Seiko Divers Watch

A short history of Seiko under the water

The Seiko 6217 was in production from 1965 to 1968. It was their first watch water resistant to a depth of 150m. It came in black dial and black dive time black bezel only – no colour choices back then. And that was the start of the story of the Seiko divers watches

Back then the Seiko 6217 was powered by the Calibre 6217 automatic movement with 17 jewels running at 18,000bph. The 6217 movement is non-hacking and cannot be hand wound. This model is often referred to as the Seiko 62MAS-010. 62 from the Calibre 6217 and MAS from Model Automatic Selfdater > more about the history of the Seiko Dive Watch here.

There are a few models of the Seiko Diver that have been elevated to ICONIC status. As such, these innovative and very popular models have each been given their own sales & pages. The standout models that most watch enthusiasts want in their collection are:

• Seiko Tuna – the professional diver’s choice. 1000m water resistant with a helium gasket to protect from gaseous invasion at depth.
• Seiko Samurai – the smart, sharp diver’s watch that looks like it’s been sliced by a warriors sword.
• Seiko Turtle – smooth, cushion like case worn by the fictional Captain Willard in Apocalypse Now.
• Seiko SKX009 – aka the Seiko Pepsi. One of the most popular dive watches of all time. 150m and later 200m water resistancy.
• Seiko SKX007 – same family as the SKX009 but this one with an all black dial and bezel. 7S26 bomb proof automatic movement

Gears & Springs for International delivery (Manila)

We have now purchased several watches from this team in Manila (Philippines) and have been delighted with them all. Gear and Springs have been selling watches on eBay since 2009. They have 100% feedback from over 1,700 sales. Shipping to to most GLOBAL destinations can take a couple of weeks and it costs around $15. There is a chance you will also have to pay VAT and DUTY – but that’s only about 20% extra. But don’t let any of that put you off. We recently saw a refurbished Seiko SKX009 with a starting price of $0.01 – finally selling for as just £55.00 >> Go DIRECT to Gears&Springs eBay store

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