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| Posted: Tue Mar 29th, 2011 08:26 am |
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bigrustypig 3T WIS 
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....my 3rd Seiko Prospex Marine Master SBDX011, also known as the Darth Tuna Why did I do something crazy like this? Well honestly, I just can't stop loving this watch for its stealthy looks, heritage, history, profile and technical advances. It's also not common and I haven't seen anybody in all my travels wear this one yet. I've also subjected the 2 earlier arrivals to lots of wear and not a single ding, scratch nor swirl is visible....even with a 5x loupe. Like every member of the Prospex line, this is available for the Japanese domestic market only. Bought from one of The Big Three, it was shipped out from the southernmost city of the Japanese island chain a day after the unfortunate Sendai 9.0 quake in the northeast of Japan. Made of a cocktail of black ceramic, black titanium, black stainless steel and sapphire glass plus its wrist profile, heft, size and bulk....how could I resist? It doesn't even need an automatic helium escape valve because the builders know no helium will ever enter the case of this 1,000m true diver. This is because the water-resist seals and gaskets are made and installed in a different way. Here's a picture of my latest arrival with its 2 other brothers. So their nicknames are Porthos, Athos, and Aramis or the Three Musketeers. Soon, D'Artagnan will join them. My first MM (or Darth Tuna) is fitted with a 22mm PVD mesh while my 2nd one is wearing rugged, durable and ever so soft orange rubber shoes from Isofrane.  Here's the mandatory wrist shot.  And another shot showing it solo. This one arrived Friday last week and spent the weekend in my pocket.  Some vital stats: Movement: Seiko in-house, 8L35 automatic, hackable; other forums say this is an undecorated and unelaborated Grand Seiko movement with accuracy rivaling COSC watches. Made in Japan. Water Resist rating: 1,000m diameter at bezel top: 42.5mm diameter at the ceramic shroud top: 48mm diameter of ceramic shroud at bottom/base: 51.5mm diameter with crown: 55mm diameter of sapphire crystal (AR coated inside): 32mm height of watch at bezel top: 17mm lug width: 22mm width at buckle end: 22mm distance lughole to lughole: 38mm diver's band: expandable polyurethane buckle: PVD but looks like DLC to me Review to follow. I'm a very happy WIS. Hope you like this one, too. Thanks for looking. Last edited on Tue Mar 29th, 2011 08:31 am by bigrustypig |
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| Posted: Tue Mar 29th, 2011 09:06 am |
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Devin 3T WIS 
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Very Nice Jeff! You sir have an addiction...But a good one! laughing.gif
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| Posted: Tue Mar 29th, 2011 09:32 am |
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Tony Duronio 3T WIS 
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Really a sweet Seiko and one I would love to own. 3? Not so sure  Enjoy Jeff!
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| Posted: Tue Mar 29th, 2011 09:36 am |
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bigrustypig 3T WIS
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Thanks, Trent and Tony!
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| Posted: Tue Mar 29th, 2011 09:46 am |
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edwardschmedward 3T WIS 
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Very cool!
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| Posted: Tue Mar 29th, 2011 10:18 am |
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exc-hulk Moderator 
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Hi Jeff my friend ! Big congrats to your newbie ! The SEIKO Darth Tuna ist one of the greatest watches from SEIKO. Absolutely unique and incomparable to any other. Especially the case design is very unique. I love the shroud of this watch. The black mesh fits this watch very well. I could not believe it. But I see your pictures. This convinced me. The orange Isofrane is getting used to. A ZULU looks at the watch also very good. Try it. Here is an example of my Golden Tuna. I love my Golden Tuna...   
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| Posted: Tue Mar 29th, 2011 10:20 am |
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bigrustypig 3T WIS
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Thanks Edward and Philip. And Philip, I like that Gold Tuna also. I'll research on it some more but I love that zulu combo of yoursdrool.gif
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| Posted: Tue Mar 29th, 2011 10:34 am |
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watchdaddy1 3T WIS 
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Jeff u got it bad, but I can see y.Those r extraordinary pieces, I would like to add 1 to my collection in the future. BIG CONGRATS on the 3rd addition
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| Posted: Tue Mar 29th, 2011 11:07 am |
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Hammerfjord Moderator 
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Hehehehe, so: One on each wrist and... Where does go the third?laughing.gif
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| Posted: Tue Mar 29th, 2011 11:19 am |
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Skipdawg 3T WIS 
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Awesome! Congrats and enjoy.
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| Posted: Tue Mar 29th, 2011 09:38 pm |
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IanM 3T WIS 
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Fabulous "School" of Tuna there, Jeff. Enjoy! IanM 
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| Posted: Tue Mar 29th, 2011 10:10 pm |
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oagaspar Site Founder 
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Congrats on a awesome hat trick Jeff!
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