Top 10 Seiko Watches and their NickNames

Back in late 1968, I asked a friend of mine to bring back a Seiko Watch from Japan when he went there on R&R from Vietnam. We were both assigned to the 20th Special Operation Squadron, USAF stationed at Nha Trang, Vietnam. I gave him a $100, and I told him to get something nice and flashy. All I asked was that it be an automatic with a day/date display.

After two weeks in Japan, he brought me back the most beautiful Seiko I ever saw. It was gold in a chronometer/diver case with an automatic, 23 jewel movement. The case was 12K gold back and all. On the back, the case lid was engraved with two diving dolphins opposing each other. He told me the name of the watch was "The Diving Dolphins".
He said he bought the watch wholesale for 60,000 jen at the Seiko factory, and he gave
$40 back.

This watch was absolutely too beautiful to wear especially flying as a gunner on a UH-1F helicopter and running both sides of the Ho Chi Minh Trail. I always kept it locked up in my B-4 bag and I kept it locked in a metal locker. At any rate, the watch was stolen shortly before I came back to the US in 1969.

I would like to know if anyone else might know of such a Seiko. My friend told me it was only made for the Japanese market. I have owned Seiko Watches since 1968 going on 55 years. Most of my buddies from Vietnam do the same.

I thinking about getting the green dial Captain Willard watch.

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Cool, I love the alien movies and never noticed Ridley had an actual watch

Nice list… if I had to add one it would be “The Willard”…

Weres the pogue? Wow really not accurate not a fan of this page period.

I had an atlas, the JDM version. It was badass!

No room for the much loved SPORK ??

The Pogue should have been the #1 watch. It dial’s Orange color with the Pepsi ring is very unique, and could be recognized from across the room. Also, since it was the only watch that was used in space (first Automatic Chronograph in space), makes it’s a special watch in history.

Samurai :(

I have 2 different save the ocean samauris and love em both, but the Dark Manta Ray is my new favorite.

Here we are in 2023 and In my opinion the Samurai and Sumo still rule. I own 2 Samurai’s and a sumo and love them both.

Someone with that voice and inflection should not be making videos that require speaking. This was painful.

The Flighty, the 007...

Nice watches--I have a similar one. Seiko should set all watches to run slightly fast when new--all great Swiss watch makers do this because it will slow down in a few years. Instead, Seikos machines go for extreme accuracy with half running slow when new like mine--idiotic, but today's generation wants complete accuracy when new, if possible, and Seiko must appease a populace that knows nothing about mechanical watches. All watches are slow after a few years so start a little fast, for heaven's sake.

This could easily be titled "Top 10 Ugliest Watches, Ever" Seiko have really lost their way of recent times!

Love Seiko I own the sbbn015 it's my favourite out of my collection 🔥

Why diver watch 6105 nickname Capt Willard not part of this? Heavily featured in Apocalypse Now in late 70s....Martin Sheen will be disappointed on this! 🤭😊

I call bullshit...no Capt Willard?? The grandfather of most of these other divers.

How about 'Capt Willard" ?

the Willard?

No Spork or Captain Willard?

Im shocked you didn’t include the Seiko recraft

Captain Willard
Excellent video!

Thanks😀

Your voice sounds like you are in a cave or empty room, if that is what you want to project.....well ok.

Sealion? Sea Horse?

The UFO

and the" bottle cap"

Arni is my wriste watched..

Seiko... Always a B E A U T I F U L watches, every single ONE, LOVE them ALL! ! !

Where was the Capt. Willard ?

I love my skx781 first gen the Monster orange

Just by responding to my comment you got another subscriber 👍

Tha manta? The dark manta?

No Capt. Willard????

How is Marine Master nowhere on that list 🤣🤣

What about Seiko premier kinetic perpetual

I like the Bullhead

Captain Willard

Great video and just subscribed!!

Hmmm you forgot the Seiko "Bottlecap"

I just brought Seiko baby tuna and I love it now searching 2nd generation orange monster

Samurai SRPD03K1 🙏

What about the Flightmaster?! Great video man!

The 55 Fathoms should get an Honorable Mention.

I want to own a samurai but I'm afraid that it'll look too bulky on my 6.5 inch wrist. I currently own a turtle and it fits perfectly but I know it's more due to the ergonomic plush design of the turtle's case.

What do I do to get a Seiko Ripley?

Monster.