Comments on: The History of Seiko Dive Watches

By: DB

DB — Sat, 05 Feb 2022 07:15:45 +0000

In reply to Kenneth M Lovette. They will not. I sent my 1965 62MAS-010 to the US Seiko HQ and they refused to open the case. Writing me a letter explaining they didn't have the parts for it and didn't want the liability if they broke something they couldn't replace.

By: Kenneth M Lovette

Kenneth M Lovette — Sun, 08 Mar 2020 23:57:48 +0000

I am a collector of these watches. Just got a nice piece from India. But I have showered twice and the watch is leaking. Got the halo around center dial. Will Seiko still service these watches?

By: John Franklin

John Franklin — Tue, 31 Dec 2019 04:14:51 +0000

What do you hear about how long the inventory of skx will last? Rumor is they discontinued it.

By: StrapsCo

StrapsCo — Mon, 01 Apr 2019 14:23:24 +0000

In reply to Russell Sternberg. Thank you !

By: StrapsCo

StrapsCo — Mon, 01 Apr 2019 14:22:39 +0000

In reply to John Richard. Hi John, we appreciate your feedback on our blog and are so glad to hear you are enjoying our posts ! Also, thank you very much for sharing this story of your own! It sounds like an awesome watch to have owned. We love how watches so often carry special stories and meaningful histories.

By: John Richard

John Richard — Thu, 28 Mar 2019 21:04:31 +0000

Hello “StrapsCo”
I cannot tell you how interesting and fascinatingly informative your new “History” newsletters are for me! I am, and have been since childhood, a rabid watch collector and enthusiast. Today with your entry on the history of Seiko Dive watches I also got a dose of nostalgia.
In the summer of 1968, while I was serving in Vietnam with the 101st Abn Div, I was granted an “R&R” to Japan. Upon arrival I chose a hotel in a town called “Atami” (if spelling is correct after all these years), which was situated over an hour or so from Tokyo. While shopping in this beautiful seaside town I went into a store that sold wrist watches. I was in heaven! One of the wrist watches quickly caught my eye. It was a large diving watch, Seiko brand, that looked like it was built like a tank! Although I don’t have the “watch any more (it NEVER WORE OUT I just lost it over time), but it must have been the “Seiko Dive 300M (6159-7001) watch you describe above for the year 1968. It was guaranteed to a depth of the 300M listed and appeared on the dial face of the watch. It kept perfect time, was invulnerable to any weather conditions, hard usage or impacts, was easy to read day or night, and in short was undoubtedly the strongest and most damage resistant watch I have ever owned. Eventually it required servicing, but as I could not bear to trust it to the mail service I had it serviced at a local watch repair place where I lived in California. Naturally the guarantee for the “depth” of 300M was voided since the local watch repair man did not have testing or expertise in properly resealing the watch after the repairs (cleaning I think due to slight time loss per day). I still think about and miss that watch.

Thank you for the series and “KEEP IT UP” for all us watch collectors and enthusiasts out here!

John Richard

Wyoming, USA

By: Russell Sternberg

Russell Sternberg — Thu, 28 Mar 2019 17:43:41 +0000

Thanks, this is very nice article!