Unboxing the SRPB09 Seiko Blue Lagoon Samurai

It is typically indication of good things when a watch gets an epithet; simply consider the "Paul Newman" Daytona or the Speedmaster "Ed White." Seiko's group of divers has additionally roused many watch aficionados to concoct inventive monikers, which clarifies why we will review the most recent "Samurai" and "Turtle," both notable Japanese divers in their own rights. These two limited versions in a new "Blue Lagoon" colorway (references SRPB09 and SRPB11) were officially released in February 2017.

The Seiko Prospex (stands for Professional Specifications) are notorious for being a portion of the best tool watches around, with the gathering including two dozen genuine divers resistant from 200m to 1,000m deep. Among those are the Turtle, a staple for Seiko since the dispatch of the reference 6309 40 years back, and the fleeting Samurai which was just delivered from 2004 to 2008. 

The uplifting news here is that both are back with another blue design, called "Blue Lagoon," and surely they bear striking similarities to the neon Curacao-loaded mixed drink of a similar name. Each is offered in a restricted release of 6,000 pieces worldwide and each is evaluated under $600. Not a terrible method to begin. 

Before pushing ahead with these new watches as such, we should investigate their extremely Japanese monikers, both got basically from the watches' style. In reality, the Turtle owes its name to its particular cushion-molded case while the handset of the first Samurai reminded numerous Seikoholics (truly, it is a term gladly accepted by numerous Seiko-devotees, for better or for more awful) of the sword of a Samurai. The Turtle is effectively unmistakable from its crown position at four o'clock, while the precise lines of the Samurai were not at all like those of some other Seiko diver.

The Seiko Prospex SRPB11 "Blue Lagoon" Turtle

It is difficult to conceal our affection for the first references, since I separately claim a Turtle and a Samurai. By incident, my Samurai (the reference SBDA003) is really the previous blue offering, so it will make for an intriguing examination with the most recent release. Note that this blue watch just accompanied a titanium case at that point, while dark, white, and orange dials were accessible in the treated steel case, the material decided for both Blue Lagoon restricted releases. The case measurements of each are generally comparative, sharing a 13mm thickness and a 44mm distance across – at a 43.8mm breadth for the Samurai and 44.3mm for the Turtle, in case we're in effect extremely particular. Both wear significantly littler however, so don't escape. These are obviously not little watches, but rather they were never expected to be as they were intended to be lashed around a plunging suit. It should in this way be recollected that a greater size of the dial and bezel permits a superior by and large perceivability, the key criteria for any watch planned to be utilized submerged. 

While clearly particular in look, the Samurai and Turtle share one key trademark: they are both simple watches with regarded divers' abilities. The Samurai reference SPRB09 and the Turtle reference SPRB11 are ensured to be water-resistant up to 200m; both offer the screw-down crown and unidirectional bezel that you would expect in genuine dive watches; they are controlled by the automatic 4R gauge, 4R35 for the Samurai and 4R36 for the Turtle (since it shows multi day and date rather than the sole date of the 4R35). 

Presented in 2011 in substitution of the 7s family that you could discover in the first Samurai, the 4R3X family accompanied a discernible redesign since it hacked and took into consideration manual winding. Those developments still offer a moderately short 41-hour power reserve clarified by the prudent origin picked, yet this is something I could without much of a stretch live with. The exactness isn't ensured to take after chronometer accuracy, be that as it may, as Jack has noted in a before survey, it is vastly improved and more predictable, all things considered; Jack even discussed a marine chronometer to portray the simple stable rate he experienced more than a little while of utilization. Note that there is one thing to always remember when you manage any Seiko diver: the LumiBrite is out and out incredible, most likely extraordinary compared to other lume choices around, so you can expect these Blue Lagoon watches to sparkle brilliant oblivious. 

This speedy run go through of their specialized specs enables one to comprehend the sheer prevalence of the Seiko divers  effectively. They won't ever substitute present day jumping PCs for genuine divers (no conventional watch ever could) yet they might just be the simple best back-up plan on the other wrist, adjacent to bringing the sentimentality of Jacques Cousteau's chance when your watch was your unrivaled instrument. The evaluating additionally matters a great deal, as you can expect what's coming to you of scratches and dings from any jump, so a $500-ish spend dependably feels more pertinent in this condition than does going overboard on a more lavish timepiece.

The Seiko Prospex SRPB09 "Blue Lagoon" Samurai

Face to face, the Blue Lagoon shades of each watch are more quelled than I was anticipating from the photos, particularly on the bezel, and they change pleasantly relying upon the lighting conditions. The blue shade of the dial anyway is darker than the one as of late presented a year ago for the organization amongst Seiko and the Professional Association of Diving Instructors (PADI) for another extraordinary release Turtle, with comparable case, dial, and handset. The Samurai, then again, presents a few contrasts with the past cycle, beginning with the nearness of crown watches, which used to just be accessible on the titanium models. It is an improve as it pleasantly balances the case, however I miss the first handset, supplanted here by one taken specifically from existing references in the current Prospex family, while I feel the Marinemaster would have improved a contributor. 

There stays one central issue: which one would I pick subsequent to seeing both in the flesh? It is exceptionally fitting that most discussion strings regarding the matter don't center around potential contrasting options to either (other than the Seiko "Padi") yet rather contemplate on which one to pick over the other. All things considered, as an extremely upbeat proprietor of the first blue Samurai I would likely swing to the Turtle for decent variety's purpose, in spite of the fact that I am exceptionally eager to see the stopped Samurai line return to life, possibly with more discharges coming at Baselworld. We'll need to sit back and watch.

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