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Who was Carl Brashear? Carl Brashear was a U.S. Navy Sailor.  He was the first African American Dive Master.   He was the first African American to attend the U.S. Navy Diving and Salvage School.  Being the first he had to endure constant racism.  Never one to stand down, he continued his career despite having an amputated left leg.  He became the Navy's go to guy when they had problems that needed a salvage diver.  One of his most well known recoveries was the Palomares Incident.  The Palomares Incident is when the U.S. Air Force lost an Atomic Bomb and Carl Brashear...

The Spring Drive Marine Master SBDB011 - The Ultimate Dive Watch Seiko is well known for creating some of the best dive watches around.  When they released the Prospex line of watches Seiko took it as a challange to become the best if not one of the best Dive watches around.  Then you have the ultimate version of the Prospex, the Marine Master.  The SBDB011 has all you could want in a dive watch.  Unique styling done in a way to still pay homage to traditional dive watches.  The toothy bezel of the SBDB011 is easy to grip, even when...

  The SBDC059 Revised History Seiko produced it's first dive watch in 1965.  This Seiko dive watch became an Icon and was re-done and made into a nifty re-issue vintage style with the same look but with modern parts.  This watch was a huge success, so much so that Seiko decided to start adding this vintage style head to their line.  The SBDC059 is one of those watches based on that re-issue. The Green Dial of the SBDC059 I've heard people talk about this watch over and over again.  What is the reason behind all of this interest?  The green...

The SBBN027 - Yellow Fin Tuna? This is a different entry into the Seiko Tuna family.  The Yellow Tuna is has a quartz movement.  It is unlike most of the more recent tuna models that we have seen because of this movement.  A quartz movement in a tuna isn't entirely new, they have released quartz models around the same time as they would do an automatic movement.  What makes this interesting is not only the movement, but the fact that it is a Seiko Marine Master, the high-end Seiko dive line.  The Seiko Tuna is one of the most iconic...