Since 1965, when Seiko launched its first diver’s watch, we have been at the forefront of the technology of diver’s watches and many of the attributes now considered essential in the best diver’s watches were invented by Seiko.
Today, the Seiko Prospex diver’s watch collection offers an unrivalled range of timepieces designed for the professional and recreational diver alike, all of which incorporate the technologies, materials and specialist features that the diver needs to be safe in the water.
We are pleased to invite you to explore the world of Seiko Prospex at one of a worldwide series of exhibitions to be held over the coming months. Please come and see why today’s Seiko Prospex is the best choice for your diving needs.
This exhibition is entitled the Prospex Challenge. It is designed to show you how Prospex meets the most demanding challenges under the waves. Every Seiko Prospex watch is built for this challenge. Why not come and see how it’s done? Just follow the Treasure box icon.
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Seiko diver's watch history
Japan's First Diver's Watch
Japan's first diver's watch was an automatic 150m Diver's. It was a self-winding 150m watch, with an outsized crown, rotating bezel with a special gasket and wide hands and dial markers. The launch of this model marked the start of Seiko's pursuit for ever greater reliability and safety. In 1966, the watch proved its reliability and precision on the 8th Japanese Antarctic Research Expedition.
The Diver's 300m, with a 10-beat
high precision automatic caliber
This timepiece used a hi-beat caliber to assure higher precision. It was automatic, with manual winding capability, and featured stronger and brighter hands and dial markers.
The world's first diver's watch
with a titanium case,
the Professional Diver's 600m
The watch that changed the world's standards. It featured a two-layer case construction for greater security against shock and corrosion. The new accordion-style strap ensured ease of use by expanding and contracting as the divers' depth changed. Over 20 patents were granted to this world-leading timepiece.
The Professional Diver's 600m,
the world's first saturation
diving watch featuring
a quartz movement.
In 1983, it performed perfectly at 1,062m below the surface aboard the Japanese Manned Research Submersible SHINKAI 2000.
Exhibition contents
Photo gallery
The legend gets passed on
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Since 1966, Seiko Diver’s watches have been chosen four times to accompany Japanese Antarctic Research Expeditions on its research missions.
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In May 1983, two Professional Diver's 600m watches were affixed to the exterior hull of SHINKAI 2000, the Japanese manned research submersible created by JAMSTEC (Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology). They were originally intended for use up to 600 meters, yet the watches withstood water pressure at a depth of 1,062 meters at the testing in 1983.
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The Professional Diver’s 1000m was subjected to the most extreme test imaginable in 2014.
Affixed to the exterior hull of KAIKO 7000 II, a remotely operated undersea research vehicle, both mechanical and quartz versions of the Professional Diver’s 1000m were taken down to the ocean’s depths. -
The depth testing was monitored by JAMSTEC members.
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All the watches functioned perfectly down to a depth of 3,000 meters.
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The latest mechanical version of Professional Diver’s1000m was attached to the manipulator arm of the manned research submersible SHINKAI 6500.
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The manipulator was being exhaustively tested, so our watch spent 16 hours and 40 minutes over three days at depths of up to 1,398 meters. The watch passed the test with flying colors, with its precision well within specified limits.
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Seiko and PADI®
Seiko is an official watch partner of PADI.To celebrate and promote this partnership, Seiko has created a special PADI diver’s watch with the PADI logo on the dial and with the red and blue PADI colors on the case.
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Original event novelties
Some events offer the novelties for visitors. *
Please contact the event venue which you plan to visit to find out which novelty is available.
*It depends on each event.
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GLASGOW LONDONFRANKFURT
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NEW YORKORLANDO
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PANAMA CITY
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QUARRY BAY TSIM SHA TSUITAIPEI HSINCHU CITYRAFFLES CITYKUALA LUMPUR
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BRISBANESYDNEYMELBOURNE
- EUROPE
- NORTH AMERICA
- LATIN AMERICA
- ASIA
- OCEANIA
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Germany-Frankfurt-
- Date
- : Octover 4, 2017 - Octover 24, 2017
- Venue
- : Seiko Boutique Frankfurt
- Address
- : Große Bockenheimer 19 /
Freßgass; 60313 Frankfurt
United Kingdom-Glasgow-
- Date
- : November 23, 2017 - November 30, 2017
- Venue
- : James Porter & Sons, Glasgow
- Address
- : 24-26 & 12-14 Argyll Arcade,
Glasgow, G28BA
- Tel
- : +44-0141221585
United Kingdom-London-
- Date
- : November 17, 2017 - November 22, 2017
- Venue
- : Seiko Boutique London
- Address
- : 57 Brompton Road Knightsbridge,
London, SW3 1DP
- Tel
- : +44-02031056212
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United States-New York-
- Date
- : Octover 16, 2017 - Octover 22, 2017
- Venue
- : Macy's Herald Sq.
- Address
- : 151 W 34th St, New York, NY 10001
United States-New York-
- Date
- : November 1, 2017
- Venue
- : HODINKEE x GQ event
- Address
- : SoHo Townhouse
United States-Orlando-
- Date
- : November 1, 2017 - November 4, 2017
- Venue
- : DEMA Show
- Address
- : Orlando Convention Center
(9899 International Dr. Orlando FL)
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Panama-Panama City-
- Date
- : January 18, 2018- January 21, 2018
- Venue
- : Plaza del Mar, Mall Multiplaza Panama
- Address
- : Panama City, Punta Pacifica
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Hong Kong-Quarry Bay-
- Date
- : September 29, 2017 - October 8, 2017
- Venue
- : Cityplaza, Taikoo
- Address
- : No. 113A, 1/F, Cityplaza, 18 Taikoo
Shing Road, Taikoo Shing, Island East, Hong Kong
- Tel
- : +852-2736-0235
Hong Kong-Tsim Sha Tsui-
- Date
- : Januaryr 11, 2017 - January 14, 2017
- Venue
- : iSQUARE, Tsim Sha Tsui
- Address
- : Area C, iFunction, iSQUARE,
63 Nathan Road, Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon, Hong Kong
- Tel
- : +852-2736-0235
TAIWAN-Hsinchu City-
- Date
- : November 1, 2017 - November 14, 2017
- Venue
- : SEIKO SIS Big City
- Address
- : 5F,NO.239, Zhongyang Rd., East Dist.,
Hsinchu City 300, Taiwan (R.O.C.)
- Tel
- : +886-3-515-2869
Taiwan-Taipei-
- Date
- : October 21, 2017 - November 20, 2017
- Venue
- : SEIKO SIS VIESHOW CINEMAS TAIPEI HSINYI
- Address
- : NO.18, Songshou Rd., Xinyi Dist.,
Taipei City 110, Taiwan (R.O.C.)
Singapore-Raffles City-
- Date
- : December 7, 2017- December 13, 2017
- Venue
- : Raffles City, Garden Court, Level 1
- Address
- : 252 North Bridge Rd, Singapore 179103
- Tel
- : +65-6737-6122
Malaysia-Kuala Lumpur-
- Date
- : January 15, 2018 - January 21, 2018
- Venue
- : Centre Court, Ground Floor, Mid Valley Megamall
- Address
- : No. 1, Lingkaran Syed Putra, Mid Valley City, 58000 Kuala Lumpur, Wilayah Persekutuan, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
- Tel
- : +60-3-21415163
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Australia-Brisbane-
- Date
- : October 6, 2017 - October 30, 2017
- Venue
- : Wallace Bishop
- Address
- : The Myer Centre - 117 Queen St,
Brisbane QLD 4000 PH
- Tel
- : +61-7-3625-8100
Australia-Melbourne-
- Date
- : September 15, 2017 - October 3, 2017
- Venue
- : Salera's Chadstone
- Address
- : b194/Chadstone Shopping Centre,
Chadstone VIC 3148 PH
- Tel
- : +61-3-9569-6303
Australia-Sydney-
- Date
- : November 06, 2017 - December 04, 2017
- Venue
- : Angus & Coote
- Address
- : SH G17, Sydney Central Plaza, Pitt Street,
Sydney, NSW 2000
- Tel
- : +61-2-9233-4488
