SEIKO LAUNCHES A PAIR OF U . S . -EXCLUSIVE PROSPEX DIVE WATCHES WITH RED AND BLUE DIALS SYMBOLIZING SEIGAIHA , A WAVE- PATTERNED SIGN OF GOOD FORTUNE .
Seiko ’ s Prospex collection has built an extensive fan base from collectors who appreciate Seiko ’ s long history as a manufacturer of affordable , professional-level dive watches . That segment of Seiko ’ s history began in 1965 with Seiko ’ s first dive watch , the famed model 62MAS .
Named to represent dive watch ‘ professional specifications ,’ the Prospex collection today consists primarily ( though not entirely ) of dive watches , many of which are designed to recall historical Seiko dive watch styles while delivering updated technology .
The watchmaker frequently references specific models from its dive watch legacy with debut models . You might recall SLA047 ( above ), the terrific 140th Anniversary Diver Seiko debuted within the Prospex collection just last year .
NEW FOR THE U . S . For late 2021 , Seiko Watch of America commemorates those historic dive watches – and Japan itself – as it introduces two Prospex dive models featuring dials that recall Japanese Seigaiha , or blue ocean waves . The new watches , available only in the United States , sport dials with layered concentric circles that represent these waves . Seiko explains that layered concentric circles of Seigaiha first appeared in Japanese
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