol!

I have this and the 143, and both are my dailies now. Agree with you on the clasp - I've ordered a generic 18mm clasp to swap in as I am in between links

@daveLin104

Жыл бұрын

Hi @dinokamby I have just ordered the sb143 and considering this how do they compare for you ?

This is one of the only divers that really attracts me from Seiko. The OEM bracelet looks great. Hope to see them make more slim divers in the future.

@thewatchidiot

Жыл бұрын

They did a great job and like you the bracelet is what grabbed my attention, I'm so glad they did something different! For years I've been wanting to get one of these new gen $1k ish prospex divers and I'm glad that this was the one!

Great video. I’m having a hard time choosing between this and the Capt. Willard. Now I’m seeing white dial 313 videos and I’m thinking I need to add some white into my predominantly black dialed collection.

This is a gorgeous watch !!! I rather choose this Seiko over Tudor.

i have the 6105-8000 homage from rdunae which was released earlier than this seiko reissue and i can understand when you described the case as slim and light. i might pick up the reissue because i really love the case shape so much.

@A_Dude_And_His_Watch78

Жыл бұрын

How's the quality on that?

The date at 04:30 is perfectly subtle. If you need the date, you'll see it instantly, the rest of the time it doesn't disturb the dial, like most dates do. Bell&Ross uses a similar layout in the BR03-93.

@thewatchidiot

Жыл бұрын

Yeah I totally agree! I love the window as it is for the reasons you laid out and I like that a circular date window is different from what we usually see. I like them on Bell & Ross’ watches and Sinn uses it on the 556A and it works great

Thanks for the review! Hey what clasp did you go with. Being that the bracelet is a bit thinner, I wonder what clasps go well.

Congratulations on 10k sub.

@thewatchidiot

Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for your support since the early days! Its been great hearing your take on watches in the comments😁

Congratulations on 10K!! Great video and review once again! I really like getting all this different content on your channel so we don't get constantly peppered with Rolex market prices and investment talk! Real watch content is great and you do a great job of it. You seem to go such cool places... have you thought of trying out a more cinematic production on a video one day?

@thewatchidiot

Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much Marc for your support and you are too kind! I'm glad that my channel is diverse bc like you constant talk about the market and the rolex bubble can get a bit tiresome lol! Yeah there are some pretty scenic places around me and i love to drive on top of that which makes things easier! I've definitely gotten additional cinematic footage while I'm out in hopes of leveling up the production value and make some cool intros. But whenever time comes to edit the video i just dont have the time to do it! I need to start setting aside time to doing some more cinematic sequences tho😁

Can you explain what the end bracelet links are like that you were able to swap out the clasp. With the 5 piece bracket… do you just have a pin running through the last 2 or 3 portions of the terminated bracelet.

After watching this video I am starting to suspect that this might be the most well designed seiko prospex diver at the 1000 dolar range.

I bought the black dial version on the rubber strap. This watch is a slow burn! While I love the rubber strap, that bracelet looks great! And I’m not a steel bracelet kinda guy.

@theleastsignificantbit4794

Жыл бұрын

IT’S A SLOW BURN!

I plan to get the black dial on rubber, swap the rubber out and wait for uncle Seiko bracelet. The Z199 design would go well with this…

Pretty cool watch, I like a good seiko.

@thewatchidiot

Жыл бұрын

Yeah its an undoubtedly cool watch and despite it not being ground breaking, theres just something awesome about a good ol seiko😁

I'd consider the 6r movements as mid-range prospex, and the 8L's high-end ;) This is an awesome re-issue of the original design though!

@thewatchidiot

Жыл бұрын

yeah your point is very true! however in my mind i see those 8Ls as their own thing (despite being prospex and so similar) also it took a long time for me to justify jumping up to one of these $1000 seikos so it feels high end lol😂 Yeah Seiko did a great job with this reinterpretation, its going to be on my wrist for a long while!

More seiko reviews there hot on the market atm

Best KZread watch channel Need more content on BB Pro

@thewatchidiot

Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for those super kind words!! Yes the BB Pro will be coming back into the channel for sure with a long term review and some more videos relating to it as well😁

Ever since I saw the release of this piece with those 12mm in thickness I knew it was the best re-release from Seiko (Besides the SLA017 due to the movement of course). My problem with this piece and the spb143 and all those other re-releases done By Seiko lately are the bracelets, they just cant make them right, there is clash of desing between the case and the bracelets and part of the struggle is due that when these pieces were released in the late 60s they came with rubber... you would thing that 60 years later Seiko would have a better idea of a bracelet that complements the case design but nope, so to me, these guys are best in rubber and then get your own leather straps.

I have one on the way!! Can’t wait, I also bought a SPB239 recently that I love. Two Seiko for less than the price of a BB41 😎 Great review. Thanks you for your input

@thewatchidiot

Жыл бұрын

Congrats on the new watches man!! I think you'll enjoy the SPB313 very much when you get it, let me know what you think when you do! The SPB239 is definitely a cool looking watch and in real life how brown is the dial and bezel? I like how different it looks compared to all other divers

@philiplauzon1743

Жыл бұрын

@@thewatchidiot Thanks man, as for the SPB239 it looks much more black/coffee than brown in real life. I absolutely love the vintage look and the NATO strap is phenomenal. I wear it on the brown NATO and swapped the beige one for a black rubber strap that I’ll be able to use for both. I like the bracelet soooo much more on the SPB313. Going to be a perfect duo or vintage and modern look. Great value, amazing finishing

@thewatchidiot

Жыл бұрын

Oooo that kind of super dark brown/coffee/black sounds really good! It can look low key while giving enough flair when the brown shows up. I think I'll have to add that to my list! Yeah the SPB239 and the 313 would make an awesome duo for sure since one looks stunning on straps and the other looks stunning on bracelet, what more could anyone need!

@philiplauzon1743

Жыл бұрын

@@thewatchidiot check it out! The light plays amazing on that dial

@philiplauzon1743

Жыл бұрын

Update! I just got mine and been wearing it for two days. I am mind blown at how good it wears on my wrist with the steel bracelet. The case makes this one one of my most comfortable wears ever. Clearly rivals with my Pelagos on the wear. Impressive

Great vid. Nice looking watch but I don't know about all the recent Seiko divers; there is always something not good enough. to justify the premium price in comparison to other micro brands. This Seiko or the new Chris. Ward C60 trident pro 300? the bracelet and clasp alone on the CW enough to make me go with the CW C60. Not interested in a 70hrs pwr reserve if it runs at 3hz. Prefer cleaner sweep with 48/52 hr of pwr reserve.

Saw this at my AD. Absolutely fell in love with it! But not for $1000

Hi Mr I, Seiko, of course, has a huge range of divers st different price points, and I'm glad you like this one. Had you thought about the Sinn 104 and 105 models with white dial? The former is a pilot style watch and the latter a sports watch, but they both feature 200m water resistance and a black Tegemented bezel to play with. Thank you for another thorough assessment. Have a good week, Bob 👋

@thewatchidiot

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Bob! Yeah this one is a stunner but yeah I've always been curious about the white dial Sinn 104 and 105 especially because i used to own and love the black dial 104 a couple years ago. Now that I'm open to this color combo I might have to revisit those watches bc they do look good, especially the 105 GMT! Take care

@robertlock6041

Жыл бұрын

@@thewatchidiot Oops, I forgot to congratulate you on 10,000 subscribers. You deserve it frankly, because your work is balanced, thorough and entertaining.👍😀🍾

@thewatchidiot

Жыл бұрын

Lol thank you for the very kind words!! Onwards and upwards from here I'm glad to have your support😁

I wish this one came on the rubber

Firstly congratulations TWI on reaching 10K subscribers, this of course is only a fraction of what you deserve with the great educational, informative and arguably most important living with a watch information. Having been a subscriber from the early days it has been great to see the channel grow. I must admit I do like this Seiko, it sort of has a little Omega Seamaster Great White vibe to it with the white dial and black fully indexed bezel but with a more tool like finish that suites it well. Like you I'm a fan of fully brushed surfaces like the Pelagos (my LHD is still one of my favourites and possibly my most comfortable watch). The port hole date window at 4:30 shouldn't work but it does better than I would have thought so well done Seiko, the colour matched date wheel certainly helps out here a little like the panda PRX Chrono in that respect. Keep up the great work TWI, let's look forward to 100K subs!

@thewatchidiot

Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much Anthony for all your kind words I'm so glad that you find value in the videos I put out and I always look forward to hearing your thoughts on the watch or topic at hand since pretty much the beginning of the channel! Also It would be awesome if that Pelagos GMT we designed in the comments back in the day comes to life as a TWI collaboration lol! A man can dream right, just like 100k some day hopefully!😂😂 Yeah it really did have the great white SMP300 vibe to it! It does feel nice however I don't think it'll be enough to make me choose it over the good ol black dial variant once I get around to rebuying it lol! Seiko did a great job here especially when it comes to giving it is own identity. And as for the date window I think it's moved from "it's nice for a 430 date wheel" to "I actually really like it as a dial element in general!" Ah yeah I forgot that you got the PRX Chrono! How's that going for you? Lots of wrist time?

@anthonystevens8683

Жыл бұрын

@@thewatchidiot I love the PRX chronograph, the finishing of the bracelet and case push way above the price point. It all just works. Although my preference would have been the date at 6 or no date as with the Seiko it's colour matched on the panda dial and doesn't yell "Hi there, I'm the date" at the top of its voice you when you look at it. Compared to my Pelagii (Pelagos plural maybe?) it doesn't have the comfort by I love the 70's vibe. A bit bigger than the PM80 version but certainly still wears well. Oddly fighting for wrist time recently are my LHD and 39mm Pelagos watches. They really are so different to live with, the 39 is a bit more versatile but the LHD is just a no nonsense "let's get on with the day attitude" and that pips my 39 by a hair. Good times designing the the GMT. It takes a while to deign a new movement and costs quite a bit as well, when we consider testing and retooling it could easily be a couple of years. I hope Tudor are on it ready for a release in a year or two. I can't wait to see what they come up with and how it would compare to our design. Take great care TWI.

Love the dims what other colors does it come in??

@thewatchidiot

Жыл бұрын

Yeah it's a great size for sure! It comes in two other black dial variants, one that has gilt hands/indices and a gilt bezel on a bracelet and then the other isnt gilt and comes on a rubber strap

Also….I think the Doxa sub 300 was inspired by the Seiko 6105-8000

Is the bezel showing signs of a tad misalignment?

Mod it, put in a Sea Rambler dial with a Doxa clasp on an Uncle Seiko beads of rice bracelet.

Hi @the watch idiot how does this compare to the SPB143 in your opinion I can't decide to get this in black dial or the SPB143 in grey....or both please help 🤣

@thewatchidiot

Жыл бұрын

oh man that is such a tough choice!! For me i really love this 313 bc i love the case design, bracelet, and the way this dial bezel combo looks. All together its a watch that can stand out in my collection. The 143 is an incredible watch and i recently had one with me for a few days and it everything about it was pretty much spot on although I wasnt a huge fan of the bracelet. The only reason i dont have on in my collection is because between my 313 and SNE569 the 143 just wouldnt get enough wrist time to justify buying it. So if you can actually get both i think they can easily coexist bc of how different they are! Which way are you leaning?

@daveLin104

Жыл бұрын

@@thewatchidiot thanks for the detailed response :). Was leaving towards the black dial 317 then swayed to the 143 then back and forwards. I like bits off both. I prefer the black dial on the 317 better than the 143 grey. But prefer hardened bezel on the 143 and so on. I prefer the slimmer case on the 317. Love the Seiko signature case on the 317 but think the 143 can be dressed up more. I have thought about getting both but then with the cost combined could put towards a better watch 😬thanks again. Hard choices I am not a serial flipper either so try to get correct first time.

@TheOYouTube2014

Жыл бұрын

@@daveLin104 What way did you go in the end as I am having the same dilema?

@daveLin104

Жыл бұрын

@The O hi I went spb143 in the end I have it here unused not sure if to keep it 1 minute I think keep then think return the next. I have read loads on both from what read the movement is identical so thats a draw. The 6R35 seems to be fairly robust but accuaracy not amazing you can get lucky and sometimes not. A lot of reviews say better when fully wound as accuracy goes lot worse when running low. A lot of people also say better accuracy when worn than when just sat in box. As for the watches, in my opinion the 143 is a better looking watch and feels more premium and solid. It will also look far better to the average person on the street if that bothers you. It is also much much more versatile as could be worn with a suit or wedding etc. The 317 is more toolish functional watch that screams retro Seiko I do like non brushed dial that this has as well but some prefer the sunburst. A lot say it looks cheaper than the 143 and the bezel action and look of bezel not as nice. The big plus point is the wearability of this watch most people say sits more on the wrist than on top like the 143 does. Saying that I will not be wearing the 143 on the bracelet and on strap feels perfectly fine. If comfort was main goal we would be wearing a digital slim light casio F91ws. I also feel the 317 has lost some of the magic and design of the normal willards/turtles even though it is lighter, slimmer and more wearable. I wish the 317 was like the willard just shrunken. If I return the 143 I will likely not pick up the 317 slim turtle. I paid £770 gbp new from AD and I do not feel its worth the £1100 price rrp but 770 feels acceptable. Saying that I don't think most watches are worth the rrp like a bb58 is not worth 3k and a sub 7k seamaster nearly 5k madness. We are paying a luxury tax these days. What are you leaning towards and what are your thoughts ?

Always unsigned crown I don't know why. It's not even difficult to do and Seiko doesn't even explain why no logo on the crown. Actually many people care about the logo on the crown.

Ridiculous asking price given the features of this watch. 6R35 is an awful inaccurate movement. I’d rather save a few hundred bucks and just get a 4R35. Only 2 micro adjust holes on the clasp? The other prospex divers have 4 (SPB143, SPB185 etc). And an aluminum bezel insert? Seiko needs to start using ceramic inserts like the new King Sumo. Looks great but I’m probably going to pass on this one…

Seiko doesn’t have respect for its customers. They are notorious for lackluster bands, not to mention they have dozens of watches close to the $500 range with Hardlex crystals

I would buy this watch in a second if Seiko had just left the date off. And circle at 4:30 is terrible

This date window is ridiculous 🤦

Gonna have to respectfully disagree. This watch is another example of Seiko moving away from a key place in the market - the affordable, good value diver. There is no reason for this to cost double the price of a King Turtle, either in specs, quality or appearance and that hole punch date window is (in my opinion) a real design flaw and looks like an after thought.

@thewatchidiot

Жыл бұрын

Yeah it's not worth the full asking price I got mine for $865, but I do agree that Seikos sweet spot for me is on the more affordable end of things which is why it's taken me so long to justify making this step up. The king turtle is great I've been eyeing one ever since I started missing my SRP773! But as an entire package especially with this new bracelet, this SPB313 has a certain level of elegance and refinement that just isn't there with the king turtle bracelet and case as good and comfy as they are. If the King turtle somehow shrunk down to this 41mm size then my thoughts would be very different lol!

@donmongoose

Жыл бұрын

@@thewatchidiot I went for the SRPE05 (grenade) so its on the rubber, I must admit I don't think any of my seikos are on their original bracelets as I agree they feel cheap. As for its size, I love it, I have largeish wrists and its a silly chunky monkey that makes me smile. It just feels to me that if your budget is over 500-600, there are brands that are providing better quality for value than this generation of Seiko's.

I just can't stand this paper puncher date window. To the point I can't even watch your review till the end 😅

@thewatchidiot

Жыл бұрын

looool thats fair enough 😂 Time to start up a podcast with this watch then!

That literally looks like a spoon on your wrist.

horribbble bracelet