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Seiko had a very exciting announcement at the Baselworld 2014 fair. The announcement was that Seiko’s Propsex brand was finally being launched on an international level for the first time. The brand was gently introduced last year with the SBDB008 Limited Edition in the US market, and now, an entire series will coming to the US. Part of their international launch was the introduction of new models for this series. Today we feature the Prospex Kinetic Diver GMT, models SUN019 and SUN023, which are the now most anticipated in the series.

The SUN019 will feature a 47.5mm stainless steel case and bracelet, mostly brushed in finish. The shrouded design is inspired from their 1st 600m dive watch from 1975 with openings from 12:00 to 3:00 and 6:00 to 9:00 allowing for easy access to its uni-directional divers bezel. The dial and bezel for the SUN019 will be in black, with the dial matte, making for great contrast along with it’s heavily applied luminous (Lumi-Bright) markers and hands. All four hands, along with the hour and minute markers, the frame of the GMT hand, and the tail end of the seconds hand will all be coated in the Lim-Bright material. As we all know, Seiko’s Lumi-Bright is very strong and with this heavy of an application is sure to glow tremendously.

The next model is the SUN023. It will have the same case design, but with a black hard coating on the shroud, orange accents for the dive features (rotating bezel and minute hand) and blue accents for the GMT hand and 24 hour numerals. The strap attachment for this model will be a black silicone giving it a soft and comfortable feel. The date will be featured just before the 5:00 marker, and the watch will also have a power reserve display that can be activated by pushing the upper right button. The second hand will act as your power reserve display. When pointing at 6:00, the power reserve is completely full. The closer it gets to 12:00, the lower the power.

The case sides on both models are hollowed out, allowing you to see the inner case. The attention to detail is incredible and gives you a lot to look at while on the wrist. These pieces are going to be thick and while I don’t have the exact measurements as of yet, I would guess them to be around 15-16mm. Of course, this is common and expected in most dive watches. The SUN019 and 023 will both have screw down crowns, and 200m water resistance. They will also have sapphire crystal with anti-reflective coating.

The movement used is the Seiko Kinetic GMT caliber 5M85. This will obviously display a secondary time zone, which is read in 24 hour increments and also features an independent setting hour hand, which can be adjusted by the first click out on the crown. Kinetic movements work off of body movement to recharge the watch. Essentially, 250 swings of its rotor is equivalent to 1 days worth of energy. The watch can run up to 6 months without movement before it needs to be recharged. This would be from a full charge, and if you can manage to keep these beauties off of your wrist for that long.

The MSRP on the SUN109 is $695, but is currently available for pre-order on AZFineTime.com for $521.25 HERE. The SUN023 will have an MSRP of $675, but also is available on our site for pre-order at $506.25 HERE. Both pieces are scheduled for early to mid September for delivery.

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Seiko Prospex Kinetic GMT SUN019

After nearly 49 years of being exclusively sold on the Japanese market, Seiko Prospex has finally gone global! The introduction of a new line up came along with its global distribution announcement, creating a ton of excitement in the collector community. The flagship for the new Prospex series is the new, shrouded Kinetic GMT, SUN019. The 47.5mm stainless steel case comes with steel bracelet and is set to retail at $695.

Seiko Prospex Kinetic GMT SUN023

The other variation of Kinteic Diver GMT will be the SUN023 with orange and blue accents, black hard coated case and silicone strap. Both styles will feature the 5M85 Kinetic movement with 6 month power reserve, power reserve display at the push of a button, and independent hour hand adjustment. Both models will also have anti-reflective coated sapphire crystal as well. The SUN023 will be at a retail of $675.

Seiko Prospex Solar Chronograph SSC289

As a part of their flight series, we will also be seeing the solar chronograph SSC289. The case is a 46mm stainless steel with rotating slide rule bezel. The features will include a 60 minute chronograph that can measure up to 1/5th of a second. There is also a 24 hour counter that acts as an AM/PM indicator. The piece is solar powered with 6 month power reserve, has AR coated sapphire crystal and will retail for $650.

Seiko Prospex Automatic 4R36 Monster SRP583

The Seiko “Monster” Automatic has made its way into the Prospex series with the upgraded 4R36 movement we 1st saw in the US last year in limited edition form. The SRP583 will come on black hard coated stainless steel bracelet with matching case and bezel, and will have yellow gold accents on the hands and crown. The MSRP on this “Monster” will be $595.

Seiko Prospex Automatic 4R36 Monster SRP581

The 2nd “Monster” in the Prospex series is the SRP581, with Blue coated bezel and black coated case. It’s hard to tell the blue in the image, but it will be the same blue as on last years limited edition SRP455. This model on polyurethane strap will retail for $475.

Seiko Prospex Automatic Compass Bezel Limited Edition SRP579

A limited edition model of “Monster” will also be introduced to the US market this year. The all black SRP579 will have a compass bezel, black gradient dial and leather strap with contrast stitching. The 45mm case will be black hard coated, as will the bezel, and also feature the 4R36 movement. This model will retail for $475.

Seiko Prospex Solar Chronograph SSC279 SSC275 SSC277

Seiko Prospex Automatic SRP585 SRP633

There will also be several models we did not see 1st hand, as we did not have enough time. There will be another series of solar chronograph, brown dialed SSC279 at $450, the blue dialed SSC275 at 495 and SSC277 at $550. There will be 2 other 4R36 automatics, with SRP585 at $475 and SRP633 at $515. There will certainly be some great values in the new Prospex line up.

Of course, Prospex isn’t Prospex without some kind of massively constructed, high quality, super-accurate tool watch…

Seiko Prospex Spring Drive Tuna Can SBDB009

The Prospex Marine Master 600 Spring Drive Tuna Can is back! The all black professional diver will be hitting US soil this year, with the same titanium DLC shroud as on the previous limited edition model SBDB008. Minus the gold accents, the watch is identical, and is estimated to retail at $4,200. This piece will be available in limited quantities, though not limited edition. This is a great opportunity for those who missed out on the collectible LE from last year.

All pieces are currently available for pre-order, with delivery dates ranging from July to October for release.

As always, if you have any questions, please feel free to call us at 1-800-486-3996 or submit an inquiry through AZFineTime.com.

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