Rob, just take it to the sunlight. This just explodes in color.
@caomhan843 жыл бұрын
They've got me with this one. I'm getting one, this exact colorway.
@watchshortsjor3 жыл бұрын
Same
@timehill5563 жыл бұрын
A tremendous, detailed review for which I am appreciative. I particularly found helpful that Rob explained how this watch fit in with Seiko's other 62MAS reissues, such as the SLA017 and the larger 62MAS watches that were issued about the same time as the SLA017. One can get lost in Seiko's issues and reissues, and it really helps to have the watch under review placed in context. Great micro shots too.
@fw14212 жыл бұрын
I bought the SPB237 Willard 2 months ago. Same exact coloring. I bought it while my original 6105-8119 is off being serviced. I’m really happy with it.
@scottlalonde28783 жыл бұрын
Thanks Rob, great review. Watch is gorgeous. Congrats to all that snag one.
@pauldame27843 жыл бұрын
Love that strap! Bought my Willard on one and transferred it to my MM200/SBDC061. The Willard lives on an Uncle Seiko Chocolate Bar.
@derfdswed3 жыл бұрын
Just got the grey dial version of this and this is on my wish list along with the new Willard. Seiko has made some big improvements in their 2020 lineup compared to the 62Mas from 2018.
@a_z.tazzzfan84973 жыл бұрын
Love this series. I have the SRPB071 PADI model with the strap. Since I prefer bracelets, I purchased the Seiko bracelet separately. Just realized the case is 43mm and has modifications to the bezel and hands.
@markodsrb933 жыл бұрын
Purchased in November 2020, it is beautiful, perfect size, bracelet of very good quality and comfortable to wear, it is well worth its price (I even got it at -10%) only small regret, the white background of the date, but hey it's a detail
@andrewd75863 жыл бұрын
I’ve got a couple of Seiko’s on steel mesh & they look terrific!🤤😍One is the flight master & the other is a SNZHJ1 black & gold!😎👍🏼 This is a great looking watch Rob.
@bmadran2 жыл бұрын
I was checking the longines spirit series. I visited A.D. stores to several times to try them IRL. They are very nice watches but I could not convice myself. They were little too big, they were little too pricy. I was looking for a neither a Seiko, nor a diver watch, because I have overwhelming amounts of those watches. Then I saw spb147 in the same A.D. and I was stunned. Price was almost half of the spirit and the dial was extraordinary. Simple yet elegant. I dont like gold color in general and I dont like brownish bezels. But this combination was something else. Now, for a month, I am a proud owner of Sbp147 and I really love the watch. I suggest you to visit an A.D. before making any watch purchase decision. Even photos of spb147 is great, in real life it looks like a jewel more than a watch.
@frankcorbilla43203 жыл бұрын
once you purchase and wear it: 'yes that was definately worth it!', you'll think to yourselves. my 1 and only diver - cheers!
@a.c.h37923 жыл бұрын
Weighing up a Willard to this beauty right now. I think this 62MAS reissue has just pipped the Willard to the post.
@ThePurple1968 Жыл бұрын
Just got this watch. Probably the most "perfect diver" in existence. I also ordered a new bracelet directly from Seiko as an option to the rubber strap
@petarrakonjac17934 ай бұрын
just got this one yesterday….. i have already sbdc071j1, spb207, ssc909…. but this….. its something else honestly, this dial is gorgeous….. can you please tell me how much, and how to order original bracelet from Seiko… cheers!
@MrGeirSteinar3 жыл бұрын
Very, very classy - digging it 👍🏻
@markjohn1910 Жыл бұрын
Got this exact watch month or two ago . Absolutely love it , my only gripe is the strap keeps slipping out of the keeper and it is a pain in the ass but otherwise I love it . Perfect size too , love your reviews. Purchased the oris diver 65 after looking at one of your reviews too ,
@EscapementWatch3 жыл бұрын
I really like this one rob! when I reviewed it I called it a bb58 killer! I think I even like it more then my blue limited one.
@chrisgates77563 жыл бұрын
Ordered one.....love this look!
@khronokraze3 жыл бұрын
I have this model. Love the colors on this one. Out of the box downside, was running at least -30 secs per day. I remedied that by adjusting regulation myself. Now running +1 to +5 secs per day, depending on wrist activity. Regarding date window, would have aided overall dial symmetry by having a matching gold frame around. Would have liked a matching bracelet option, even though style wears best on stock rubber strap. As such, it sucks to pay around $290 to get oem bracelet post purchase... and they area little hard to find. It does wear pretty good on a mesh bracelet I have already. As a whole, these new 62mas style watches are essentially Seiko's BB58.
@MyZippy133 жыл бұрын
Love this watch more than my Tudor BB58 AND AT UNDER 1k. Crazy
@cordi711 ай бұрын
This is a great watch - no question about it. The problem is the movement which is not regulated and you can get anything ranging from quite accurate to a near-disaster. Seiko has a problem in the mid range segment where price wise they start to compete with e.g. Certina but movement wise are nowhere near it. In a watch that costs as much as this one I would expect something better. Thanks for the video!
@stusims65673 жыл бұрын
NICE!!! Great review as always Rob!!!
@fungus702 ай бұрын
5:34 "The finishing is just near perfection." Totally agreed !
@NWA_19193 жыл бұрын
I honestly think that this spb14X lineup are one of the best looking diver's on the market. I absolutely love my spb149. I wish they keep making these in other colors and maybe with better movements and so on.
@resjon7981 Жыл бұрын
Wish they made a quartz version of this exact watch. One of the best looking dive watches available.
@milaweitz Жыл бұрын
@@resjon7981 check SNE593P1
@jvvb282 жыл бұрын
Hi. I’m just thinking get this watch. But, which can be a better option with or without lumen on the the 3 o’clock or just matter of taste?. Thanks always see your videos.
@kenishi87813 жыл бұрын
Man...beautiful watch
@KrystianWlr3 жыл бұрын
This watch is a solid Tudor BB alternative in my opinion. Looks really slick.
@ajiebkp3 жыл бұрын
I bought this thinking the same, but now I want the bb58 even more. This Seiko is gorgeous on its own, however, it’s thicker, heavier and doesn’t keep time as good as the bb58.
@JamesandRibble3 жыл бұрын
@@ajiebkp I have three 6r movements and they all run between 0 and +2 / day. In my experience, there is a big difference between what Seiko say is within spec, and what it is likely to actually do.
@ajiebkp3 жыл бұрын
@@JamesandRibble Unfortunately mine is running +20s a day since I unboxed it, which is still within the spec. On the contrary, my powermatic 80 (which is a direct competitor to 6r35) runs -2a a day. Seems to me it’s a QC issue. Btw my 7s26 also running poorly though still within the tech spec
@ajiebkp3 жыл бұрын
@@JamesandRibble *-2s a day for the powermatic80
@JamesandRibble3 жыл бұрын
@@ajiebkp I think you have been a bit unlucky there.
@user-kl3qt3up6p Жыл бұрын
Hello! Thank you so much for the video! I do not understand English perfectly and would like to ask you more about the luminol on the dial of the spb147. Is it always turquoise? I thought you said it could also be green and then I did not understand... Can it also be green in some kind of light? If so, please tell me under what circumstances it glows green and under what circumstances it glows blue?
@doofy283 жыл бұрын
I can't wait to get mine.
@dhhjsjzjzjjhsjsjh3 ай бұрын
I see you’ve reviewed a bunch of these in the past 3 yrs. Would this color with the gilt still be your pick? I’ve seen the 143 in person and the brown dialed one that isn’t gilt or patina font.. both nice, hard to decide
@adventureswithtime3 жыл бұрын
Reminds me of the Tudor BB 58. Very nice.
@davidb95313 жыл бұрын
As a 58 owner, it's better than the 58
@cy4624 Жыл бұрын
@@davidb9531 agreed, get smore wrist time and love than my 3 BB's combined.
@kennetha.19373 жыл бұрын
Cross shopping between this and the new SPB240. Any chance you'll get one of those in for a review, Rob?
@MrCornpalace3 жыл бұрын
Hi Rob, you had a SKX mod a couple Sunday sales ago. I was wondering if you knew anywhere I could find a similar mod?
@ugurtopsever60833 жыл бұрын
it stole my heart...
@jonparker17123 жыл бұрын
The stark white date wheel is my only gripe. I’d own it were it not for that. Got the 149 instead. Great review.
@gmshadowtraders3 жыл бұрын
It's for legibility brah. Diver's watch. Seiko is the best watch manufacture in the world. They know what they're doing.
@varunu41763 жыл бұрын
The white date wheel offers better legibility but I would have loved to see a gilt surround around the date wheel to match the hour markers. That would have been incredible attention to detail.
@gmshadowtraders3 жыл бұрын
They purposefully left those things out, this is the 'poor man's 62MAS'. If you want the top quality, have to buy the SLA series. Sorry lol
@GeorgiosPavlos2 жыл бұрын
That's why I personally went for the 143, the gray version. The date, which is the same, looks better on the grey dial.
@727coolstuff3 жыл бұрын
Love this watch
@dibendinopol89023 жыл бұрын
hi bob.. f ur going to choose between 143 and 147.. which one will you choose?
@garyk82853 жыл бұрын
Bobby, would you buy this over the SPB185?
@deandrethompson5341 Жыл бұрын
Is it possible to order the OEM metal bracelet for this watch used on similar models?
@amsterdamkim2 жыл бұрын
Future classic....
@kristofferbjerke4283 жыл бұрын
Thanks for a great video! this model really is extraordinary. I see that Seiko has introduced ceramic bezel on some of the more affordable divers in 2020 (i.e. the King Turtles). Does this model have ceramic bezel?
@hoihoi122503 жыл бұрын
I saw in another video, bezel is stainless steel
@ivermec-tin6663 жыл бұрын
The colorway really is a winner, this from a guy who hates two tone watches. Blue lume on a Seiko? Sacrelige! How long does it last? Mesh or sailcloth...
@yaaxarr89773 жыл бұрын
SPB147 aka cappuccino it is going to be my next seiko for sure !
@tezzanewton3 жыл бұрын
Man I wish I never saw this one cos I’m thinking the same now mate.
@yaaxarr89773 жыл бұрын
@@tezzanewton though is an eye catcher
@michaelbooth903 жыл бұрын
OOOh i like it. im getting this. its a cheap tudor
@jroobz3 жыл бұрын
Come on Seiko, frame the date window and the wheel should be cream!
@mgplumb91352 жыл бұрын
“Seiko I know you watch my videos and you’re listening” lol.
@62strat273 жыл бұрын
If anyone is considering one of the spb models get it I got it as my first watch it looks gorgeous in person
@FAC3213 жыл бұрын
can you buy it with a steel strap as an option or do you need to buy aftermarket one ?
@toooldfortwowheels20483 жыл бұрын
This colourway is stunning, but I am a bracelet man. Uncle Seiko do a version for this at all?
@fgc19813 жыл бұрын
A no date version would be beautiful
@gilbert4394 Жыл бұрын
🤢 🤮
@samuelbm873 жыл бұрын
Think there's any hope that she'll drop below $1,000?
@MrJamesDuffy3 жыл бұрын
The curvature (or lack thereof) of the case between the lugs makes it perfect with a mesh bracelet. Good call!
@RandomRobReviews3 жыл бұрын
Mesh is great
@yanisbaba50072 жыл бұрын
Is it random the blue lum ? I got a green lum
@oaoaoas3 жыл бұрын
Looking for a good price on the silver one and bye bye 1k euro hello the best submariner alternative
@bayflowshow652 жыл бұрын
I want the 145 because of it’s grayish case color. But this 147 is getting in the way because I see a poor man’s(not really poor) Omega 007 NATO band project coming.
@andrewchilton96853 жыл бұрын
Only the SPB149 is limited edition of 5500. This is standard production.
@kev93853 жыл бұрын
Like the Tudor black bay
@questionyourself7183 жыл бұрын
Why is your dial black? On all the pictures online it looks more bronze like the spb145..
@HarryUnchained3 жыл бұрын
It mostly brown in this video. Lighting that's why. It looks beautiful under the 🌞.
@kikomachine82763 жыл бұрын
I picked the Willard over this... Can't get it out of my mind tho... I'm getting this on Xmas!!! 🎅
@RandomRobReviews3 жыл бұрын
I prefer Willard first, then this
@kikomachine82763 жыл бұрын
@@RandomRobReviews I will be placing the steel bracelet of the Willard on this when I get it. I have the Willard on Uncle Seiko V2 now.
@elsbethalithia3 жыл бұрын
@@kikomachine8276 i don't think the bracelet will match the case
@kikomachine82763 жыл бұрын
@@elsbethalithia other colors of this same exact model comes with steel bracelet.
@elsbethalithia3 жыл бұрын
@@kikomachine8276 i mean that the Willard bracelet is not the same as the bracelet on EG the spb143
@grale783 жыл бұрын
I like it a lot. I am in doubt between this and Oris Chronoris which are both 1.250$ in my country. But I think that Seiko movement is better than SW200 in Chronoris. What do you think?
@mijomendes17053 жыл бұрын
Bolji je sigurno, imam vise seika i jedan oris pa ti kažem iz iskustva
@Glassed_in_Nature2 жыл бұрын
Can a bracelet and end links be found for this watch ? I love the color!
@jonathanjustman6628Ай бұрын
Yes, and they are amazing. Check out the z199 bracelet made by Uncle Seiko.
@669rd3 жыл бұрын
0:58 yeah I’m sure Seiko is watching and make a Willard in guilt dial because you will buy one right now. 🤣🤣🤣
@varanid93 жыл бұрын
Very nice, but, NOT a 62MAS; why did they make the indices smaller, losing that "wagon spoke" look? Why is the bezel wider, losing that elegant slimness, with the cyclopean lume pip that stands out because of the lack of a triangle? Most of all, where's the beautiful box crystal?? Beautifully done homage to '60s divers in general, but, they bled it of everything that made the 62MAS so great.
@jasonreeve5012 Жыл бұрын
Just got one and the bezel alignment is way off. Very disappointing at this price point.
@weropfermag3 жыл бұрын
no ceramic bezel is a bummer
@HarryUnchained3 жыл бұрын
Not sure why people keep comparing this with bb58. This watch is good in its own unique way. If you guys want bb58 just buy a bb58. ;)
@johnheinemann27483 жыл бұрын
Is that blue lume or did it just look bluer than the usual Lumibrite in this video? I was seriously eyeballing the Ginault Ocean Rover 2, but I'm thinking this is going to have to be my next one.
@ajiebkp3 жыл бұрын
Immediately tested mine after watching and yes it’s blue.. (though to my eyes more of a cyan than deep blue)
@Akbar_Friendly_in_Cherno3 жыл бұрын
Where can you buy this delivered to the US? Thanks for the video
@Xirsuyx Жыл бұрын
Try Gnomon watches from my home country of Singapore!
@Akbar_Friendly_in_Cherno Жыл бұрын
@@Xirsuyx thanks 2 years later! 😄
@Xanduur3 жыл бұрын
When did “colorway” replace simply saying “color”?
@dynaco3 жыл бұрын
it's terminology from sneakers. helps the kids not feel stupid for paying hundreds or thousands of dollars for 'limited edition' sneakers that cost $20 to manufacture in a sweatshop.
@Slanovich3 жыл бұрын
Can you tell me the "color" of a watch that has a brown dial, gold indices, tan lume, and a black bezel insert? Now you know why the word colorway exists.
@marcusstoner16413 жыл бұрын
@@Slanovich you just did it
@sergelim19902 жыл бұрын
Mine is the same exact model except it has a small lume next to the date window. Why does this happen?
@fungus702 жыл бұрын
You have the mark 2 version to comply with the updated ISO standard for divers.
@domoel2 жыл бұрын
@@fungus70 really a bummer for me.
@Sandbag13003 жыл бұрын
+25 to - 15 seconds/day accuracy. Pretty watch but accuracy would drive me nuts.
@chazzcombs3 жыл бұрын
I really liked it until you put it on wrist. For some reason it looked very 80's on the wrist - dunno, maybe just the shot angle or something. The colorway is super cool, though.
@phillippugh21613 жыл бұрын
That's the whole point of this watch ...duh ,,it's a rerelease
@chazzcombs3 жыл бұрын
@@phillippugh2161 Maybe you should look up when the original was manufactured. Hint: it wasn't the 80's.
@looseunit16153 жыл бұрын
How much?
@natesportsfanatic46702 жыл бұрын
what do you think of the movement in this the mad watch collector says its the same movement in the 100 dollar watches
@vegardvang5193 жыл бұрын
Only thing I don’t like is the date window with white background. Should have been black
@orphicyoga41253 жыл бұрын
Is there much play in the bezel
@fungusfoong90802 жыл бұрын
Not at all
@timemeasured91373 жыл бұрын
Great watch as is but it would be even great with a black PVD case!
@John-iu1pd3 жыл бұрын
Nice can you mod it out with a good movement or do you have to put up with a nh35
@jaer.65403 жыл бұрын
stunning piece...but that price tho
@RandomRobReviews3 жыл бұрын
Good deal right
@rustydrog3 жыл бұрын
This is the one to get
@markedfortime3 жыл бұрын
I'm not sure what to think about this. It's a very nice watch, but if you want a Tudor, get a Tudor. I agree, this looks amazing, but I feel like it's purely an homage design. For a grand, I would have expected a bracelet option. The rubber is fine for dirty work, but it always pulls on my arm hair, which makess rubber straps a real PITA..for me. Natos all day..heck, I think this could even...dare I say... rock a leather band option. The one disappointment that caught my eye was the buff line was not as crisp as it could be and I could have sworn the buff line was below the break. When you breach the $1000 level, Christopher Ward does a stellar job with their finishing and for a very similar price, there's probably a watch in their lineup that has a more unique character that is its own.
@jonj67303 жыл бұрын
LOL "Seiko, I know you watch my videos and listening". Yeah I am sure they sitting around a boardroom waiting for you to upload so they can go into design phase.
@gmshadowtraders3 жыл бұрын
lol dude Seiko CEO and top brass even say themselves, they listen to what these guys are saying. So jokes on you brah lol
@jonj67303 жыл бұрын
@@gmshadowtraders Where is this documented ?
@omranalzarouni51143 жыл бұрын
I've picked up the SPB 149 and it's not keeping good time
@Emaratilfy3 жыл бұрын
Get it regulated. It's very simple to do on a 6R movement.
@djzrobzombie28133 жыл бұрын
HEY ROB DO YOU SOMETIMES LISTEN TO ROB ZOMBIE ????????????????😎🤙🤙🤙🤙🤙🤙🤙🤙🤙🤙🤙😎
@A_Dude_And_His_Watch783 жыл бұрын
I don't get why people say this is a good substitute for the black Bay. Completely different watches. I remember when that crappy yema made the rounds of the KZfaq gurus and people said the same thing. Um no. They want $1k plus with no signed crown, date frame, and still a crappy clasp.
@pete56683 жыл бұрын
Love the coffee-colored dial. $1000 is too much though.
@gmshadowtraders3 жыл бұрын
Go buy Timex then. Jeez you cheap asses lol
@jimmason85022 жыл бұрын
If only it was on a bracelet.
@stevenwymor13983 жыл бұрын
Only the spb149 is LE.
@Xanduur11 ай бұрын
Nice watch. Too bad the video is marred by the use of “colorway.”
@nerychristian3 жыл бұрын
Check out this Orient RN-AC0K03L. It's so beautiful in person. It's everything the SKX should have been.
@entroheat2 жыл бұрын
62mas is 6300 msrp
@orozcoluis47653 жыл бұрын
is nice but at that price range, above 1k, you enter in the range of 1k-3k where the target ppl can spend 1k or 3k and you get a tudor, so you start comparing a tudor vs seiko
@0987654321763 жыл бұрын
Seems like an arbitrary price range. Why not frame it as 1-2k, and 2-3k? don’t think people are going to compare a Tudor to this, which is literally 3x the price. Would you compare a Nomos to a JLC? That’s what 3X difference looks like.
@jamaleog85913 жыл бұрын
Its sad, that they disnt use real Gold for this Details, The watch would be Perfect :/
@cy4624 Жыл бұрын
BB are nice watches, I have 3 (used to have 4) and like them, but this Seiko gets more wrist time/love then all of them combined. Many people prefer the BB simply b/c of the name.
@richiechou16053 жыл бұрын
Nearly $1000USD for a Seiko and you still dont get a signed crown :S
@TennesseeMike3 жыл бұрын
First
@thetrashiestpandabear41913 жыл бұрын
Damn. Just beat me
@RandomRobReviews3 жыл бұрын
Quick on the draw
@flamabl12 жыл бұрын
Ummm that is definitely NOT green lume, lol.
@tezzanewton3 жыл бұрын
Needs a day complication and a candy bar cyclops. Then I’d be all over this one.
@robvale7692 Жыл бұрын
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