It’s good looking and they got the size about right- albeit it’s a touch thicker than something like the Helbros which would be the closest to this at 13mm thick and 37mn case size. I think they went a little too far with the fauxtina on the indices, looks like they dipped them in Carmel. That said, at arms length it probably would look about right. The seiko is a workhorse and on par with anything mid-line Swiss of the 60’s- in fact I would dare to say probably better than an FHF or UTC like those used in many of the old divers.
I think $500 is about what you would pay for a Helbros, Tradition, Bel-Air Seapearl with a fresh service, so it would be modern and reliable versus vintage and...well, vintage.
I would put this in the same camp with the Baltic Aquascaphe, but $300 less (with the BOR)- but they are just different enough to be different.
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It’s a nice watch, if I didn’t want to dick around looking for a vintage piece (and buying 5 until you get the one you actually like- ask me how I know), then this would scratch an itch.
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