On – Seiko Prospex Mystic Lagoon Captain Willard SPB288J1

Each time we’re referring to Captain Willard with reference to Seiko, it’s not the official identify of a watch. However, as this stuff are likely to go along with Seiko, it was given by the neighborhood and caught ever since. Two years in the past, the Japanese producer launched the SPB151 and SPB153 Captain Willard watches, based mostly on ref. 6105-8110 from the mid-sixties. Famously worn by US troopers within the Vietnam warfare, and within the 1979 iconic Apocalypse Now film, the 6105 is an iconic watch in Seiko’s historical past. In a break from extra navy model combos of colors and textures, Seiko lately launched the Seiko Prospex Mystic Lagoon Captain Willard SPB288J1, with a delicate contact of luxurious.

Seiko very a lot likes to combine issues up on the subject of just about all collections. The model has made a reputation for itself by creating attention-grabbing combos of texture and colors. Some work higher than others, however each now and there’s an surprising mixture of parts that end in a moderately good trying watch. Consider the assorted Save the Ocean fashions or the Black Collection. The Captain Willard collection of watches isn’t any stranger to this apply, living proof the SPB153J1 and the SPB237J1. With this new Mystic Lagoon Captain Willard SPB288J1, it seems to be like Seiko has hit a candy spot but once more.

From the skin, we nonetheless get the identical 42.8mm extensive stainless-steel case, with brushed and polished ending. The caseband has that distinctly protruding crown guard part operating from 3 to five o’clock, simply as the unique 6105 had. What’s new is the rose gold PVD coated unidirectional bezel, for a barely extra luxurious contact. It’s fairly delicate, not overly carried out, and gives an attention-grabbing combine of colors. The insert is completed in black, with a contrasting 60-minute scale.

The matte blue Mystic Lagoon dial has a really wonderful texture operating throughout it. It recollects photos of lakes and ponds, gently rippled by the wind or mushy currents. The dial has giant utilized indices, with LumiBrite inserts. Time is indicated by giant hour and minute fingers, additionally with LumiBrite. The second’s hand stands of the SPB288J1 ties in with the bezel, as it’s carried out in rose gold. Once more a slight luxurious contact to what’s in any other case a really strong diving device.

Energy comes from Seiko’s in-house manufactured 6R35 automated motion. This mid-range motion, by Seiko-standards that’s, could be present in a broad vary of watches. Working at a frequency of 21,600vph, it gives a strong 70 hours of energy reserve. The strong caseback, together with the screw-down crown, offers the watch a really respectable 200m of water-resistance.

The Seiko Prospex Mystic Lagoon Captain Willard SPB288J1 is worn on a three-link stainless-steel bracelet, with a folding clasp and safety cowl, and features a diver’s extension. It’s completely obtainable by means of Seiko Boutiques and retails for EUR 1,350.

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