Last night I broke in my newly acquired Seiko SpeedMaster SBDL021 in less than an hour. My daughter Natalie wouldn't sleep complaining of itching, so I gave her liquid Benadryl and told her not to move as I placed the measuring dispenser into her mouth. At that moment, she jerked with a big laugh and the liquid syrup spilled on my wrist, including the band of my brand new SpeedMaster. You can see the marks on the band evidencing I didn't rinse it thoroughly enough.
I really love the watch, which like my Tuna has a shroud and almost identical case. The power on the SpeedMaster is solar.
I love the details on this SpeedMaster. I can stare at it over and over and have to be careful to keep my eyes on the road while I'm driving.
The SpeedMaster costs half of the Tuna but unlike the Tuna which has synthetic crystal the SpeedMaster has real sapphire. I don't understand Seiko pricing but I love both these watches.
I like the styling of it, Jeff. I thought only Omega made Speedmasters, but I guess not.
Maybe a little diluted dish washing soap and a soft cloth will be able to clean the band.
Posted by: Gary | December 03, 2013 at 12:50 PM
Looks good, Jeff, glad you love it. Is it an optical illusion or is that significantly bigger than the Tuna?
Posted by: jonnybardo | December 03, 2013 at 04:04 PM
Both nice...love the thick cases. If I had to pick one, I'd lean toward the Tuna----lucky Jeff, that you don't have to pick one---except which one you'll wear on a particular day!
Posted by: Angelo | December 03, 2013 at 05:14 PM
It must be an illusion. The cases are identical in size. The bezels are identical as well. Both are 47mm without the crown.
Posted by: herculodge | December 03, 2013 at 05:49 PM
Seiko makes some great watches. Sorry to hear about the spill and hope you're able to clean it up!
Posted by: David G | December 04, 2013 at 02:01 PM
Here's a review of the new Citizen Eco-Drive Promaster Aqualand BJ2128-05E Depth Meter Watch. It has an interesting design, different from most other dive watches.
http://www.ablogtowatch.com/citizen-eco-drive-promaster-aqualand-bj2128-05e-depth-meter-watch-review/
Posted by: Gary | December 09, 2013 at 09:55 AM
Hi Jeff,
i bought this watch from you off eBay. I'd seen your pictures of it here on Herculodge and decided I wanted one. I had no idea when I bought it on eBay that you were the seller and what I was buying was the *actual* watch I'd seen that made me want to buy one.
I've always had a special attachment to it, since it was the first watch I'd ever spend more than $150 on (all my previous watches were Invictas, with the exception of an SXK007), plus it was a watch that was owned by a well-known watch collecter.
Although there are other watches I wear much more often, this one has always been my favorite in the looks department.
I just gave it to my 19-year-old son for Christmas, because he's always admired it and asked to borrow it quite often. He was very excited to receive it and loves it.
Just thought you'd like to know what ended up happening with this watch after it left your collection...
-Brian
Posted by: Brian | December 24, 2017 at 11:52 PM