Amidst all the heavy coverage of last week’s LVMH Watch Week, Seiko quietly introduced a trio of anniversary timepieces in celebration of the Japanese brand?s founding in 1881. All three limited-edition 140th Anniversary Prospex Divers are based on Seiko?s classic 1968 Hi-Beat Diver: the Seiko Prospex SLA047, Seiko Prospex SPB207, and Seiko Prospex SSC807. Each of the green-dialed models represents an individual style, one for the casual diver, one for a professional diver, and one solar-powered quartz chronograph in a dive watch design.

Each watch takes its design influence from the island of Iriomote in the Okinawa Prefecture, Japan. The island features abundant coral reefs teeming with marine life and primeval and pristine mangrove forests; the verdant dial color and diving functionality is derived from that source material. These new watches also come on the heels of other 140th Anniversary releases by the brand and its sister brand Grand Seiko, most notable among them Seiko?s King Seiko KSK first seen at the end of last year, and the Grand Seiko Seiko 140th Anniversary Limited Edition from the mid-fall of 2020.
Seiko Prospex SLA047

Focusing first on the SLA047, we find a familiar looking, professional-grade 300-meter water-resistant dive watch in a 44.3-mm by 15.4-mm steel monobloc case. The model features Seiko?s signature sharp finishing that brings together brushed and polished elements; a 4 o?clock crown indicative of the 1968 vintage influen...