Perect for me as I’m not a fan of ceramic inserts.īracelet: I am not a bracelet person but it is a nice bracelet with solid end links and a nice folding clasp. Not a must-have for me as it adds to cost of the watch.īezel insert: It has either steel or aluminium and has circular brushed finishing on it. It feels smaller on the wrist because the diameter of the bezel is roughly 39mm and it has a small dial.ĭiashield coating: gives the steel a slightly darker tone but not to the extent of making it too dull. Size: 40.5mm diameter is a bit small for my liking. At least they didn’t use the arrow head style hour hand like they did in the SPB051. No issues with the choice of hands and the shape of the hour markers. Everything is good except it would be nicer if they make the bezel thinner.ĭial: Nice blue tone that is not too bright. The watch looks modern as it should and is very nicely finished. Let me tell you what I think of it.ĭesign: Obviously, this is a modern interpretation of the 62MAS from 1965. This watch is limited to 5500 pieces worldwide. This time round, I had the opportunity to handle the limited edition Seiko Prospex SPB149J1. Seiko Alpinist watches featured in this post are provided by K2.Ĩ45 Geylang Road, Tanjong Katong Complex, #03-K1.It has been a while. Some Presage dress watches that are supposed to be worn under the sleeve have got hard coating applied instead (Sharp Edged Series and SJE models).ĭate Window – omitting the date window would make the dial more pleasing to look at.

I also like the sandpaper texture on the dial and the fact that the hour markers are printed instead of applied.Ĭrown – screw-in crown is an excellent feature as the watch has a water resistance rating of 20 bar.Ĭase – nice classic case design but I wonder why there’s no hard coating applied given that it is from the Prospex Land series where hard coating is appropriate. Traditional colours like Matte black, off white and military green would be ideal. Size – 38mm is pretty ideal for a watch that is positioned as a classic style explorer watch.ĭial – would be better if it comes in solid dial colour rather than gradient. It is powered by the 6R35 movement that has 70 hours of power reserve. Unlike the previous models, this model has been reduced to 38mm diameter and does not have the inner compass bezel and crown. This time round I had the opportunity to handle the new Seiko Alpinist from the Seiko Prospex Land sub-brand.

Seiko spb 157