Seiko has recently announced the new Seiko Prospex 1968 Diver's Modern Re-Interpretation SLA073, a watch that is designed for cave diving. This mysterious and dangerous world is only for professionals, and conquering the depths of the waters has always been one of the biggest challenges. Still unknown territory, unimaginable forces and conditions await us down there. That's cave diving.
Even this beautiful sport has degrees. You can dive in a shallow bay in the Mediterranean Sea with an instructor, in complete safety, but with sufficient preparation, you can even participate in the exploration of an unknown underwater cave system. It is a dangerous, yet fascinating sport, only for the most prepared, with increasingly specialized equipment and reserves to ensure that such a dive can remain an experience.
The new Seiko Prospex SLA073 model represents this special world, the beauty of cave diving. Not only in its color and dial, but also in its technical preparation, it rivals a professional diver.
The most striking detail of the design is the color. This shade of blue-green was able to accurately reproduce the glimmering light that can be seen with a diving light in the depths of the caves. The color transition that darkens towards the lower and upper edges of the dial also reinforces the feeling that a diver's lamp is cutting a tunnel of light in the middle of the darkness of the cave, and the structure of the dial is reminiscent of the walls of caves.
A high-end diving watch not only stands out from other models because of its workmanship, but also the choice of materials must be perfect.
The material of the insert of the diver's bezel is thus ceramic, whose unique shine and scratch-resistant surface provide safety in everyday life, and the watch glass is sapphire crystal, double-convex design and, of course, with an anti-reflection coating on the inside for better readability.
The metal strap (metal buckle) is also solid and stylish, and all the polished and brushed elements are worthy of the watch's prestige. The buckle is made in the so-called diving extension design, with the help of which the watch can be easily attached to the sleeve of the diving suit with one movement.
For a diver's 200m water-resistant diver's watch that complies with the ISO standard, the legibility of the pointers and indexes even in the dark is an extremely important detail, which is also provided for in the standard. The Lumibrite coating of Seiko's diving watches is famous for its strong and long-lasting phosphorescence, and the SLA073 model also uses colors to help you read it quickly, so it has been painted in two colors.
The 8L35 caliber in the new Prospex SLA073 model is a member of the 8L family, which belongs to the highest categories, of top quality and design. Every piece of the 8L35 caliber is made using Seiko's own precision MEMS technology and assembled by hand in the Shizukuishi Watch Studio, which guarantees its accuracy and quality.
The SLA073 model continues the line started by the recently introduced SJE093, a tribute to the first Seiko diving watches. This novelty also carries its glorious predecessor in its name, it recalls Seiko's 6159-7001 Hi-Beat Professional 300m model introduced in 1968. The "Re-Interpretation" edition does not match the original in its entirety, but rather adapts its style, design elements and atmosphere to today's expectations and technical possibilities.
The SLA073 became such a model, the shape and style are eternal, and the technical solutions and specifications are professional, as with all Prospex models. This can be a replacement model for the MarineMaster 300mm in an updated revolutionary case and lighter in weight. Such a big technological and design leap for Seiko.
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