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Turtle Time Ever since Seiko re-released the Seiko Turtle, it has been an exciting time in Seiko watches.  2019's release of the SRPD21 shows that we are all about the Turtle watch.  The wave design with the bright blue colors show how just a few minor adjustments can create new life into a classic. The SRPD21 Seiko Save the Ocean The save the ocean SRPD21 is known as the shark edition or the great white shark edition.  This is because of the hidden shark fin on the face of the watch.  Save the Ocean is the collection that Seiko came...

Oris Great Barrier Reef 3 In partnership with the foundation, Oris has created the Great Barrier Reef Limited Edition III, a diver’s watch based on the legendary Oris Aquis. The new model, limited to 2,000 pieces, has a gradient blue dial and an aqua blue ceramic insert in its uni-directional rotating diver’s bezel, recalling the colors of the reef waters. Inside its 43.50 mm stainless steel case is an automatic movement that provides it with a small seconds and a circular date window. It’s water-resistant to 30 bar (300 meters). Another watch tied to the world’s oceans…? It would be...

G-SHOCK OFFICIALLY BREAKS GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS TITLEG-SHOCK Model Survives 25 Ton Truck Casio G-SHOCK announces it has earned the Guinness World Records title for the Heaviest vehicle to drive over a watch. In order to prove G-SHOCK’s namesake as the toughest watch, Casio challenged the title on October 30, putting its G-SHOCK, DW5600E-1 model to the test under the weight of a 24.97-ton truck.  To achieve such a feat and break the record, the timepiece had to function properly after being run over by a minimum of 20 metric ton truck. The DW5600E-1 is the only watch to successfully withstand the challenge,...

Apocalypse Now To understand the Captain Willard Seiko SLA033 you have to know about Apocalypse Now.  Apocalypse Now is a classic movie by famed director Francis Ford Coppola.  The movie is loosely based on the Joseph Conrad Novel, "The Heart of Darkness".  The movie takes place in Vietnam during the Vietnam war.  The movie features a character played by Martin Sheen, a U.S. Army Special Operations Officer named Captain Willard.  Capt. Willard is the person the Army calls in to get things done and cleaned up.  He is an experienced assassin, but he is calm and always observing.  Apocalypse Now,...

Rangeman G-Shock The latest addition to its RANGEMAN series of watches, which supports the wearer even in survival situations, the new GPRB1000 features the world's first solar-assisted GPS navigation. Master of G Part of the Master of G line, this solar GPS timepiece is designed for use in the most extreme conditions and comes equipped with premium features such as Triple Sensor technology (altimeter/barometer, compass and thermometer) as well as mud resistance and low-temperature resistance based on the concept of "Survival Toughness." In addition to Triple Sensor, the new GPRB1000 is capable of GPS navigation—a first for a G-SHOCK watch. The watch...