Marinemaster. . . The first Seiko that will stick

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pbj204
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Re: Marinemaster. . . The first Seiko that will stick

Post by pbj204 » Wed Jul 06, 2022 6:53 am

smellody wrote:
Fri Jul 01, 2022 6:38 pm
JP Chestnut wrote:
Fri Jul 01, 2022 6:34 pm
No stupid prospex on the dial. Just as it should be. The MM300 is probably the watch id like to own the most but never will because it’s too big for me to wear.
Agree with you on the X dials. I'm big enough to pull it off... but also as happy wearing one of my 30mm Rolex.

This watch is leaps and bounds beyond any Seiko I've ever seen. I may have try a GS dive model if the love continues. . .
If you can get past the X on the dial (never bothered me), the SLA055 and SLA057 are worth looking into.

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Re: Marinemaster. . . The first Seiko that will stick

Post by Ryeguy » Wed Jul 06, 2022 9:32 am

I was discussing monobloc watch cases a bit ago and it reminded me of one of the little MM300 details that make it so special (and reinforces the value of vertically integrated watch manufacturers).

With a monobloc case, the movement is loaded and removed from the front.

The 8L35 movement used in the MM300 has the crown stem release lever in the front of the movement. You can see it to the right of the date window:
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The only way to make a monobloc case work with something like an SW200-1 is to use a split crown stem or maybe have a hole and plug in the caseback so the stem release button could be accessed (I think Helson did this with their ProPlog "homage").

I appreciate how Seiko designed and engineered the movement and case to work together.

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Re: Marinemaster. . . The first Seiko that will stick

Post by BBK357 » Thu Jul 07, 2022 6:46 pm

Love the gold accents and no X on dial. Congrats!
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Re: Marinemaster. . . The first Seiko that will stick

Post by sierra11b » Fri Jul 08, 2022 3:37 pm

Should have never ever sold my sbdx012.

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