seiko prospex sbdy001 field watch – a unique tool watch with a pricing issue

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Seiko Prospex SBDY001 Field Watch A Unique Tool Watch With A Pricing Issue

By Meor Amri Meor Ayob

Photos from the authors personal collection

Monday, October 07, 2013

The Seiko SBDY001 Field Watch was launched by Seiko back in 2010. This is the first watch usingthe 4R35 movement that has hand winding and second hand stopping capabilities. The designSeiko decided on this Prospex model is that of a field watch. It was envisage that explorerscientists would be the primary users of this watch and it comes equipped with a magnifyingglass that can be flipped open.

This watch is a JDM (Japan Domestic Model) unit but interestingly, I found it in Phuket,

Thailand. It is very seldom you find Seiko Prospex models being sold outside Japan.

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Protected by the black/yellow box synonymous with the Prospex series, the watch looksmajestic in it. The plain dial and the black bezel in contrast to the stainless steel casing andbracelet give an aerodynamic feel to it. The red tipped second hand is a nice touch as itprovides a point of focus on the watch.
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This is a fair sized field watch in my view. With a diameter of 43 mm, almost everyone shouldbe able to wear this watch. It was good that designers in Seiko decided against producing awatch larger than 43 mm which is the norm nowadays. Nevertheless, it is thick at 15 mm andthe fatness does show.

To help obscure the thickness of the watch, Seiko designers decided to use the 22 mm lug sizeinstead of 20 mm which is typically used in other Prospex models. This provides the necessarybalance.

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The dial is black with a central disk that is textured. It has three hands that are fully lumed.Arabic numbering on the four corners of the compass while the rest are indexed (5 minuteintervals). Both indexes and numbers are lumed. At the edge of the dial, a second set of indexesis made available at minute intervals.

This watch comes with a date function. Instead of substituting one of the indexes to be the datewindow, a standalone date window is located at the 4:30 position. I prefer this placement asnone of the lumed indexes or numbers is eliminated. For a lumed shot, you get the full effectinstead of gaps.


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The black bezel has Arabic numbering in 5 minutes intervals. It is a permanent bezel and cannotbe turned . The cursive Automatic on the dial signifies that it is a special tool watch for Seiko.
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This watch has a main crown at the 4 oclock position. It is not a screw-down crown. It has 3positions. First is the safe position (closest to the casing) where you can manually wind thewatch. The second position allows you to adjust the date and the third position (furthest fromthe casing) allows you to adjust the time. At this third position, the second-hand stops moving.

This crown is painted black and knurled but not signed. I was made to understand that the blackpaint on the stainless steel is PVD treated with a special chemical mixed by Seiko. Not DLC butsomething with similar properties.

To those of you that are ardent Seiko fans, from the side profile shots you would notice thesimilarity to the Seiko Samurai. Also, the links, clasp and diver extension are all similar to theSamurais bracelet. Only the end link is different because it takes regular spring bars rather thanthe thick ones. Hence, its nickname: Seiko Field Samurai .

The call-to-fame for the SBDY001 has to be the spring-loaded magnifying glass. From the set of pictures above, you can see the curved or domed crystal. The pusher on the left side at the 8oclock positio n is used to release the magnifying glass. Engaging the pusher, the magnifyingglass will start to deploy. It is pivoted at a hinge situated at the 3 oclock position which is

spring-loaded.

The crystals used for the watch is Hardlex, an artificially created crystal proprietary to Seiko.Below you can see the magnifying glass fully extended.


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This watch uses two layers of crystals to protect the dial. The first is the domed magnifyingcrystal and the second a static flat crystal over the dial. The effect of having two crystals isactually very interesting. Compare the photo of the dial without the magnifying glass versus thephoto with the magnifying glass earlier. Different isnt it? Personally, I prefer the one withou t

the magnifying glass. The earlier photo makes it look like a diver watch which clearly is not.


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The magnification of the magnifying glass is estimated to be 3 times. More than sufficient tosee things in detail as well as start a fire. This I can confirm. Ive tried using it to burn using thesuns rays and it worked. I am proud to announce that this is the only watch that can make

fire!!

The watch comes with see-through case back where you can view the 4R35 movement. Unlike

the 6R15, the 4R35 movement does not come with decorated rotor. This movement operates inthe 21,600 vibrations per hour category. Comes with 23 jewels and has a power reserve of ~41hours. This movement is design to fit between the 7SXX and the 6RXX movements. Althoughthere are a lot of negative comments from bloggers about this movement, I dont find anyproblems with the movement to warrant such derision.
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The 22 mm bracelet of the SBDY001 comes with a divers extensi on. This fact is a mystery to me

since this watch is not designed as a diving watch. In fact, this watch has a water rating of just100 m and without a screw down crown, I wont dare use it for anything more than a dip in apool.

I suspect Seiko added the extension to help adventurers put on the watch over their coldweather jackets. If this is true, its a pity Seiko didnt mentioned it as such.

This watch uses the pin-and-collar system which requires you to be careful when sizing thebracelet.
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Despite the size and thickness, the watch looks balanced on my wrist. The use of a 22 mmbracelet instead of the typical 20 mm was a smart move by Seiko. The dome crystal which isobvi ous from a side view perspective is Panerai like.
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The manufacturing quality is first class. It has a useful tool and therefore it deserve its placing asa member of the Perspex group. I know a lot of people have a different view about this but Ibelieve Seiko did the right thing.

It is comfortable to wear and it easily slips under shirt cuffs. This makes it an all-rounder as it

can also be used in a formal setting.

I do have to agree with a lot of other watch enthusiasts that the price point Seiko set for thiswatch is on the high side. The movement is not as great as the 6R series and apart from theunique magnifying glass, there is nothing else special about the watch. I guess Seiko felt theunique magnifying glass does deserve premium pricing. Personally, it is overpriced.

As a final photo, a lume shot of the dial.

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About The writer

Meor Amri is a Malaysian working in Malaysia. Having bitten by the horology bug in 2010, he

has written extensively about the watch scene and has assembled a large collection of watches(excessively!!) on his own free time.

His blogs on the same subject are:

1. http://myhorologicalphotos.blogspot.com/ ; 2. http://watchcollectionhobby.wordpress.com/ ; 3. http://westernwatch.blogspot.com/ ; and4. http://easternwatch.blogspot.com/
http://myhorologicalphotos.blogspot.com/http://myhorologicalphotos.blogspot.com/http://watchcollectionhobby.wordpress.com/http://watchcollectionhobby.wordpress.com/http://westernwatch.blogspot.com/http://westernwatch.blogspot.com/http://easternwatch.blogspot.com/http://easternwatch.blogspot.com/http://easternwatch.blogspot.com/http://westernwatch.blogspot.com/http://watchcollectionhobby.wordpress.com/http://myhorologicalphotos.blogspot.com/

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