What Do You Consider to be the BEST Seiko Diver?

The MM200 is the most detailed case design I've seen in a diver. Sharp transitions between different finishes playing with the light and reducing the visual weight of the watch on your wrist. Paired with expertly curved lugs that even my small wrist can wear despite being the longest watch in my collection. Compared to the sladsided, all brushed, not even a chamfer, sides of most lazy dive watches on the market, this is art. 👌

The drilled lugs are a blessing because I love swapping between bracelet, NATO, rubber and sailcloth throughout the summer and this makes changing straps a breeze, without any risk of scratches.

The dial to bezel ratio is just right, and so is the negative space on the dial with the right proportions between the hands and indices. Even the date window is surprisingly tolerable because it doesn't ruin the symmetry for once. I could do with one less line of text at the bottom though.

And my peculiar obsession: the typeface for the numerals on the bezel. I'm very picky about this subject and the Marinemaster insert is the best font choice I've seen in the industry, neck and neck with the modern Omega SMP.

The MM200 is the best Seiko diver in my eyes, and the best diver period. I don't care about any fancy $10.000 Submariner (horrible typefaces!) or SeaQ or whatever pricey grail people rave about. This is the most visually appealing dive watch for me and even if money was no object this would still be my choice.

For me it's the Willard.

Just very comfortable, tough ,good looking & inexpensive (paid less than £550 for mine, used)

Really don't like round indices,so that's a lot of Seiko ruled out.

For me, it’s the plain old Samurai. There’s a chunky tooliness to it I really like. And I’m lucky enough to have the chunkiness to carry it off!

Anything with everbrilliant steel. It’s tough as and almost impervious to chloride rich environments, virtually negating the need to rinse after diving.

The Marinemaster 300m is a monoblock case classic! Something very different with a great movement & the fit and finish is outstanding = Zaratsu. It's a GS without a GS logo that you can dive for decades with. The finish and winding tactile feel beats any Submariner or Omega I've ever owned

Got to be the OG where it all started 👌

My contribution to this no clear and biased answer is my SLA043. My frustration over the years for Seiko divers is my wrist. Every model (Samurai, Monster, MM300, SBDC053) that I like consumed and gobbled up my wrist. So unfair. Then come the SLA. Ahhhhhhh, the angels sing; a 40 mm diver. Like Santa was listening. Blue dial, applied stick indices, no 'X' Prospect branding, 8L35 movement, and Everbrilliant steel case....Ahhhhh, angels sing again. So perfect. Thank you Santa.

The icon

Rugged, Robust, Legible.

This is a watch made to be underwater.

After losing a watch on a dive years ago, I don’t rinse for the case as much as I do it for the spring bars. That’s the real risk factor. Just my 2 cents 😉

SPB143 checks all my boxes. I have had many Seikos. The vintage ones are gorgeous, dynamic, and built like tanks, but the lack of manual wind is a non-starter for me at this point. SPB143 is the best balance between modern technology / classic design / affordability (not retail!). Best for me so far.

Sne573

Lightweight

Grab and go (solar quartz)

38mm fits any wrist

The Tuna.

For me it’s the King Turtle!

Great point, with every system there is a weakness. I do usually wear my watches on nato when heading out fishing, diving and camping, so not as much of a concern- rusted springbars are an easy spot when changing over bracelet to nato.