Request: Pictures of Seiko SPB147 guilt dial [62MAS] [63MAS] on the SPB239’s dark-brown Seichu NATO strap
Does anybody have a picture of the Seichu on the SPB147? I prefer the dial and hands of the SPB147 but love the dark-brown NATO included with the SPB239.
I'd actually appreciate any and all pictures of both watches "in the wild" as I'm having a tough time (trigger warning: first-world problem) choosing between the two.
The dream might be the SPB239's dark-brown Seichu NATO on the SPB147...
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I think the grey/black version looks killer. And yes the nato looks better. I'd just go for that one.
Brown is just a bit poopy and gold doesn't really fit a diver in my opinion. So I don't think that model works.
I think the grey/black version looks killer. And yes the nato looks better. I'd just go for that one.
I'm attracted to the dark-brown dial of the SPB147, though; and that, in addition to the gold hands and indices, differentiates the SPB147 more starkly from the Willard SPB151 that I already own. Hence my request for photos—the SPB147's rubber strap does nothing for me, whereas the SPB239's dark-brown NATO looks killer.
I was able to take the pictures myself:
I own a SPB239 with this strap.I think that Seiko matched it perfectly with the brown strap on the SPB239. By putting this strap on the SPB147 also fits but brings too much brown colour into the whole ensemble. I would go for another more contrasted colour or metal bracelet.
I own a SPB239 with this strap.I think that Seiko matched it perfectly with the brown strap on the SPB239. By putting this strap on the SPB147 also fits but brings too much brown colour into the whole ensemble. I would go for another more contrasted colour or metal bracelet.
After seeing the combination in person, I completely agree. How do you handle the extra material on the Seichu NATO? The keeper isn’t karge enough to accommodate a “rollback” of the strap; and this design flaw is what’s stopping me from purchasing the SPB239.