The Seiko Prospex SPB143: An Elevated Diver With Heritage Inspiration | A Week On The Wrist

For the full review, go to: In this episode of A Week On The Wrist, James takes a closer look at Seiko’s latest attempt to refine their much-loved dive watch format - does the new SPB143 (aka the SBDC101) live up to the hype? “When Seiko announced a quartet of new vintage-inspired Prospex models into the SPB range, I’ll admit that my hopes were very high. As part of the brand’s 55th anniversary, these new models were loosely inspired by the brand’s first dive watch, the 62MAS. I say “loosely“ because Seiko made a much more direct reissue of the 62MAS in 2017’s SLA017. Considerably less expensive than the limited edition SLA017, the new SPB14X models used the 62MAS inspiration to offer a straightforward sports dive watch with a skin-diver silhouette and the hopes of a toolish yet easy-wearing presence with a dash of vintage effect.“