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Seiko Prospex Black "Slim Turtle" Watch Review (SPB317, SPB317J1)

Seiko Prospex Black "Slim Turtle" Watch Review (SPB317, SPB317J1)

Nick Lehner

Seiko loves reissues of dive watches from its back catalog. Reinterpretations of the 62MAS, Willard, and Marinemaster models have become quite popular. Seiko has reissued another lesser-known 60s dive watch, the 6105-8000. Seiko refers to it as Prospex SPB317, but the community calls it the Slim Turtle.

Seiko Prospex Black "Slim Turtle" Watch Review (SPB317, SPB317J1)

Nick Lehner

Seiko loves reissues of dive watches from its back catalog. Reinterpretations of the 62MAS, Willard, and Marinemaster models have become quite popular. Seiko has reissued another lesser-known 60s dive watch, the 6105-8000. Seiko refers to it as Prospex SPB317, but the community calls it the Slim Turtle.

Seiko Prospex White "Slim Turtle" Watch Review (SPB313, SBDC171, SPB313J1)

Seiko Prospex White "Slim Turtle" Watch Review (SPB313, SBDC171, SPB313J1)

Nick Lehner

In truth, I often miss my SPB143, which I sold to fund a Prospex LX. It was one of my favorite watches for around $1,000, and had very few flaws. I chose to buy the SPB313 because I liked its white dial with black hands and indices, but my hope was also that the Slim Turtle could fill the shoes of the 62MAS. Was it able to? Keep reading to...

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Seiko Prospex White "Slim Turtle" Watch Review (SPB313, SBDC171, SPB313J1)

Nick Lehner

In truth, I often miss my SPB143, which I sold to fund a Prospex LX. It was one of my favorite watches for around $1,000, and had very few flaws. I chose to buy the SPB313 because I liked its white dial with black hands and indices, but my hope was also that the Slim Turtle could fill the shoes of the 62MAS. Was it able to? Keep reading to...

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