To note though, the hands for all three (SPB077, SPB079, and SPB083) were changed by Seiko. The round indices and the distinct 12 o’clock marker of the Seiko Prospex SPB083J1 is evidently lifted from its ancestors mentioned above. Talking about the dial, it is definitely inspired from both the Seiko 6159-7001 (grandfather) and the Seiko Marine Master “MM300” SBDX017 (father).

It starts from a light blue pillar occupying the (11 and 1 o’clock) and (7 and 4 o’clock) markers in the middle and transitioning into dark blue towards the outer edges of the dial. Rolex’s DSSD D-Blue James Cameron 116660 and the Seiko Prospex SBDC055 are good examples of which.īut for the SPB083J1, we see the gradient fill direction side to side. We usually see the gradient fill direction from top to bottom and a lot of popular models of divers are like that. The stunning blue gradient fill direction is different. The special edition release of the base models of the SPB077 and SPB079 comes in the form of the Seiko Prospex SPB083J1 or what others may call it as the “Great Blue Hole – MM200”.Īlthough not limited and numbered, is this new diver addition to the Seiko family worth owning? Let’s check it out.įirst impression that I got about the Seiko Prospex SPB083J1 after strapping it on is that this watch has a truly unique dial.

You can really guess the next move from Seiko after every base model release basing from the last 2 years most specially.

Coming from a successful release of the Seiko Prospex SPB077 and SPB079, the Japanese watch giant’s next move to release another variant of the modern diver came no surprise to us.

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