Collector's Guide To All the Different Seiko Marine Masters Diver Models & Vari
Authored by 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):
- SSBS018 Shrouded Diver (says MM on the hang-tag):
- SBDD001 direct drive kinetic [/b](says MM on the hang-tag):
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- SBDD003 direct drive kinetic[/b] [b](says MM on the hang-tag):[/b]
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[size=1em]SBDK001 Dive Computer (says it on the caseback):
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[b]SBBN019 "White Dolphin":[/b]
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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) [u]and they are in the Prospex range[/u], 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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Re: Collector's Guide To All the Different Seiko Marine Masters Diver Models & Vari
I'm going through a severe case of MM300itis right now ( ) and of course I came back to this guide to drool a bit. After looking through all the watches here, if just the hang tag says it's a MM, then it's part of the MM family
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Pardon my ignorance, but why? To my eyes that doesn't mean the watch is really part of the line-up, unless of course Seiko groups all these watches under the same family tree. I would expect that MM would be written somewhere on the watch for it to be a true family member. If, of course, Seiko says otherwise, then my point is moot, so could somebody please enlighten me?
Re: Collector's Guide To All the Different Seiko Marine Masters Diver Models & Vari
Marine Master is a seiko sub-brand used to denote their highest end professional dive watches. they sometimes apply the brand to the watch itself, either on the dial and/or the caseback, but not always. as you pointed out, sometimes they just mark them as such in the packaging.
Re: Collector's Guide To All the Different Seiko Marine Masters Diver Models & Vari
But is that enough for the watch to be really considered part of the family?
I personally would only consider it as a MM if it had MM printed somewhere on the watch or if Seiko officially calls the watch as such.
Re: Collector's Guide To All the Different Seiko Marine Masters Diver Models & Vari
The standard used in compiling the list is how Seiko chooses to brand them, not where they actually place the brand. IN the cases that seiko doesn't make the brand a permanent part of the watch, they are still branding it as such in their packaging, so it is part of the family.
Re: Collector's Guide To All the Different Seiko Marine Masters Diver Models & Vari
A new Marine Master Model has been announced, the limited edition SBBN021 blue shrouded diver in this picture. The watch has not yet been released to the public.
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) and of course I came back to this guide to drool a bit. After looking through all the watches here, if just the hang tag says it's a MM, then it's part of the MM family
