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From Dress to Desk Diving - the SLA017

I never thought that I'll be looking at acquiring a current Seiko diver watch due to the huge size and heft found on the existing models. That is until this reissue came along which generated a lot of buzz and reactions from various Watch fora.

While I was very glad to have gotten a GS dress watch earlier which is also a reissue one, I believe that my natal Seiko collection will not be complete until a diver watch is added, in which the bonus is being from the mother Seiko brand.

And this 62mas reissue SLA017 certainly fits the bill. Love everything about this watch - from the grey sunburst dial to the bright lume of the indices to the case size, and all the way to the black steel bezel and the bigger crown, not to forget the 8L movement. My only issue is the silicone strap which was long for desk diving and a dirt magnet. I'll be replacing it with a waffle strap. Nevertheless I believe that Seiko got this right, and would certainly address a segment of watch buyers who needed both a dress watch and a diver watch at a modern size and weight.

Would let the wrist shots do the talking.

Have a great day!








This message has been edited by cazalea on 2017-07-06 12:24:52

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