And, like other newer gen Prospex divers, the chapter ring is gone as well. The markers have been updated slightly, and there is now a sliver of a marker on the edge of the date window preventing there from being a blank spot in the dark. Thanks to the smaller size everything on the dial is closer together. Oh, and it still has Seiko’s scratch resistant super-hard coating for good measure. While we don’t have the lug-to-lug on the 185, I can only imagine that this even smaller, thinner case will be exceptional. Curves, proportions, and a relatively thin profile just made sit so well. If you haven’t read my SPB077 review here’s the most important takeaway: although that watch was 44mm it wore incredibly well. That’s a substantial reduction that will certainly be felt on the wrist. For comparison, the 077 was 44mm x 13.1mm. New for 2020 the 185 and 187 feature the same dramatic lines and robust lugs that are core to the 6159 DNA, but come in at 42mm with a 12.5mm thickness. One of which is the use of the newer 6R35 caliber, the rollout of which I would venture to guess is a driving force behind this new generation of Prospex divers. But like with the SP149 and it’s similar 62MAS-born brothers the SPB051 and 053, the new SPB185 and 187 are further, dare I say, refinements on the theme with several substantial differences. Now Zach, you might be thinking, didn’t Seiko just release the SPB077, 079 (and a few others in that range), which are also mid-tier reinterpretations 6159/MM300? And the answer would be yes. With just a little under two months left to 2020 (phew), Seiko has just dropped a couple of watches that are once again going to get fans all riled up, the SPB185 and SPB187, two more mid-tier divers that continue the 6159/MM300 lineage. Models like the SPB149 62MAS reinterpretation I reviewed here, or the SPB153 “Willard” Ed took for a test drive here, are some of the hottest dive watches on the market right now. Best of all, the watches they are releasing aren’t just cool on paper, they’ve quickly become cult hits.
From high-end SLA models to SafArnies to mid-tier modern reinterpretations, they’ve been firing on all cylinders.
I’d go so far as to say this has been their strongest year in recent memory. To say Seiko has been killing it with Prospex this year is quite an understatement.
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