The bezel is really done well on this one, it’s slightly stiff which I like and is 120 clicks to get it all the way around. The 20mm lugs are drilled, another nice feature that Seiko doesn’t always do in this price range. Speaking of price, these pop up all over Amazon for under $400 Pretty impressive for a solar diver in this price range. I am not sure of the slight difference between the V157 that’s in the Tuna, but Seiko say this has a 10 month power reserve. The watch has a sapphire crystal, screw down crown, screw down case back and that famous Seiko lume. This is really a great watch and it shows Seiko for once is listening to what customers want! It’s a little smaller than I like to wear, but for those with a thinner wrist or want a more compact package you will love it. Coming in at 38mm in case width and under 1mm in overall height. This time, Seiko went towards the slimmer und of the spectrum for a diver. This is a newer Seiko solar powered diver that recently was released. If you like big divers like a Seiko Marine Master, then you will really love this watch. Like most Citizen divers, the lume is excellent. It quickly has become one of my ‘grab and go’ watches. The sloping bezel meets the case just right and that is one reason it looks just right on the wrist. The nice thing about this Citizen Solar Diver is it wears much smaller than the 45mm diameter size would lead you to believe. The Ritchie silicone are thinker than most and feels more substantial on the wrist with matches the watches presence. I have actually started to wear it on a rubber quick release strap from Ritchie even more than usual. Over that time I have come to appreciate it even more and how good looking it is. The stock bracelet isn’t too shabby either – a little bit of a pain to adjust, but does have solid end links and micro-adjustments.Īfter owning this watch for over three years, I still love it as much as the day I got it. It’s a little hard to photograph with the black sunburst dial, but the watch has some amazing details: from a slanted chapter ring, dial markings, handset and more. Pictures just don’t do this watch justice. However, in person, it’s such a beautiful watch! If you want a nice, dressy, sports watch, something that can do it all and still perform when the chips are down, then this guy is a good choice. I had seen this on Amazon forever, but the stock pictures made it look big, bulky and, how shall I say….a little gaudy. While there are several solar divers beyond this list from Seiko and Citizen, I am just sticking to the ones I have owned or handled. I have owned or currently own every watch below and all my opinions are from first hand experience. The following is a list of watches tested by me. As you will find on my list of solar divers, it’s slim pickings beyond those manufacturers. When it comes to solar watches in general, there are really only a few players, Casio, Seiko and Citizen. I’ll be honest, I did not find a lot of variety. My guidelines were simple: I wanted a screw down crown, legitimate 200m of water resistance and a bracelet. I set out to not just find them, but to actually strap them to my wrist and put them to the test. I found the same thing, but that didn’t stop me from my mission to find the ultimate solar dive watches. If you’ve been looking around, by now you may have realized that there are not a lot of choices. I wanted to find a solar diver that had the traditional dive watch look, preferably on a bracelet, that could actually do more than just go to the beach. As someone who prefers a good quartz watch over an automatic any day of the week, I have spent countless hours over the last few years looking for not just the best quartz divers, but solar powered dive watches specifically.
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