Seiko Prospex Diver SPB107 - Topper LE

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Re: Seiko Prospex Diver SPB107 - Topper LE

Post by spring-diver » Tue Feb 12, 2019 11:52 pm

Damn! :thatshot:

Must resist :lol:

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Re: Seiko Prospex Diver SPB107 - Topper LE

Post by BacoNoir » Tue Feb 12, 2019 11:59 pm

Jeep99dad wrote:I thjnk I’ll wait until they drop to 700-750$ and in the meantime get this
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Re: Seiko Prospex Diver SPB107 - Topper LE

Post by jeckyll » Wed Feb 13, 2019 12:02 pm

BacoNoir wrote:
Jeep99dad wrote:I thjnk I’ll wait until they drop to 700-750$ and in the meantime get this
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Thats gorgeous, what's the model number?
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Post by Jeep99dad » Wed Feb 13, 2019 12:20 pm

BacoNoir wrote:
Jeep99dad wrote:I thjnk I’ll wait until they drop to 700-750$ and in the meantime get this
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Loving mine Brice. Just over $300 from an AD through Amazon.
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Love it

What’s the difference in the mvt vs. the turtle ?
Does it hack ?
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Re: Seiko Prospex Diver SPB107 - Topper LE

Post by BacoNoir » Wed Feb 13, 2019 12:48 pm

jeckyll wrote:
Wed Feb 13, 2019 12:02 pm
BacoNoir wrote:
Jeep99dad wrote:I thjnk I’ll wait until they drop to 700-750$ and in the meantime get this
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Loving mine Brice. Just over $300 from an AD through Amazon.
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Thats gorgeous, what's the model number?
Thanks - SRPD09
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Re: Seiko Prospex Diver SPB107 - Topper LE

Post by BacoNoir » Wed Feb 13, 2019 12:49 pm

Jeep99dad wrote:
Wed Feb 13, 2019 12:20 pm
BacoNoir wrote:
Jeep99dad wrote:I thjnk I’ll wait until they drop to 700-750$ and in the meantime get this
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Loving mine Brice. Just over $300 from an AD through Amazon.
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Love it

What’s the difference in the mvt vs. the turtle ?
Does it hack ?
Movement is a 4R35 and it hacks and hand winds.

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Re: Seiko Prospex Diver SPB107 - Topper LE

Post by CGSshorty » Wed Feb 13, 2019 2:17 pm

Has anyone ordered one of the Topper LEs?
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Post by aikiman44 » Wed Feb 13, 2019 2:40 pm

Me
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Post by jtbenson » Wed Feb 13, 2019 2:44 pm

i caved as well
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Post by Jeep99dad » Wed Feb 13, 2019 2:58 pm

Dibs
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Post by CGSshorty » Wed Feb 13, 2019 3:11 pm

Glad I'm not the only sucker.
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Post by jtbenson » Wed Feb 13, 2019 3:19 pm

shorty, your dlc naft is better than this topper le
what happened to that ninja acct anyway?
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Re: Seiko Prospex Diver SPB107 - Topper LE

Post by toxicavenger » Wed Feb 13, 2019 5:46 pm

so this is my guess. it is not diashield coated. but seiko did use a black plating to coat it instead of dlc/pvd. i really like this one

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Re: Seiko Prospex Diver SPB107 - Topper LE

Post by aikiman44 » Wed Feb 13, 2019 6:45 pm

CGSshorty wrote:
Wed Feb 13, 2019 3:11 pm
Glad I'm not the only sucker.
You know I’m a sucker for a black watch, but this looks beautiful.
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Re: Seiko Prospex Diver SPB107 - Topper LE

Post by 59yukon01 » Wed Feb 13, 2019 6:55 pm

I love this and want one, but my experience with the multiple 6r15's I've had is holding me back at the moment.

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Post by Selym » Wed Feb 13, 2019 8:13 pm

59yukon01 wrote:
Wed Feb 13, 2019 6:55 pm
I love this and want one, but my experience with the multiple 6r15's I've had is holding me back at the moment.

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I've owned a SCVS003 (6R15A) for years that's been great. I owned a blue-dialed "Sumo" (probably 6R15A) years ago that was fine, too. I currently own a SBDC051 (probably 6R15C...haven't opened it to confirm), and it runs a little slow, but consistently so.

All three were bought from either Chino or Seiya. Chino is an AD, and I think Seiya buys from ADs (I don't know for sure). I wonder if the grey-market sellers are selling factory seconds or returns. Who knows?

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Post by Jeep99dad » Sat Feb 16, 2019 8:22 am

CGSshorty wrote:Glad I'm not the only sucker.
I ended up caving too Image
I guess my regular version will be for sale Image
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Post by hoppyjr » Sat Feb 16, 2019 4:30 pm

I’m in too.

Talked to Rob just now and asked about Topper branding on this one. He said they didn’t want to steal the show, but wanted the watch to stand on its own, especially since Seiko is a global brand. As such, there will be no Topper branding on the watch, but there will be an accompanying special certificate and information about Topper history.

A good move from a good guy. He’s a watch guy and it shows.

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Post by Panerai7 » Sat Feb 16, 2019 4:47 pm

About to pull the trigger on it, so nice.
Has it been confirmed it's not diashield?

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Post by Jeep99dad » Sat Feb 16, 2019 4:57 pm

Panerai7 wrote:About to pull the trigger on it, so nice.
Has it been confirmed it's not diashield?
The black coating of the case is a major upgrade as well. Instead of the standard PVD treatment, the case is treated with Seiko’s own “super-hard black material,” a coating which still allows the exquisite mixed polishing and brushing of the base stainless steel case to shine through just enough to keep things dynamic.
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Post by Jeep99dad » Sat Feb 16, 2019 4:58 pm

I love the second hand on it. Touch of orange and shorter overhang with smaller circle
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Post by hoppyjr » Sat Feb 16, 2019 6:02 pm

Also if you’re on the fence about this, Rob said that he has about 400 out of the 500 already sold. Might want to jump in now.

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Post by Captdave » Sat Feb 16, 2019 6:40 pm

hoppyjr wrote:I’m in too.

Talked to Rob just now and asked about Topper branding on this one. He said they didn’t want to steal the show, but wanted the watch to stand on its own, especially since Seiko is a global brand. As such, there will be no Topper branding on the watch, but there will be an accompanying special certificate and information about Topper history.

A good move from a good guy. He’s a watch guy and it shows.

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Re: Seiko Prospex Diver SPB107 - Topper LE

Post by BacoNoir » Sat Feb 16, 2019 6:41 pm

hoppyjr wrote:Also if you’re on the fence about this, Rob said that he has about 400 out of the 500 already sold. Might want to jump in now.
Are they going for the full $1k list?
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Re: Seiko Prospex Diver SPB107 - Topper LE

Post by aikiman44 » Sat Feb 16, 2019 6:48 pm

Yes
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