Despite appearing prominently on the wrist, the Seiko Prospex PADI Special Edition is very comfortable to wear. It fits perfectly, regardless of its ample size and weight. One reason for this good fit is due to the concave curvature of the middle part of the case, which devours the back like the crater of a volcano. The other is thanks to the ?accordion? wristband. This intelligently designed strap, invented decades ago, alternately expands and contracts to conform to the wearer?s wrist, whether the watch is worn directly against the skin or slipped over the sleeve of a neoprene diving suit.
The Seiko Prospex PADI Special Edition SRPA83.
Seiko prides itself on its involvement in numerous developments in professional diving watches that have become standardized internationally. The modified give-and-take wristband, which is adequately long, thick and slip-resistant, is only one example. Another is the case?s modern helium insulation, which eliminates the need for an additional helium-release valve. Equally noteworthy is the fact that Seiko offers this state-of-the-art equipment in its entry-level range ($795) ? an indication that this Japanese watch marque regards its dive watches as professional devices rather than as fashionable luxury accessories. That?s also why Seiko has been a partner of PADI, the professional divers? training organization, since March 2016. This special edition of the Prospex Diver?s Automatic was created in honor of this partnership and because o...