If you continue to miss out on the ultra popular and still incredibly difficult to track down Silver Snoopy Speedmaster that Omega released in 2020 to an incredible level of hysteria, Seiko has what will certainly be a more affordable and (probably) easier to find pair of limited editions coming that might scratch that Snoopy itch. The latest Seiko 5 Sports limited editions are both Snoopy themed, and capture a lot of the charm from the original comics in subtle ways. 

The new watches use the smaller Seiko 5 Sports platforms, the 38mm case size with a dive bezel, and the 36mm field watch style case without a bezel. Each has a white dial with graphics pulled right from the comic. The larger dive style watch has an image of Snoopy with a surfboard (with the words ?Seiko 5 Sports? printed on in).The smaller watch features Snoopy and Woodstock negotiating a parachute. 
These watches are being released as part of this year?s 55th anniversary celebration of the Seiko 5 Sports imprint. Accordingly, the artwork for the new watches was pulled from Peanuts comics dating to 1968, Seiko 5 Sports? first year. That extends to the casebacks as well, which both feature larger images from the comics along with a ?Limited Edition? designation. My personal favorite tribute to the original comics in these watches though is the use of the ?Schulz? font for the numerals on each piece. Along with the artwork, it makes these watches feel more grounded in their original comic str...