Seiko

New from Seiko — the company’s reinterpretation of popular dive watches from 1965 and 1970, showcasing the first woven fabric straps developed by Seiko for salt water use. Each watch comes with two straps - the color choices are brown, green, gray and tan...  

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 la... 

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 un... 

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 ... 

The 1970’s edition speaks to my illogical self. It’s very lovely. Thanks for the post Cazalea!

Many thanks for the detailed and complete informations

Especially as my teenage son is due for an upgrade from his beaten up G-shock and as a seiko fan myself I was looking forward to getting him his first automatic dive watch, but... I don't think it's going to happen and the main reason is prices creeping u...