introducing the all-new icy Willard 1970s reinterpretation spb 301
with a gorgeous glacier textured dial and underneath that texture there is a beautiful
sunray effect dials like this are special and they elevate the watch this dial is similar
to the white birch from grand Seiko for a lot less 1350 usd now some of you who saw the 63
mas blue birch video you might be wondering why is the Willard 100 usd more same super hard coating
same movement both have sapphires and I confirmed it does not come with an extra strap so the only
difference I found was the bezel material is different and I think the sapphire costs a little
bit more to manufacture than the one on the 63 mas because this one is single domed and has a huge
bevel it's a gorgeous sapphire crystal or maybe it could just be that Seiko knows people are willing
to pay more for the Willard x chassis out of all the Seiko divers this one one of the most vintage
feeling it has such a unique personality the only one I think tops it is the new 6105 x which
has not been on the channel yet but it is coming soon so stay subscribed for that video the icy
Willard is iso rated at 200 meters thanks to its screw down crown which comes in at 6.5 mils
easy to grip and operate and out of the trilogy of Seiko divers the Willard one always screws down
perfect and very smooth now let's do those measurements the secret measurement comes in
at 40.2 this watch is gonna wear smaller than a 42 millimeter watch would normally wear and the
sapphire is 30.5 so that's what our eye sees and that creates a big difference on how a watch wears
for example my vintage grand Seiko has a larger crystal and dial so even though it's 36 it wears a
lot larger so I'm gonna say this 42 will wear like a 40 on your wrist so be wary of that now let's
do the rest of the measurements 42.5 millimeter in diameter thickness with that single domed sapphire
13.2 not including that tsunami wave bump on the case back drilled lugs and a lug to lug a 46.4
the bezel insert is anodized aluminum with grooves all the way around they've done that before
on the street series tuna and on a couple turtles they confirmed to me it is anodized aluminum
not stainless steel like the 63 mas and mm200 I think the process to make this is a little bit
more involved that could be a reason for the price now let's check out that bezel
the coin edge bezel has a gentle downwards taper and it looks beautiful and it is reminiscent
of the vintage 6105 now the bracelet I'm going to knock the fact that we have male end links
but it is completely solid pins and collars two-piece oyster style articulation isn't the
best but it should still be comfortable has a dive extension four micro adjusts signed Seiko
fold over with a twin button release system and of course a fully milled clasp and there is the
case pack with a special edition badging now the dial enhanced this dial is absolutely gorgeous you
can see the icy glacier texture throughout and there's a lot of dimension here because of the
sunray effect and the texture working together to play with the light beautifully let's do the
weight with all the links 181 grams it will feel substantial on your wrist the movement
6 are 35 70 hours of power reserve hack hand wind automatic 21.6 vph and wow look at the rate
negative one zero we have a little bit of beat error at 0.2 amplitude decent 260 and now plus
three okay let's do one more round we're gonna do four rounds dial up and four rounds 12 down fourth
and final round plus three okay let's check her out 12 down now to see that positional variance
amplitude did drop 237 the b error looks to be yeah it's perfect alright so it got better
12 down and the rate negative 2 negative 2
not bad amplitude is a little bit low though but I've seen that before with this movement so I
don't think I'm concerned and the fourth and final round negative two oh just went to negative one
okay not bad okay there is the loom shot powerful Seiko lumabrite although it is thinly applied
on the pressed indices I'm gonna knock that but it is better for durability
no indices falling off here and there you can see the one on the chapter ring on the right of the
date does look a little bit awkward the white dial diver there's a big market for that and this one
has a lot to like but is it the best Willard x yet that's a tough one I think
that title still belongs to the spb237 on the right of your screen right now you can check out
that video and let me know which one is better I think they're different enough but they both
deserve top spot so maybe I'll say a tie and guys if you're still here and you love watches
remember to subscribe like the video and I'll see you in the next one