2022 Seiko 1965 Re-Interpretation SPB239J1
Ref: SPB239J1 (6R35-00P0)

Points of Mention

This watch is sold with its original Seiko box and paperwork. The watch comes paired with two 20mm Seiko NATO straps made with a traditional Japanese Seichu braided pattern that has been used for many centuries in the cords used to tie a Kimono. The watch is from November 2022 and is sold in worn but very fair condition with minor hairline scratches on the crystal as you can see from the additional photographs. The watch comes with its Manufacturer's Warranty.

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The Watch

Here we have a 2022 Seiko 1965 Re-Interpretation SPB239J1 with its design cues taken from their first professional dive watch released in 1965 affectionately known by collectors as the 62MAS. The 40.5mm stainless steel case curves in all the right places, coated in DiaShield, a Seiko proprietary material, which gives the watch resilience to scratches and scuffs, the drilled lugs have a lug-to-lug length of 47mm and a thickness of 13mm giving the watch an impressive wrist presence. Satin brushed and polished shoulders transition with crisp lines, on the right side is a screw-down crown, and the unidirectional polished bezel has a striking 60-minute scale coated in Radium-toned LumiBrite holding a domed sapphire crystal AR coated on the inside above a sunburst dark brown dial. An outer minute track is precisely executed, applied baton indexes infilled with Radium-toned LumiBrite mark the hours, at 3 o’clock a date window. Slender baton hands have the same luminance tips complemented by a counterbalanced sweeping second hand, at 12 o’clock we have the Seiko motif and the Prospex logo above “Automatic Divers 200m” which completes this faithful re-interpretation of their first professional dive watch. Seikos' use of the sunburst brown dial and Radium tone gives you the impression that the watch dial has become tropicalised from exposure to intense UV sunlight just as you see on vintage watches. On the reverse, a screw-down case back with the Seiko Tsunami embossed in the centre, inside an automatic Seiko Cal. 6R35, 24 jewels, beating at 21,600 beats per hour, this workhorse movement has hand winding and hacking seconds for your convenience. The watch comes paired with two 20mm Seiko NATO straps made with a traditional Japanese Seichu braided pattern that has been used for many centuries in the cords used to tie a Kimono and the watch comes with its Seiko presentation box and paperwork.

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