Collector's Guide To All the Different Seiko Marine Masters Diver Models & Variants...

[Isthmus]

Most Seiko collectors are familiar with the SBDX001 Marine Master. What many might not know is that not only was that model not the first Marine Master, but that Seiko has multiple models with that designation. For example, all the modern tuna Cans (from the 300m one and up are labeled Marine master).

The following is a list of all the different seiko models that are branded as Marine Masters (either on the dial, the hang tag and/or on the caseback):

- SBDX001 (THE Marine Master):

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v373/Santeno/DIVERS/Marine%20Masters/SBDX001-a.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v373/Santeno/DIVERS/Marine%20Masters/SBDX001-b.jpg

- SBDX003

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v373/Santeno/DIVERS/Marine%20Masters/SBDX003-a.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v373/Santeno/DIVERS/Marine%20Masters/SBDX003-b.jpg

- SBDB001 600m Spring Drive

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v373/Santeno/DIVERS/Marine%20Masters/SBDB001-a.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v373/Santeno/DIVERS/Marine%20Masters/SBDB001-b.jpg

- SBCN005 Transocean (The first Marine Master)

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v373/Santeno/DIVERS/Marine%20Masters/SBCN005-a.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v373/Santeno/DIVERS/Marine%20Masters/SBCN005-b.jpg
source: GMT+9

- SBDW015 Pipin Ferreras Kinetic:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v373/Santeno/DIVERS/Marine%20Masters/SBDW015.jpg

- SBBN011 1000m "Darth Vader" shrouded diver (says MM on the caseback):

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v373/Santeno/DIVERS/Marine%20Masters/SBBN011-a.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v373/Santeno/DIVERS/Marine%20Masters/SBBN011-b.jpg

- SBBN007 "Tuna Can" Shrouded Diver (says MM on the hang-tag):

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v373/Santeno/DIVERS/Marine%20Masters/SBBN007.jpg

- SSBS018 Shrouded Diver (says MM on the hang-tag):

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v373/Santeno/DIVERS/Marine%20Masters/SSBS018.jpg

- SBDD001 direct drive kinetic (says MM on the hang-tag):

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v373/Santeno/DIVERS/Marine%20Masters/SBDD001-a.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v373/Santeno/DIVERS/Marine%20Masters/SBDD001-b.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v373/Santeno/DIVERS/Marine%20Masters/SBDD003-c.jpg

- SBDD003 direct drive kinetic (says MM on the hang-tag):

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v373/Santeno/DIVERS/Marine%20Masters/SBDD003-a.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v373/Santeno/DIVERS/Marine%20Masters/SBDD003-b.jpg


SBDK001 Dive Computer (says it on the caseback):

http://www.cscoutjapan.com/en/wp-content/uploads/blog_archive/seikoprospexsbdk001.jpg

http://thumbnail.image.rakuten.co.jp/@0_mall/blessyou/cabinet/seiko_prospex/sbdk001-3.jpg


Basically most of the prospex Divers are Marine Masters. Generally speaking its a safe assumption to say that if it's depth rating is higher than 200m (with the exception of the Kinetic GS SBDB001 and the SBDK001 dive computer) and they are in the Prospex range, they are likely to be labeled Marine Masters. A very small handful of models say it on the dial, another small handful say it on the caseback, but most say it on the hang-tag that comes with the watch.

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[Isthmus]

Two new additions to the Marine Master line up have been introduced.

The SBBN015 Tuna Can (the replacement for the SBBN007):

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v373/Santeno/DIVERS/Marine%20Masters/7bdafd71.jpg?t=1240146783 (http://javascript%3Cb%3E%3C/b%3E:void%280%29;)

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v373/Santeno/DIVERS/Marine%20Masters/sbbn015.jpg?t=1240146801 (http://javascript%3Cb%3E%3C/b%3E:void%280%29;)


And the SBDX011 which is a 000m automatic shrouded diver:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v373/Santeno/DIVERS/Marine%20Masters/7a85d848.jpg?t=1240146816 (http://javascript%3Cb%3E%3C/b%3E:void%280%29;)

Here is an excellent review of the new Seiko SBDX011 1000m Automatic Shrouded Diver by PeteW of GMT+9:

http://www.gmtplusnine.com/2009/05/0...011/#more-1860 (http://www.gmtplusnine.com/2009/05/04/sbdx005-400m-sbdx011/#more-1860)
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