****SEIKO PROSPEX SRP653K1 BLUE BABY TUNA SPECIAL EDITION 50th ANNIVERSARY****

Description: Mint condition Seiko Baby Tuna SRP653K1 Limited Edition Divers Watch, limited wear as reflected in the condition, complete with original tags and manuals, warrantycard, unfortunately doesn't come in the limited edition box but a genuine Seiko box. Note, insurance for postage is now 750. The Seiko Baby Tuna is back and more strong than ever. The watch that is known with this nickname is a true icon from the Japanese brand Seiko, the affordable edition of the impressive and professionally oriented MarineMaster Tuna, with its very qualitative construction. However, the Seiko Prospex Automatic Diver 200m Baby Tuna might be a lot cheaper, it also has the Prospex (meaning the Seiko Professional Specification) name written on its dial and all the attributes of a proper Seiko: solid, fully developed and manufactured in-house and a great value for money. Say hello to the new 2015 Seiko Prospex Automatic Diver 200m Baby Tuna 4R36 ref. SRP653K1 (blue). The new Seiko Prospex Automatic Diver 200m Baby Tuna introduced during Baselworld 2015 is clearly a watch that collectors with smaller budgets will for sure like and buy. This new Seiko Baby Tuna (as collectors like to call it) is part of the Prospex collections, meaning that it fulfills the difficult Seiko Professional Specifications. Everything started back in the 1960s, when SCUBA diving was on the rise. In 1965, Seiko introduced their first professional dive watch, the renown 6217, with a rotating bezel and a 150m water-resistance. From now on, a part of the collection was build with the only intention to seduce professional divers and to fulfill their needs with purposely build watches. PROSPEX watches are not to be confused with Seikos standard mechanical line-up of watches. The build quality of these watches are far from cheap and Seikos PROSPEX is also one of the leading innovators in terms of dive watch advancement. Knowing that the 2015 Seiko Prospex Automatic Diver 200m has this mention on its dial should be the insurance of quite an interesting watch. What is it about? This 2015 Seiko Baby Tuna is the new edition of an icon, a watch with a true aura and its very personal design, recognizable among dozens of divers. Its also a beast with its 50mm case. But once again, its part of its DNA and its purpose. The 2015 Baby Tuna comes with the specific case, composed of a round stainless steel central part, with a curved caseback a case called scallop that shows no protruding lugs. The other specification of this watch is the shape of its upper case, with an incomplete shroud that both protects the case and rotative bezel and also allows to perfectly grip this bezel, even with diving gloves (dont forget the professional orientation of this watch). This added protective shroud is made of Stainless steel with a black or blue Hard-Coating that should be ceramic (as the caseback indicated the use of such material). Previously made of plastic, this new material increases the overall quality. The bezel is classical, as it rotates unidirectionally and its engraved with a 60-minute scale. Its is made of metal coated with a glossy blue laquer and large white markers and numerals. It also has some large and easy to grip deep groves to facilitate the prehension. The bezel is thus easy to operate and to read. This also goes for the dial. With its large luminous indexes and hands, it is a legible and practical tool even under the deep blue seas. Compared to the previous edition, the indexes are now round and triangular (for the quarters) instead of straight batons. The hands are also large and highly legible. As usual, the caseback and the crown are screwed to ensure the 200m water resistance. Inside the scallop case ticks a well known self-winding movement, the Seiko 4R36, a 24 jewels calibre, with hand-winding capability and 41 hours of power reserve. It ticks at a reasonable 21.600bph. This movement introduced in 2011 replaces the iconic 6R15 (that finds its roots in the 7S26 that equipped a large part of the Seiko divers from 1996 to now, including the very cool Seiko SKX007 and as it shares lots of its specifications, we can expect this 4R36 to be also reliable and efficient. As every of the movements cased into a Seiko, were talking about real in-house / manufacture movements, meaning that it was fully designed, developed and build by Seiko, with the rigorous Seiko standards. The Seiko 4R36 displays the hours, the minutes, the seconds on the central axis and two calendar indications; the date and the day, in a window at 3. With a 50.2mm diameter, we wont hide the fact that the Seiko Prospex Automatic Diver 200m Baby Tuna is a huge watch not to say a monster. It will certainly be more practical over a diving suit than on the wrist of an elegant gentleman wearing a tuxedo. However, this size is part of the DNA of the Baby Tuna and, thanks to the curved caseback, to the soft silicone band and to the lack of external lugs, the comfort is here and considering the success of the previous editions, this diameter will never be a barrier for collectors.

Price: 625 GBP

Location: Bridgnorth

End Time: 2024-10-06T12:07:09.000Z

Shipping Cost: 62.75 GBP

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****SEIKO PROSPEX SRP653K1 BLUE BABY TUNA SPECIAL EDITION 50th ANNIVERSARY****

Item Specifics

Returns Accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted

Strap Material: Rubber

Bezel Color: Blue

Strap Colour: Black

Indices: Round Indexes

Year Manufactured: 2020-Now

Dial Colour: Blue

Customised: No

Strap Width: 22 mm

Water Resistance Rating: 200 m

Case Color: Blue

Department: Men's

Caseback: Solid

Case Colour: Blue, Silver

Lug Width: 22 mm

Manufacturer Warranty: 1 Year

Bezel Type: Unidirectional Rotating

Watch Shape: Round

Age Group: Adult

Style: Diver

Case Size: 50 mm

Features: Luminous Hands, Luminous Indexes, Rotating Bezel, Sapphire Crystal, Screwdown Crown, Seconds Hand, Self-Winding, Splash Proof, Water-Resistant, Date, Selfwinding

Case Material: Stainless Steel

Bezel Colour: Blue

Movement: Automatic (Self-Winding)

Water Resistance: 200 m (20 ATM)

Seller Warranty: No

With Papers: Yes

Reference Number: Does Not Apply

Brand: Seiko

Type: Wristwatch

Band Color: Black

Band Material: Rubber

Customized: Yes