Awesome review and congratulations on your new MM300. I recently purchased the SLA047J1 and buying the original Marine Master has always been my grail of grail watches. Now that I own it I couldn’t be happier and more satisfied. To me the SLA023, 21 , and my 047 are the ultimate Marine Master watches . Don’t get me wrong your Marine Master is awesome but it doesn’t top my SLA047J1 . I’ll be visiting my local AD Little Treasury Jewelers soon to check out these new MM300 watches out .
I had a chance to check that one out in person as well. I believe it is closer to the original case size and around 44 mm. Which is a bit larger than I would personally want for myself. But my friend who was looking at one of these is seriously concerning one. However, he also just bought an SLA039 and is very happy with that. He has an 8-in wrist though so he can totally support that. No problem. My 7-in wrist could probably do it, but I would prefer to keep it no more than 42 mm. Sometimes. 43 mm works for me, but it really depends on the overall case design.
Just picked this up. Wonderful piece. The only thing at this price is would say is Seiko could make the bezel more chunky in the clicks, and upgrade the clasp. Same exact clasp as lower Prospex. Works great and nice and thin, but a tudor clasp is far beyond this for roughly the same price. However a tudor bracelet feels cheaper than the Seiko. Pluses and minuses.
Congrats. I'm ok with the bezel action. It's a fairly standard Seiko feeling bezel action, sort of dampened with soft slightly delayed clicks, is how I'd describe it. It's maybe a bit tighter than "lower" Prospex models. As with the bracelet. Again, overall I'm fine with it. It works. Comfortable. Looks good. I don't mind no quick micro-adjust as I usually get a perfect fit and never have to adjust. but, I also wouldn't mind if they had one. I could certainly do without the useless flip out diver extension. It just looks ugly when used, even though I will never use it. I had actually bought an oem mm300 ratcheting clasp to replace the one it comes with. But, it was defective and I had to return it. But, I'm rethinking it because as I mentioned, I can and have a perfect fit with bracket & clasp as is. Hoping the next mm300 clasp will be ok and without defect, I still may not try to buy it again. So, idk?.. I think I'd rather save the $$, they aren't inexpensive, and get other straps instead.
It looks like your bezel is slightly misaligned. The lume pip on the bezel is ever so slightly to the right of the 12 o'clock hour marker. I saw Little Treasury's video on another white dial model and his version was significantly misaligned. I really wanted to buy this watch but with two examples being misaligned, it is really making me reconsider.
Mine is fine. As I mentioned in video, when at the AD , I checked 3 examples available before picking the best overall aligned one. The other 2 I did not pick, the bezel was very obviously misaligned, but hands were aligned. The other the bezel was perfectly aligned, but the hour hand was a bit misaligned.. about 3-4 minutes ahead so it does not perfectly point towards the hour marker at the top of the hour. It's like a hair off and barely noticeable. But, I can see it and notice it so that's enough to say "no" and pass on that one. I think you COULD get a well-aligned example. Try to check at an AD to be sure. Or, you may get lucky buying online. Even the more expensive Marinemaster 200, the one with the horizontal textured dial and a reimagine of the 63mas, I checked at the same AD a few weeks before just to see and the bezel was misaligned. Anyways, that's the way it goes with Seiko's I guess.
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@@khronokraze It's so frustrating that Seiko can't get something so basic right. I have 2 Grand Seikos and they are perfect so we know they are capable of doing it. I don't have any Seiko ADs in my city and I don't have the patience to play the lotto by buying/returning online.
I've only owned one GS and it was pretty perfectly made. Yeah. If they would just get their QC issues resolved, they could really dominate as it's those little, but repeat offenses, that keep them from being that much closer to being perfect.. might even get those that have an issue with the progress of the QC was tighter.. besides adding just a couple of much requested features.
Male endlinks, stamped clasp, no screw pins on bracelet, no ceramic bezel, date at 4:30, although it has a GS movement, its not regulated at GS standards, price 3000 euros. Total disaster in my opinion, only thing good about this watch is the lume
Don’t sugar coat it , tell us how you really feel lol 😂. I agree with you actually. I just recently purchased the SLA047 Marine Master 300 and to me it’s the ultimate diver and a saturation diver and a much better watch at that . This new MM300 is ok but I wouldn’t spend what they’re asking for it .
@@tuhkathri9126 What does that have to do with anything?., even if it were true. An that is falsehood. A myth. Seiko does not own orient. Orient is under epsom. So as seiko. Seiko an orient are seperate entitys..look on orients casebacks. They say “epsom”. Not seiko.
Beautiful watch!!
Thanks!
Awesome review and congratulations on your new MM300. I recently purchased the SLA047J1 and buying the original Marine Master has always been my grail of grail watches. Now that I own it I couldn’t be happier and more satisfied. To me the SLA023, 21 , and my 047 are the ultimate Marine Master watches . Don’t get me wrong your Marine Master is awesome but it doesn’t top my SLA047J1 . I’ll be visiting my local AD Little Treasury Jewelers soon to check out these new MM300 watches out .
I had a chance to check that one out in person as well. I believe it is closer to the original case size and around 44 mm. Which is a bit larger than I would personally want for myself. But my friend who was looking at one of these is seriously concerning one. However, he also just bought an SLA039 and is very happy with that. He has an 8-in wrist though so he can totally support that. No problem. My 7-in wrist could probably do it, but I would prefer to keep it no more than 42 mm. Sometimes. 43 mm works for me, but it really depends on the overall case design.
Nice review, I'm after the 079 myself 🙂🙂🙂
Can't go wrong with that one, too
Just picked this up. Wonderful piece. The only thing at this price is would say is Seiko could make the bezel more chunky in the clicks, and upgrade the clasp. Same exact clasp as lower Prospex. Works great and nice and thin, but a tudor clasp is far beyond this for roughly the same price. However a tudor bracelet feels cheaper than the Seiko. Pluses and minuses.
Congrats. I'm ok with the bezel action. It's a fairly standard Seiko feeling bezel action, sort of dampened with soft slightly delayed clicks, is how I'd describe it. It's maybe a bit tighter than "lower" Prospex models.
As with the bracelet. Again, overall I'm fine with it. It works. Comfortable. Looks good. I don't mind no quick micro-adjust as I usually get a perfect fit and never have to adjust. but, I also wouldn't mind if they had one.
I could certainly do without the useless flip out diver extension. It just looks ugly when used, even though I will never use it.
I had actually bought an oem mm300 ratcheting clasp to replace the one it comes with. But, it was defective and I had to return it.
But, I'm rethinking it because as I mentioned, I can and have a perfect fit with bracket & clasp as is. Hoping the next mm300 clasp will be ok and without defect, I still may not try to buy it again.
So, idk?.. I think I'd rather save the $$, they aren't inexpensive, and get other straps instead.
Tudor bracelets are infinitely better than this.
@@maitrehg probably. I had a Tudor.
Now I don't and have this. Not looking back nor regretting having sold my Tudor
@@maitrehgTUDOR IS TRASH 🗑️ AND FAKE ROLEX😂😂😂😂
@@khronokrazeTUDOR IS TRASH 🗑️ 😂😂😂
It looks like your bezel is slightly misaligned. The lume pip on the bezel is ever so slightly to the right of the 12 o'clock hour marker. I saw Little Treasury's video on another white dial model and his version was significantly misaligned. I really wanted to buy this watch but with two examples being misaligned, it is really making me reconsider.
Mine is fine. As I mentioned in video, when at the AD , I checked 3 examples available before picking the best overall aligned one. The other 2 I did not pick, the bezel was very obviously misaligned, but hands were aligned. The other the bezel was perfectly aligned, but the hour hand was a bit misaligned.. about 3-4 minutes ahead so it does not perfectly point towards the hour marker at the top of the hour. It's like a hair off and barely noticeable. But, I can see it and notice it so that's enough to say "no" and pass on that one.
I think you COULD get a well-aligned example. Try to check at an AD to be sure. Or, you may get lucky buying online.
Even the more expensive Marinemaster 200, the one with the horizontal textured dial and a reimagine of the 63mas, I checked at the same AD a few weeks before just to see and the bezel was misaligned.
Anyways, that's the way it goes with Seiko's I guess.
@@khronokraze It's so frustrating that Seiko can't get something so basic right. I have 2 Grand Seikos and they are perfect so we know they are capable of doing it. I don't have any Seiko ADs in my city and I don't have the patience to play the lotto by buying/returning online.
I've only owned one GS and it was pretty perfectly made. Yeah. If they would just get their QC issues resolved, they could really dominate as it's those little, but repeat offenses, that keep them from being that much closer to being perfect.. might even get those that have an issue with the progress of the QC was tighter.. besides adding just a couple of much requested features.
Beautiful watch! I would like to see Seiko just let go of the date completely though. Anyway, it is undeniably a nice iteration of a classic.
yeah that would the dream scenario , dates don't belong on a diver anyways .
Ugh. Male endlinks. Instantly ruins the bracelet for me. The watch itself is a looker though. Datewindow could have been done better.
Really? My SLA047 and SBGN003 both have make end links and it’s never bothered me one bit
@@Not-a-bot222 Depends on your wrist size. Mine are skinny at 6.3 inches, so lug to lug is important.
@WH250398 might not even matter if the lugs and mid-links turn down good which these actually do.
Male endlinks, stamped clasp, no screw pins on bracelet, no ceramic bezel, date at 4:30, although it has a GS movement, its not regulated at GS standards, price 3000 euros. Total disaster in my opinion, only thing good about this watch is the lume
Don’t sugar coat it , tell us how you really feel lol 😂. I agree with you actually. I just recently purchased the SLA047 Marine Master 300 and to me it’s the ultimate diver and a saturation diver and a much better watch at that . This new MM300 is ok but I wouldn’t spend what they’re asking for it .
The orient saturation diver at 1,000 is better than these seikos an cost much less. Nothing but facts.
The orient saturation diver at around 1,000 dollars is better than these seikos. An obviously the orient is much less. Only bad thing is the size.
I'm just not attracted to any Orient or Citizen designs.
@@khronokraze The seiko is still a very nice watch. We all have our own taste. A nice watch is a nice watch. Good video.
@@Crownof12stars 🍻
Orient is owned by Seiko so 🤷♂️😄
@@tuhkathri9126 What does that have to do with anything?., even if it were true. An that is falsehood. A myth. Seiko does not own orient. Orient is under epsom. So as seiko. Seiko an orient are seperate entitys..look on orients casebacks. They say “epsom”. Not seiko.