I really like the Turtle, I have 3. It’s a really cool watch and used to be reasonably priced. The cyclops completely kills it for me, I really don’t understand why they chose to put it on. It’s also a little pricey. I would say it really not worth what they want for this.
My skx crown was grindy like metal on metal. I put a touch of the Seiko gasket grease on the threaded tube and instantly it was buttery smooth and still is a year later. That Seiko grease is great for gaskets and more. You can find it on eBay.
Ooh, just saw the price. Yeah, that's a bit steep. Seikolex? There are so many great watches for $600, at that price point, there's just so much choice.
So, Seiko finally have what watches costing hundreds less have. Now, I have a warm spot in my heart for Seiko, as one of my first watches as a teenager was a Seiko, but this is just too expensive.
I love the Turtle but this model I do not like the Cyclops, everything else perfect. Maybe I have to check it out in person. But I wonder how much $ to remove it.
Just noticed the jdm version is $1600. International version around $400. Didn't used to be that size discrepancy. Maybe a few hundred max. Seems like jdm is now in price gouging mode. For $1600 I can get the 6r35 luxury turtle with left over.
Just checked their website, and these are going for $750. Hopefully the price drops after the hype is over. Though on the same site, the basic black version is just north of $500.
@@cybrscot +1 on the magnifier as my age has made it a necessity. I also don't believe the magnifier looks bad with all due respect to those who do. Thanks for the mini review, Maverick Watch Reviews.
I appreciate the info and review but you spend 3:20 talking while we look at the box. The lume comparison is great, I wish more reviewers did them like this. I want to see better lume on ALL watches.
They had all the the right ingredients from *the great white edition*(SBDY031).The foundation was there. They should have just removed the circular pattern from the bezel ,add the color scheme of the srp777 and remove the "save the ocean"motif. Put an ar coated treated sapphire crystal, fit a proper 22mm diver bracelet worthy of a toolwatch and sort the alignment issues.Done.500-600 USmax.Done. You could have had your perfect "entry level" dive watch in the prospex dive watch family. These prices are just obscene and seiko are are taking advantage of their customers and fanbase.
The bezel insert is amazing looking, i plan to buy the stock turtle in black dial and than add oem ceramic bezel. I wonder if bezels will be available for sale as spare parts
Know where I can get a ceramic luminous bezel insert for my blue turtle? That and the sapphire crystal make this watch cool, but not so sure about the price. I got my brand new Sumo for that coin.
If you google it, plenty results show up, such as LCBI (lumed ceramic bezel inserts). Having several different manufacturers and multitudes of variations, it's probably best for you to take your time and do your own research; the true fun of customising is making your vision come to life. (:
Not true. There is a Japan-sourced model. This has been the case in the past btw. Past Turtles had a made in Japan version and a Malaysia made version. Japanese ones always have the kanji date wheel, if I'm not mistaken.
This watch is ruined because of the X on dial, the rubber band needs to always be the Z 22 rubber strap. Just make the 6309- 704& and make it exact to the 6309....you will not believe how many Seiko diver purist will purchase that....the prospect line has gotten out of hand, good watch but nothing like the original Seiko 6309 ....
great review, i want a turtle but now so confused with all the different models available, I had my eyes on the great white but now I don't know. what is your favorite?
If you change it to Saturday in Japanese language will it then roll through all Japanese days of week as the week rolls on? I only ask this as when you cycled the date wheel the English and Japanese words were after each other
With import fees It would become a 750 dollar watch for me. Better pop some sapphire myself in an older 300 dollar version or buy a Chinese turtle for 200 bucks with all the extra's minus the cyclops.
I think some pieces are manufactured in Malaysia. I dunno if it's the case for all Seikos, but that's what some of the model numbers that end with -K or -J designations. The US market sometimes gets the ones from Malaysia or another country so it doesn't have the Kanji day/date wheel.
Richard Bertoso it’s pretty easy to solve. Your just unlucky that you got an inaccurate piece ootb, send it to a local watch smith have him check, usually no issues. Just ask the watch smith to adjust the watch to make it accurate and also do some minor maintenance to your watch. Sometimes your work place could be affecting the accuracy, if your working in power plants, power station, radio station etc which could affect the hair springs revolution making it off beat and the time will be miss regulated.
This is a great video, it's so hard not to want to go out on own this. I love the dial texture, though I think it looks more like a frag grenade lol. And totally unrelated, but your voice sounds like Chef John's over at Food Wishes channel. Just take a listen and see if I'm speaking some sense haha.
No thanks. Buy the turtle you want and have a crystal with a lumed ceramic bezel added. You won't have that ridiculous cyclops and obnoxious waffle dial, AND have some coin left-over.
finally sieko starts bringing more timepieces with saphire and ceramic (two things i need for a daily driver dive watch )
I’m ok with sapphire but ceramic bezels are too reflective and brittle.
Seiko knocked it out of the park with this one!
another beautiful Seiko in turtle line, love it.
Love the magnifier ! Yes, it's easy to read. ......and you've never seen a green turtle? What color turtles do you have in your neck of the woods? LOL
I really like the Turtle, I have 3. It’s a really cool watch and used to be reasonably priced.
The cyclops completely kills it for me, I really don’t understand why they chose to put it on. It’s also a little pricey. I would say it really not worth what they want for this.
I bought this right away! Can’t wait for it to arrive! Definitely a keeper. Will look awesome on nato!
what narto strap where you thining to get with it? I ordered mine also cant wait... videos and photos don't do this justice
I'm glad you are able to get all these cool Japanese watches from shopping in japan. We get to see the latest and greatest.
Yeah, it's a great collaboration and they're really nice people.
Just got it so happy Christmas came early 😄
My skx crown was grindy like metal on metal. I put a touch of the Seiko gasket grease on the threaded tube and instantly it was buttery smooth and still is a year later. That Seiko grease is great for gaskets and more. You can find it on eBay.
Great advice. Just ordered some.
I use the grease on seals as well
Waxed dental floss also works
I really hope Seiko will release a Samurai with those upgrades.
Black or the green. at first i was 100% sold on the black, but the green has grown on me so much.
Can’t have enough Turtles! Thanks for the review.
I love this upgrade. Thanks Mav!
Hey Mark, yeah it's pretty cool! Expensive as hell but cool...lol.
I'm new to Seiko, I just got the Pepsi Bezel Mini Turtle PADI for my smaller wrist, it's beutiful !
It is a big boy! But much more acceptable compared to Panerai or G shock, the best of Seiko.👍
Thanks for the clear shots! Too bad they didn't make the bezel a lot thinner to make the watch more premium... Will get it anyway 😁
Ooh, just saw the price. Yeah, that's a bit steep. Seikolex? There are so many great watches for $600, at that price point, there's just so much choice.
Thats msrp. Most retailers sell it for $450. The watch is worth that easily.
Bought this watch at Macy's for 400 bucks..a month later I bought the king samurai seiko at the same place for the same price.
It wouldn’t have been the j version
Nice review on the Grenade Turtle
So, Seiko finally have what watches costing hundreds less have. Now, I have a warm spot in my heart for Seiko, as one of my first watches as a teenager was a Seiko, but this is just too expensive.
Love love love the updates... Except for that candy bar
I love the Turtle but this model I do not like the Cyclops, everything else perfect. Maybe I have to check it out in person. But I wonder how much $ to remove it.
Just bought one last week, also JDM model.Fantastic watch, totally agree with your enthusiasm.
Enjoy it
That's a nice looking watch!
my jade monster runs so well its scary, i love this turtle 🐢 great video thanks for this!!!
You're very welcome!
Have and love this watch……also have the SRPF77 Save the oceans model love them both
Just noticed the jdm version is $1600. International version around $400. Didn't used to be that size discrepancy. Maybe a few hundred max. Seems like jdm is now in price gouging mode. For $1600 I can get the 6r35 luxury turtle with left over.
I finally got mine last week!
The magnifier blocks off the hour hand .
Just checked their website, and these are going for $750. Hopefully the price drops after the hype is over. Though on the same site, the basic black version is just north of $500.
The black waffle dial without the cyclops AND without day/date complication. Would shell out $$ for that.
Ahhh really want to get this but also love gilt dial of the SRP775...can't decide. Great review!
Thank you sir! And yes, the 775 is another great looking colorway.
No technical upgrades? Such as improved movement?
I like the ceramic bezel, and sapphire crystal, they’ve ruined the watch with date magnifier though. Obviously chapter ring is misaligned.
Love the magnifier!
@@cybrscot +1 on the magnifier as my age has made it a necessity. I also don't believe the magnifier looks bad with all due respect to those who do. Thanks for the mini review, Maverick Watch Reviews.
Beauty!
I appreciate the info and review but you spend 3:20 talking while we look at the box. The lume comparison is great, I wish more reviewers did them like this. I want to see better lume on ALL watches.
They had all the the right ingredients from *the great white edition*(SBDY031).The foundation was there.
They should have just removed the circular pattern from the bezel ,add the color scheme of the srp777 and remove the "save the ocean"motif. Put an ar coated treated sapphire crystal, fit a proper 22mm diver bracelet worthy of a toolwatch and sort the alignment issues.Done.500-600 USmax.Done.
You could have had your perfect "entry level" dive watch in the prospex dive watch family.
These prices are just obscene and seiko are are taking advantage of their customers and fanbase.
This looks so good. "Made in Japan", that's why.
I will like to see the SEIKO Samurai SBDY043 review.
The bezel insert is amazing looking, i plan to buy the stock turtle in black dial and than add oem ceramic bezel. I wonder if bezels will be available for sale as spare parts
It doesn’t come with seiko warranty card ?
can you slap it on a steel bracelet..? I love the upgrades seiko did except for the cyclops. Might grow in me if it was in steel bracelet.
is there any other difference between this and SRPE05 other than manufacturing location?
nope. This is just the JDM one. Small differences include "Made in Japan" at 6 o''clock, but on paper, they should be the same
I hope they do this with the mini turtle
@08:27, its kanji for Thursday btw.
Wish that they made this with a green bezel as well.
Do they have a dress watch with this type of dial? It reminds me of PP Aquanaut.
Thanks 💜👍
Part of me wants the JDM version but then again I would like the date to be in English. Might not go JDM on this one
The date can be either in kanji or english. i have a couple of made in japan seiko watches and they have both.
how long does the night light last?
Its fantastic
Does the date day window is also sapphire?
The cyclops is made of plastic, that´s why you can remove it with heat if you want, it´s just glued on the crystal
Know where I can get a ceramic luminous bezel insert for my blue turtle? That and the sapphire crystal make this watch cool, but not so sure about the price. I got my brand new Sumo for that coin.
If you google it, plenty results show up, such as LCBI (lumed ceramic bezel inserts). Having several different manufacturers and multitudes of variations, it's probably best for you to take your time and do your own research; the true fun of customising is making your vision come to life. (:
Are there mayor differences between international vs JDM ?
NO difference, accept some people prefer or trust the Made in Japan and felt happy about it with the MIJ on the dial or back case.
No. From what I see only looks and to tell you the truth not worth double the price of STO. IMO.
Hello.what do you think of this watch on are 8.5 inch wrist?will it be too big?
By no means
It looks great on my 8.5 inch wrists.
The lug to lug is 48 mm. I can easily pull this off with a 7.5inch wrist
I have a 12.8 inch wrist and it's killer.
All made in same factory in Malaysia.
None are made in Japan, except grand Seiko.
Where's your proof? We're all excited to see it.
@@maverickwatchreviews I think this has been said by Seiko themselves...
watch nut
Japan -onlinestore have made in Japan
Not true. There is a Japan-sourced model. This has been the case in the past btw. Past Turtles had a made in Japan version and a Malaysia made version. Japanese ones always have the kanji date wheel, if I'm not mistaken.
This watch is ruined because of the X on dial, the rubber band needs to always be the Z 22 rubber strap.
Just make the 6309- 704& and make it exact to the 6309....you will not believe how many Seiko diver purist will purchase that....the prospect line has gotten out of hand, good watch but nothing like the original Seiko 6309 ....
great review, i want a turtle but now so confused with all the different models available, I had my eyes on the great white but now I don't know. what is your favorite?
The King Turtle SRPE07 is my fav.
Is the new turtle the same size as the other turtles? It looked slimmer than the others. Maybe the strap gave that illusion.
All these squares make a circle
Desde México 🇲🇽 hermoso reloj.
If you change it to Saturday in Japanese language will it then roll through all Japanese days of week as the week rolls on?
I only ask this as when you cycled the date wheel the English and Japanese words were after each other
Seiko, fix your bezel movement and sign your crowns with an "S"
. Also, 4R-series movement for $800??? GTFO.
YOU MEAN water prof? 200 meters? but isnt that only 150 meters taking movement into consideration
My huge gripe on the king turtle is the bloody cyclops
Why is taller bezel better?
To protect crystal better.
They are much more expensive in Ireland’ €600 & more
everything is in Ireland $400 usd here in Boston
It has a Turtle Shell dial not a waffle. I have officially named the dial!!! It is said, it is done...TURTLE SHELL TURTLE SHELL TURTLE SHELL
WAFFLE,WAFFLE,WAFFLE!...lol.
Grenade...!
With import fees It would become a 750 dollar watch for me. Better pop some sapphire myself in an older 300 dollar version or buy a Chinese turtle for 200 bucks with all the extra's minus the cyclops.
Where else is this watch made? I think mine is made in China, but the case does not say.
It's either Japan or Malaysia. If it doesn't say, it's Malaysia. Movement is Japanese usually, regardless.
Aren't they all made in Japan?
I think some pieces are manufactured in Malaysia. I dunno if it's the case for all Seikos, but that's what some of the model numbers that end with -K or -J designations. The US market sometimes gets the ones from Malaysia or another country so it doesn't have the Kanji day/date wheel.
You are 100% correct :)
Oh man I’m a sucker for a cyclops over the date. That’s why I love the billion dollar “Submariner Homage” industry.
But this at Macys when they have their sales
Fantastic 😍😍😍👍🏻
Is that the only color?
Philip Lim no ,black and blue available
I love seiko. Sadly the accuracy of my turtle padi is not that great.
Richard Bertoso it’s pretty easy to solve. Your just unlucky that you got an inaccurate piece ootb, send it to a local watch smith have him check, usually no issues. Just ask the watch smith to adjust the watch to make it accurate and also do some minor maintenance to your watch. Sometimes your work place could be affecting the accuracy, if your working in power plants, power station, radio station etc which could affect the hair springs revolution making it off beat and the time will be miss regulated.
good review but I don't like the watch :(
It's not for everyone for sure. Thanks for watching.
This is a great video, it's so hard not to want to go out on own this. I love the dial texture, though I think it looks more like a frag grenade lol.
And totally unrelated, but your voice sounds like Chef John's over at Food Wishes channel. Just take a listen and see if I'm speaking some sense haha.
I hear that ALL the time...lol. Thanks for watching, I really appreciate it.
That little gap between the bezel and crystal was a deal breaker for me.
Kanji date??
Meant to say Kanji "day".
Maverick Watch Reviews i know 😄
Smartass :)
Green Seiko dive watches are my thing but this dial looks cheap to me. Looks like the dials that come on knock off Royal Oaks.
Seiko 6309 much more desirable;
The X on the dial is just bad!!
Love the Turtle but not worth anymore than $400 tops!
Toooooo long staring at a box!! Open it up already quit talking
Save the ocean by a country that loves shark fin soup and whales.....oh well.......plus a little radioactive water. I do like the watch.
That's china
Jon O 😂😂😂😂😂
now it’s 1500 $ 🙄
first
Ugly?
"The fashion-watch turtle".
Figures... pass.
Too much talking and waffling on 👎 in the intro couldnt be bothered waiting to see the topic ... byeeee
Lmao...take care!
Well that's just like your opinion man
No thanks. Buy the turtle you want and have a crystal with a lumed ceramic bezel added. You won't have that ridiculous cyclops and obnoxious waffle dial, AND have some coin left-over.
Not for me... Its too tall and the cyclops doesn't look good, the dial it's a copy of the Auderman Piguet and I don't like it