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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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
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
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!
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.
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 ,
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.
@@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.
@@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
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.
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!
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.
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.
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.
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?
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?
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
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...
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.
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.
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?
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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 UA-cam gurus and people said the same thing. Um no. They want $1k plus with no signed crown, date frame, and still a crappy clasp.
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
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.
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.
Rob, just take it to the sunlight. This just explodes in color.
They've got me with this one. I'm getting one, this exact colorway.
Same
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.
Thanks Rob, great review. Watch is gorgeous. Congrats to all that snag one.
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.
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.
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.
Love that strap! Bought my Willard on one and transferred it to my MM200/SBDC061. The Willard lives on an Uncle Seiko Chocolate Bar.
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.
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
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
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!
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.
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.
Very, very classy - digging it 👍🏻
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 ,
This watch is a solid Tudor BB alternative in my opinion. Looks really slick.
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.
@@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.
@@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
@@JamesandRibble *-2s a day for the powermatic80
@@ajiebkp I think you have been a bit unlucky there.
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.
once you purchase and wear it: 'yes that was definately worth it!', you'll think to yourselves. my 1 and only diver - cheers!
Weighing up a Willard to this beauty right now. I think this 62MAS reissue has just pipped the Willard to the post.
Ordered one.....love this look!
Love this watch more than my Tudor BB58 AND AT UNDER 1k. Crazy
The curvature (or lack thereof) of the case between the lugs makes it perfect with a mesh bracelet. Good call!
Mesh is great
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!
NICE!!! Great review as always Rob!!!
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.
Wish they made a quartz version of this exact watch. One of the best looking dive watches available.
@@resjon7981 check SNE593P1
Reminds me of the Tudor BB 58. Very nice.
As a 58 owner, it's better than the 58
@@davidb9531 agreed, get smore wrist time and love than my 3 BB's combined.
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.
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
That's why I personally went for the 143, the gray version. The date, which is the same, looks better on the grey dial.
The stark white date wheel is my only gripe. I’d own it were it not for that. Got the 149 instead. Great review.
It's for legibility brah. Diver's watch. Seiko is the best watch manufacture in the world. They know what they're doing.
Man...beautiful watch
5:34 "The finishing is just near perfection." Totally agreed !
I can't wait to get mine.
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.
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?
Cross shopping between this and the new SPB240. Any chance you'll get one of those in for a review, Rob?
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?
Love this watch
hi bob.. f ur going to choose between 143 and 147.. which one will you choose?
Bobby, would you buy this over the SPB185?
it stole my heart...
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?
I saw in another video, bezel is stainless steel
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
If anyone is considering one of the spb models get it I got it as my first watch it looks gorgeous in person
SPB147 aka cappuccino it is going to be my next seiko for sure !
Man I wish I never saw this one cos I’m thinking the same now mate.
@@tezzanewton though is an eye catcher
Is it possible to order the OEM metal bracelet for this watch used on similar models?
This colourway is stunning, but I am a bracelet man. Uncle Seiko do a version for this at all?
Looking for a good price on the silver one and bye bye 1k euro hello the best submariner alternative
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...
Only the SPB149 is limited edition of 5500. This is standard production.
Come on Seiko, frame the date window and the wheel should be cream!
Future classic....
Think there's any hope that she'll drop below $1,000?
Is it random the blue lum ? I got a green lum
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.
OOOh i like it. im getting this. its a cheap tudor
A no date version would be beautiful
🤢 🤮
“Seiko I know you watch my videos and you’re listening” lol.
no ceramic bezel is a bummer
I picked the Willard over this... Can't get it out of my mind tho... I'm getting this on Xmas!!! 🎅
I prefer Willard first, then this
@@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.
@@kikomachine8276 i don't think the bracelet will match the case
@@elsbethalithia other colors of this same exact model comes with steel bracelet.
@@kikomachine8276 i mean that the Willard bracelet is not the same as the bracelet on EG the spb143
Just got one and the bezel alignment is way off. Very disappointing at this price point.
can you buy it with a steel strap as an option or do you need to buy aftermarket one ?
Like the Tudor black bay
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.
Can a bracelet and end links be found for this watch ? I love the color!
Yes, and they are amazing. Check out the z199 bracelet made by Uncle Seiko.
0:58 yeah I’m sure Seiko is watching and make a Willard in guilt dial because you will buy one right now. 🤣🤣🤣
Why is your dial black? On all the pictures online it looks more bronze like the spb145..
It mostly brown in this video. Lighting that's why. It looks beautiful under the 🌞.
+25 to - 15 seconds/day accuracy. Pretty watch but accuracy would drive me nuts.
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?
Bolji je sigurno, imam vise seika i jedan oris pa ti kažem iz iskustva
Only thing I don’t like is the date window with white background. Should have been black
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.
That's the whole point of this watch ...duh ,,it's a rerelease
@@phillippugh2161 Maybe you should look up when the original was manufactured. Hint: it wasn't the 80's.
How much?
Where can you buy this delivered to the US? Thanks for the video
Try Gnomon watches from my home country of Singapore!
@@Xirsuyx thanks 2 years later! 😄
Mine is the same exact model except it has a small lume next to the date window. Why does this happen?
You have the mark 2 version to comply with the updated ISO standard for divers.
@@fungus70 really a bummer for me.
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.
Immediately tested mine after watching and yes it’s blue.. (though to my eyes more of a cyan than deep blue)
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. ;)
When did “colorway” replace simply saying “color”?
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.
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.
@@Slanovich you just did it
Nice can you mod it out with a good movement or do you have to put up with a nh35
Is there much play in the bezel
Not at all
what do you think of the movement in this the mad watch collector says its the same movement in the 100 dollar watches
stunning piece...but that price tho
Good deal right
Great watch as is but it would be even great with a black PVD case!
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.
lol dude Seiko CEO and top brass even say themselves, they listen to what these guys are saying. So jokes on you brah lol
@@gmshadowtraders Where is this documented ?
This is the one to get
I've picked up the SPB 149 and it's not keeping good time
Get it regulated. It's very simple to do on a 6R movement.
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.
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Only the spb149 is LE.
Love the coffee-colored dial. $1000 is too much though.
Go buy Timex then. Jeez you cheap asses lol
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 UA-cam gurus and people said the same thing. Um no. They want $1k plus with no signed crown, date frame, and still a crappy clasp.
62mas is 6300 msrp
If only it was on a bracelet.
Check out this Orient RN-AC0K03L. It's so beautiful in person. It's everything the SKX should have been.
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
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.
Its sad, that they disnt use real Gold for this Details, The watch would be Perfect :/
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.
Nearly $1000USD for a Seiko and you still dont get a signed crown :S
Nice watch. Too bad the video is marred by the use of “colorway.”
Ummm that is definitely NOT green lume, lol.
First
Damn. Just beat me
Quick on the draw
Needs a day complication and a candy bar cyclops. Then I’d be all over this one.
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Nice looking 👍🏼 White date wheel 👎🏼👎🏼