Comments:
Seiko Prospex Speedtimer Chronograph Blue Dial SRQ039J1
Pretty cool this new Seiko:
Case:
42.5mm diameter x 15.1mm height x 45.5mm length -
120 grams - stainless steel case with super-hard coating, brushed with
polished accents - pump-like chronograph pushers - dual-curved sapphire
crystal with anti-reflective coating - see-through screw caseback - 100m
water-resistant
Dial:
blue panda-style with black, snailed sub-dials -
black inner flange with tachymetre scale - central hour, minute,
chronograph hands with Lumibrite - applied and faceted indices - lume
plots above indices and hand on 30-minute elapsed time counter also
treated with Lumibrite -
Movement:
calibre 8R46, in-house - automatic chronograph -
column-wheel and vertical clutch architecture (positioned dial side) -
34 jewels - 28,800 vibrations/hour - 45h power reserve - hours, minutes,
small seconds, date, chronograph with central seconds and 30-minute
counter
Strap:
blue crocodile strap - triple folding clasp with push-button release
Reference:
SRQ039J1
Price:
EUR 3,000
Info and pic Courtesy of Monochrome
I really love Seiko but...
...I cannot see myself wearing a watch when the pushers are the same size than the subdials.
Hard pass on this one.
Hard pass on this one.
