in the world of watches there are Seiko's, yeah it's pretty good
yeah you know what not bad yeah good but also there are Seiko's
and today we got the woo-woo and I'm excited let's check it out
introducing the all-new Seiko SLA055 limited edition save the ocean and as you can see this
watch is absolutely gorgeous borrows heavily from the sbdx001 from the year 2000 what was
that watch the iconic marine master which is inspired by the six one five nine seven thousand
the world's first high b professional dive watch back in 1967 68 because this watch has
fantastic DNA it's ruggedly handsome looks like it's been chiseled out almost
jewel-like and it's just gorgeous if you have a keen eye you're gonna notice there's something up
with this steel you're gonna be absolutely correct this alloy is ever brilliant steel
it is a patented alloy you can think of it like 904l stainless steel that Rolex uses but this one
a little bit better definitely more corrosion resistant Seiko says 1.7 times then the most
popular steel in high-end luxury watches that is their words now if we assume Seiko means 316l
that still would put this at around 48 PREN number where 904l is 32 to 39 so think of it as 904l but
more lustrous more whiter more beautiful and more corrosion resistant all right and in addition to
having this special metal on this beautiful watch it's hand finished zaratsu polished in japan
by Seiko's master watchmakers and I think they did a good job it's like a mirror how do I know that
it was a nightmare to film the macros this watch is a jewel it just shimmers now a big
advancement for Seiko fans around the world is the crown system all new we have a seven mil
nice big scalloped out grippy easy to operate screw down crown giving this watch 200 meters
of water resistance ISO wet tested officially certified so it's a pro diver it's going to be
worn by the 63rd japan Antarctic research team and the same team well not the same people eighth team
before the 60 to mass they do marine conservation I'm assuming they dive and they take samples
so hopefully this watch treats them well and they get a free one makes me want to join hey guys are
you hiring Antarctic research team let me know this crown has a replaceable tube which is big
news for Seiko fans you have this case that will never corrode you're gonna have it for three four
hundred years easy but have you ever screwed down a crown and you feel the pop when you're screwing
it in that's wear and tear eventually it's gonna wear out however just like the Rolex submariner
the crown tube is easily replaceable so Seiko can do it without throwing out the case traditional
Seiko's the crown tube is pressed in and then epoxied so it uses extreme friction
and pressure to get in there and then epoxy to seal the deal a lot of Seiko fans have trouble
getting parts for their vintage watches this is big news because it shows Seiko is thinking about
the future if they start using this crown tube for all their professional dive watches all we
need is a new crown tube and the watch can go on for generations since we have the crown tube out
let's do the date change you can see the date at 4 30. a lot of people not fans of that another
exciting change on this watch is the bezel look at that bezel it's lx style so you know the Seiko lx
series I reviewed those heavy hitters so that's what it reminds me of it almost has like a cog
or you know you know what a castle where the archers fire but that's not the important thing
the important thing is it's thinner they made a thinner bezel if you look at the marine masters
or any Seiko they usually have a thicker bezel now this one is thinner so very nice
it gives the watch excellent balance and presence on the wrist does feel like it's been crafted to
a higher degree because of that simple change the bezel is ceramic it's a ding for me but everyone
loves it because it's gonna last forever and never scratch because the case will probably
last forever as well and the markings have a beautiful ice blue color let's have a listen
typical Seiko damp and feel very smooth and buttery and soft clicks now these are
the measurements that i got 42.6 in diameter a thickness of 13.1 but that's including that double
domed sapphire crystal it sticks out almost like a top hat on the edge and the inner curve is more
aggressive than the outer dome curve so it creates a strange effect i noticed it while filming
you do have drilled lugs and a lug to lug of 49.3 oh it's a bit long here definitely on the bigger
side but it has that Seiko magic it has that cushion case beautiful high polish at the bottom
there ultra comfortable and the big thing they did they flattened out that wave off kanagawa right
there wears really nicely on the wrist alright so 1300 a low number respectable number for
limited not bad I think that's a good number for a limited better than 2000 5000 like they usually do
now I am absolutely in love with this strap it's a chocolate bar strap so Seiko brought back the
iconic chocolate bar strap now in silicone and they made it well defined it's hard to film but it
just looks beautiful unfortunately the keeper is not signed I don't know why it doesn't say Seiko
but the buckle says Seiko ah there's 20 tags now when I was filming this watch I noticed a couple
key things the fit and finish watchmaking is all about the details this one definitely made in
the grand Seiko studio basically zero dust under the crystal and much much better finish than my
beautiful black bay 58 the hands on my 58 are terrible looks uh worse than than a low end Seiko
and there's about 20 20 dust in here drives me nuts but it's too expensive to touch all right
this one zero dust unbelievable now the dial it could be pressed some people are saying
it's pressed but the indices pop out so much it's hard to believe it's ab it sticks out more than
a normal pro specs dial however we do have the pro specs x here and normally I don't mind the
prospects x but I wish they took it off on this one I think the SLA's shouldn't have them and I
think the SLA's should have assigned crown again I'm not too big on sign crown I don't
mind it not being signed but I think the SLA should say the word Seiko I don't like the s
i think the s is getting a little cheesy I like the word Seiko like the vintage do I have it I'm
wearing my king Seiko ah I'm not gonna it says Seiko on it all right it says the word Seiko
in nice small font that's what I would prefer all right but we do have an icy texture
to the dial it's subtle and it's hard to see it's extremely hard to see but it's beautiful and it
fumes to black it's a dark watch almost like a dark night watch it's black and blue everywhere
ice blue hash marks the minute track is not white in some lights it's going to look silver
but it's really ice blue I wish it was a no date but the date disappears because the watch fumes to
black down there so the date disappears it's not a deal breaker and I love the cardinal indices three
nine and six big bold very legible baton indices and of course 12 the shield very nice now the
dial enhanced the hands beautifully finished could they be better yeah a little bit on the sides but
although grand Seiko makes this watch they don't go all out okay they go out but they don't go all
all out still surpasses anything Tudor makes and to be honest Rolex as well man it's a compelling
option however the price $4600 USD, yup that's a lot it's a hundred dollars off the sla043 was
of course there is a little bit of wiggle room in Seiko's but the more the more limited it's harder
to get some wiggle room but the first two or three people that flip it you can usually save there
then it starts to become rare and then the price levels off or starts to go up but then that takes
like 10 years so it's hard to give advice for this one if you want it get it that's what I'm
gonna say that's that's just it because there's only 1300 of these there's a black and gold one
and that's gonna be only 600 units okay here she is on my six and a half inch wrist I forgot to
mention it's 20 tapering down to 18. i was too excited with the all-new chocolate bar
strap returning and it's really comfortable man it looks great I'm going to show you a couple more
macros of me wearing the watch from a distance so you don't just get this one close-up shot you get
a better better look at a six and a half inch wrist quickly guys you do get this beautiful
side shoe strap okay it's an ISO rated strap we've seen it before but you get it in navy blue really
nice to match the watch there you can see the wave it's so rich and dark it's beautifully done
man this watch is comfortable on this but this strap is super comfortable I know it raises the
watch four mils but it's just so comfortable okay let's check her out on the timegrapher we do have
the legendary 8l35 movement the case is hand polished but the movement is also hand assembled
by a grand Seiko master watchmaker so it's unbelievable rhodium-plated mems technology
fully milled it's gonna last you as long as the case that's how powerful and strong this movement
is look at this look at these numbers wow you see that amplitude of 309 the new Rolex movements can
only dream of hitting that they go down to like 220 sometimes there's something wrong with them
now let's do 12 down to check the positional variance now the problem with the 8l is
they're not regulated well not officially but this one obviously is oh we did get
a little bit of the air 0.2 but look at the rate I didn't even give it any time
because I'm being tough on it because I want to put it through its paces usually I sit here for
30 seconds to a minute to let the watch settle in and then I push start and record but look at
this man when you enter the luxury world you get some nice nice things and this movement
is a nice thing good job grand I mean Seiko okay guys I have two nightlights right now and yup this
is basically marine master loom very strong deeply filled in those hour indices gorgeous man so
so phenomenal damn every aspect of this watch just keeps getting better love it a lot of people
saying this is overpriced well why it's a better watch than much more expensive watches is it just
because it says Seiko on it I guess that kind of makes sense Seiko doesn't have any history or oh
wait a minute they do world's first al gasket changed the diving world world's first titanium
professional diver the list goes on they have pedigree house Seiko is absolutely fundamental
in watchmaking entering the luxury world and entering it with Seiko is absolute privilege
this watch is phenomenal and if it had a different name people would not bat an eye but there's a lot
of snobs out there in the watch industry but to be honest there's a lot of Seiko snobs too
and god bless you guys you only watch my Seiko videos but with a low number of 1300
it's gonna be a little bit tough to get in around five years time I would say so if
you love it I say just go for it if it's out of your budget you know what sell all your
mid to low end Seiko divers and just grab it it's worth the upgrade and if you like this video
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