Watches - another OCD problem

RobeOfTheMagi

Are there actually any owners of the Seiko SBDX001 in this forum?

Bridger

@RobeOfTheMagi said in Watches - another OCD problem:

Are there actually any owners of the Seiko SBDX001 in this forum?

I have a SBDX001 and when I heard that they were going to be stamping the prospex logo on the face, I got the SBDX017, which is my grail watch [thankfully].

Molle

@RobeOfTheMagi yup, but replaced it with an SBDX017 10 years ago.

Bridger

That's a "grand" collection @Molle

What is your fav?

Is that a Crafter Blue on the SBDX017? Do you like it?

Molle

@Bridger It is indeed a Crafter Blue CB03. Works very well.
My favourite of the Seiko divers is the 6159-7000. Mine is also my birth year and month watch, June 1968. Took me 10 years to find, just in time for my 40th.

Bridger

@Molle I don't know anything about the 6159-7000, but it has a great retro look from a quick google.

Huge variation in prices too, which I am guessing are differences in the model??

Molle

@Bridger

Brief history;

1965, first SEIKO diver the 6217-800x aka 62MAS, 150m
1967, improved diver, 300m monocoque case, 6215-7000 (only produced 1 year)
1968, THE diver, better movement and changed construction vs 6215, the 6159-7000, only produced 1968-1969. Different case back between them, there are also count up or count down bezels.

The 6159 was also the model the SBDX001, MM300, was modelled from.

The 6159 is old, so prices very a lot depending on condition.

more info: https://www.theseikoguy.com/seiko-diver-timeline/