Seiko 200m Diver Automatic

In 1988 Seiko sunsetted the venerable 6309 150M turtle diver, making way for a transitionary, period as it’s commonly refereed to. By the end of the Cal. 7002 manufacturing run in 1996, diver’s standards would raise to a 200 meter depth and Seiko would begin the SKX era, a rewriting of their model numbering system(previously done in the mid 1960s), along with a multiplication of their dive watch offerents. The quartz crisis had done its damage and there was a renewed interest in mechanical watches. This quirky example of that late 7002 transitionary diver is very late in the transitionary period so it sports the Diver’s 200M on the dial, however it is very early considering the official start of the new standard being 1995, with this example being manufacture din 1994. What’s more is that this is the blue dial variant of the 7002-7020, which is considerably rarer than the black dial variant. While there is plenty of wear, scratches and dings on the case and bezel, the machining is still legible and not over polished. I believe the all steel, insert-less bezel may have been a cost cutting measure but the look is very unique. It lands somewhere between the classic turtle and the more blobby starfish kinetics of which it was a contemporary. The dial, hands and chapterring are near perfect with just a bit of tarnishing on the polished frames of the markers. The coutup bezel is a modern uni-directional with a spring system rather then the old ball bearing design. It feel treat to turn.

Vintage Seiko divers are quite large compared to a standard three-hander watches however the lug-to-lug is compact making it wear well, even for those with thinner wrists.

• Non-Oem Seiko Z-22 style rubber strap.

• Replica crystal with the same specifications as the OEM

• Pure Automatic, no-hand winding.

• 42mm Case Width

• 45mm Lug to Lug

• 22mm Lug Width

• 14mm Height

• 21,600 Beats Per Hour

• 17 jewels

• Automatic Only

• Quickset Date

• Non Hacking

• 31.5mm Replica Flat Mineral Crystal

• 4 O'Clock Crown

• Screwdown

Average Deviation:

(+) 0.5 s/d 0.1 ms 225 deg