I think this is one of the most important parts of a deal: both people are happy with their trade. It is great that you are happy with your marine master!
Dear Pete, thank you for sharing your terrific story which you so beautifully tell from the heart. The sentiment that you and your friend Ian share is exactly what this hobby is all about. Nothing to do with money, raw value, brand prestige or collection size. It's about the smile and happiness that a watch brings when we strap it on our wrist, and the silly smile we keep on our face as we move throughout the day every time we take a look at the watch on our wrist. You said it best mate "Eye of the Tiger". God bless you both, and may you both enjoy your watches in good health. All the best Pete. Thank you 🙏👏👍
A big plus from this exchange is that you've created an even closer bond with your friend, of trust and integrity. THAT is truly priceless. Also, if I were to choose between the two as a keeper, I'd also pick the marinemaster for sure! I love the metal shroud and double dome. For convenience & reliability, quartz all the way! I'm looking out for a quartz Grand Seiko.
A wonderful story. That's always been the spot for me, just the joy of a watch. Years back I got too serious about getting the "right" watches and fell out of love with it entirely. Thankfully I've found the fun again. Congrats to both of you on owning what you love.
So true. I fell into the same trap. I started collecting watches a little over 21 years ago when I was gifted a mechanical watch. Got big time into it (no pun intented), fast forward 12-ish years and my interest started dissapearing. Sold my entire collection at an auction a couple years after interest started to wane. And never looked back, or so I thought. Then this past year, it has started to re-appear, and I found the fun in buying or looking at watches many times cheaper than I did previously. What brought it back was not the collectability aspect of it, but the quirkiness factor.
Ya audiophiles have the same problem. They get obsessed for the perfect sound. All they ever hear is the equipment and not the music. It can ruin your love of music.
Right there is no raw end of the deal when both sides are genuine happy and this seems to be the case here. Wonderful and toolish diver with a lot of wrist presence. A quartz piece with the second hand hitting all the marker actually is an eye candy!
Because of this review i realised i missed my one i sold a couple of years ago , and im happy to say ive just managed to get another one and im really happy with that , thanks Peter
An excellent lesson for all of us Peter. Forget the money - we're not really supposed to know where the love of a watch comes from - that's the magic of it. Timex or Rolex - it doesn't matter.
I get you, Pete. I've had an SBBN037...the dark blue one...for a few years. It was my first step up, from an SKX, to a "proper" Professional tool watch....and it is so worth it. I love the light play on the dome of the hardlex....and I don't understand why a casual wearer of dive watches would prefer a flat, sapphire crystal. It's not like we treat them harshly.
Watching this Peter reminded me why I missed my SBBN031 so much. So much in fact, that I managed to source one and re bought it. Your other video on the SLA043 convinced me to pull the trigger on a new one. I have since sold my Rolex sub and do not look back, as these Seiko”s are my favourite pieces by far for many reasons. Keep up the great content 👍🏼
Lovely story Peter. With all that’s going on in the world this is a brief respite. You’re right; it’s not always about winning but what feels right that matters. Thank you for sharing.
Thats what it's all about. I have several friends who have several hundred thousands of dollars invested in watches and have yet to get that 'feeling' ...😊
Subscribed. Beacon in the gloomy land of watch collecting these days. Reminding us all the very reason for the hobby. The love. Cheers. And you're videos are dangerously compelling - must view them when my resistance level is at full strength.
My Tuna SBBN033 is just 🔥. Gorgeous crystal, super legible dial and nuclear lume. Fits like a dream on smaller wrists too. Really special watch for sure.
I think you hit on an important fact on “feelings” when engaged in collecting “anything”. I collect vintage working decoys, antique woodworking tools, silver dollars, and as of recently, completely by accident and fortune, watches. All of my watches have a personal story--I figure some day, my three kids will do with them as they will. But sometimes, the visceral desire to own something “special”, because it means something to the owner versus how it impacts the wallet. There is a beautiful message in this video. (My collection? My Seiko turtle bought at the Navy Exchange while I was in OCS, Rolex Sub that my Dad bought as a Christmas present the year after I was commissioned, a Citizen dress watch gifted from a late girlfriend, two vintage Omega Seamasters - inherited from late relative, and my late father’s Seiko 5.). Again, thank you, sir for a nice video with a valuable message!
Hello Peter, I totally understand you, and you will never regret it. Why do I say that? In 1975 I was driving a car that that I had gotten some time before. An aqaintenance of mine had a car that I had always loved. I asked him to his surprise from a fair trade and he agreed. Money wise he got the better deal but 47 I got the bargain of the century. Why? 47 years latercI remember that car with so much joy. Plus that was the car that I drove to my wedding to my beautiful wife. Regrets? Never....Enjoy your new watch my friend. Side note: I e pect to receive my new Big Eye today and am giddy.....
Just came across your channel and appreciated so many of your sentiments in this video. Firstly “wear it in good health” is the perfect way to address a good friend! Secondly, a watch you love is priceless. I recently sold a vintage JLC which I didn’t really enjoy wearing, and didn’t make back what I paid. But I came across a Seiko 6309 slim turtle with a perfectly faded Pepsi bezel that was love at first sight, and after picking it up it hasn’t been off my wrist. To me it’s worth more than the JLC I never wore. With your Marine Master, as a tool dive watch, quartz is the correct choice of movement. Were I a diver, there’s no way I’d choose an automatic as a tool watch over a quartz. A beautiful and important piece, and one I hope to own one day. Wear it in good health!
Thank you Alistair for sharing your experience with the JLC. Honestly I have had the exact same experience with so many expensive watches that have not ticked the emotional box for me and fell down the same rabbit hole of counting my losses. Enjoy that 6309 it's a beauty. Certain watches seem to have a 'soul' for a better word, these are the watches that speak to us 🙏 Cheers
Fantastic video Pete I imagine that you have an amazing collection and the joy that a quartz Seiko gives you is great to see. Also making your friend equally happy is great. Passion for watches 💪💪
I've got the same model and as a chiefly automatic guy one of the first things I did was make sure that the seconds hand hit the markers and thankfully it did from brand new. One of the coolest watch designs of all time.
I think everyone should have at least one quartz watch as a ‘grab and go’ watch. It may as well be a good looking well made piece. Thanks for showing them.
I want the accuracy. I don’t really need it. I have a radio-sync Citizen I’ve worn for nearly ten years. I recently got a Bulova Precisionist cheap and it gains a second a week: annoying but I still wear it a fair bit.
I have owned this watch for about four years or so. Wear it when working outdoors or fishing. Treat it as tool watch. I would recommend without hesitation or reservation. I am always amazed how incredibly accurate it is. It seems like a satellite watch. Not kidding. TV stations change on the exact same time as watch. Did not like band and have had rubber one which is not my fav. Just ordered Merriott Milanese. But watch super.
Peter, that “tuna” is beautiful. I have the same one except the polished version with almost the same strap except mine is flat. In my small modest collection, I only have started collecting Seiko and I began collecting only versions that have a kanji day and date. For me, living in Tokyo, when I see the kanji on my wrist when I’m walking the streets, it makes it a little more special to me personally. I have lately began to notice some nice Citizen JDM watches as well but I’m only interested if it has a kanji day and date. The one exception is my Samurai which I took a cue from you and modded with a polished steel bezel that always gets compliments. Arigato gozaimas.
I can now confirm having the sbbn031 in hands - it's an amazing watch. I think i might even go as far as saying that I like it more than my mm300 sla021. The industrial look, screws on the shroud, the shroud itself, kanji date wheel are just pure awesomeness.
@@PeterKotsa I actually own it right now ;) I feel about it the same as, you've described, when you got yours back from service - it feels special and unique. It's great that you still enjoy yours!
This is a beautiful watch. I'm normally an auto watch guy but this is tempting. Doing my research now. Lots of variants so difficult to pin down the one to buy.
Great review and what a watch. I have the 'Ninja Tuna' SBBN035 and absolutely love it. I swap the straps around regularly with various isofrane types from Borealis and Isofrane themselves and the drilled lugs make this job a joy. I currently have it on a yellow isofrane and it's such a great grab and go. Oh.....and the lume...WOW
I have the sbbn031, I like the strap he has in this video on it. Do you know what it is? Or do you have a recommendation where I could look for a similar rubber black strap. Thanks!
You’re right, it’s one of the most beautiful divers Seiko ever made. I’ve got all stainless steel version SBBN033 and I love it as well. It’s a shame they’ve downgraded it with the current model, but oh well, that’s Seiko today.
Great story Peter, I only wish I was able to part with any of my watches!!! There’s a couple I don’t wear as much as perhaps they deserve but I can’t bring myself to move them on in case I miss them!!!🤦♂️🤣
Mate, you just can't live without a Marinemaster , wait till you have the spring drive sdbd001 all Titanium !!! can't find them anymore !!! That being said, I am thrilled you finally got the Marinemaster and that your mate got his chronograph !!!
New sub here. Preface to say my first diver was a 6306 bought in Rota Spain for $90 in 1978. I still have it but I had a DEEP NEED for a Rolex Kermit when they first came out. Suffice to say I didn’t have deep pockets to own one. A couple years later happened to stop by a new jewelry store that wisely opened across the street to a Cabelas Sporting goods store. I asked about the availability of the Kermit and he said he just got one yesterday and was willing to hold it while I ran home to get my late father’s solid gold Piaget that to me was hideously gaudy. A great trade was made and its neighbor in the winder is a SLA055 and the wonderfully dented and scarred 150+ dived 6306.
Outstanding nailed it mate, great story and great story telling…. That is me to the T , $100k or $10 of I love it, it doesn’t matter. Keep it going my brother and we’ll keep watching
Pete, Great story. I have one too that went away for repair for 10 months via Bruce Williams from Random Robb. I took it off Robb’s hands after he got it back. Definitely one of my favorites. It has SUCH presence.
@@PeterKotsa Well it is now, lol Love it-and of course got a screaming deal on it from Robb. I’m in both their discord groups, but that was actually right before I joined them.
I enjoyed this one, mate. Great watches, both of them. The whole point is to buy what you like and wear what ever you want. Enjoy your new baby. Cheers!👍
The thing some folks forget about Tunas is...you can change the shrouds. It can totally change the look and mood of the watch. I have the two PADI tunas (Arnie and SNE499) and I have two other colour steel shrouds each and I love that I can change the look on them. That and as they are solar they are always running... I am thinking about getting an Emperor Tuna one day.
I have the Sbbn031 and I love it. Unfortunately the Yardley crystal scratched so I replaced it with a double domed sapphire crystal and now this Sbbn031 is on another level. I can’t stop looking at it. Sapphire all the way.
Well done yet again Peter. For me SBBN031 or SBBN043 is my conundrum. It is interesting how much overlap exists between your watch choices and my own tastes. Enjoy
Thanks for the review Peter. I subscribed to your channel because of this video. Well done, very clear, demonstrates your love for watches and a real nice review of this model.
I guess you both won big. Perfect deal.EDIT,this video was a love declaration to the watch:))).So, you made the best deal you could. I also liked''some watches ...we got to have them , no matter what, to big , etc'' somehow , same as girls:)
I love the tuna. Have owned several variations. My last was that same gen as yours but with dark blue bezel and dial. Would have kept it but the seconds hand wasn't hitting every mask as it should so I sold it. Probably would have made the effort to have fixed since I bought new. I know I have to have a tuna in my collection again some day. That's why I keep getting one. Just waiting for the right one to keep.
Hi, new subscriber here. What a great story! I have the Seiko turtle manta ray SRPE39K and it gives me the same joy you described here, every time I look at it. Looking forward to enjoying more of your great content 👍
excellent video, it is very true that some watches you just love and only you can understand why. The 300M Tuna for me is a sweet spot. I have had an older generation SBBN015 in the past that I bought brand new, it was a real lovely watch. I personally prefer that older Tuna hands of the SBBN015, the S signed crown and the matte looking bezel insert. I needed some cash at the time and i had to let go some of my watches including that Tuna. Fast-forward to recent year, I'm in a better financial situation that I bought another SBBN013 (which i also had to let go then and an SBDX001), and the newer SBBN025. The 1000m Tunas are great and all, but the thickness and hidden lugs can be a handfull at times. 5 months ago or so, i picked up an SBBN015 for a reasonable price, with a scratch crystal. I had it fully serviced and a new crystal put in.....and yes this for me is the perfect Tuna, It just so good in so many ways. Its like seeing an old friend. For the SBDX001, well thats another story of a watch I must have and can't live without situation.
Glad you're happy with the Marinemaster Pete! It's a great watch indeed. I love that hardlex reflection with the light, very special. It would look great with a shark mesh strap IMO, LOL 😆 Enjoy it Pete! Lucky guy...
Yes it's lovely with the hardlex crystal and some people want to swap them out 🤯 I have the sbbn015 in my collection and that hits all the seconds Spot on it's unbelievable watch 🔥👍.
I'm not a Seiko fan, but that is a nice watch. I was pretty anti-quartz for a while, but then I found the Marathon Navigator, and my perception changed. My Navigator is one of my favourite watches now, despite being worth much les than most of the rest of the ones I own. As you said, sometimes a watch is just the right watch for you.
I bought the updated version. It has sapphire crystal but without the dome effect. I could not love it any more. I think the doming does lend character, but I can’t miss what I never had. Came with a black leather strap that I intended to change for one of seiko’s steel items but it wears so darn comfy!
Hey peter, great review like always my friend but I would never change my CITIZEN Aqualand Marine Eco Drive BN2036-14E/TZ31141D to this Seiko. The seconds hands, like always on Seiko never hits the seconds markers. Looks...the Citizen is alot better looking in my opinion of course.Thanks for this review. You are awesome mate!
i have a marine master also and i love it , its crazy accurrate , i agree with you that you buy a watch on how it makes you feel and not on how well it holds value
I traded an Oris Aquis 43.5mm for bnib Seiko sbbn035. The Oris retails for quite a bit more but I definitely don’t have any regrets. This 031 is absolute 🔥😍
Congrats on the trade and cool story Peter! The second hand missing its marks would have drove me crazy as well, glad you got it fixed. Last watch I had to have was the Fortis F41 thanks to your review Peter. Still have yours? It took me several months to get my hands on one here in the USA since there were no ADs here until September of last year. Great watch! Take care. Cheers
That Fortis is a beauty Once again I blessed one of my close viewers with that piece Do I miss these watches?..yes absolutely But I get a ‘fix’ bringing joy to others. I suppose that’s why I do the giveaways with these micro brands as well 👍 Enjoy that F41 a stunner 🔥
A lot of the owners of the older SBBN tunas (including the generation 031/033/035) hate the fact that it has that hardlex double domed crystal and the fact that it reflects everything. This is one of the features that makes it THE Tuna for me. I don't like the new flat sapphire version, I only like the hands from the new SBBN, but that's pretty much it. I have the all stainless 033 and I freakin' love it, I even bought the 031 bracelet for it.
I too love my 033. I think the best part is the handset… so clean to check the time at a glance. I do wish I had the 031 though. The black bezel insert and brushed shroud look better in my opinion.
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I think this is one of the most important parts of a deal: both people are happy with their trade.
It is great that you are happy with your marine master!
Dear Pete, thank you for sharing your terrific story which you so beautifully tell from the heart. The sentiment that you and your friend Ian share is exactly what this hobby is all about. Nothing to do with money, raw value, brand prestige or collection size. It's about the smile and happiness that a watch brings when we strap it on our wrist, and the silly smile we keep on our face as we move throughout the day every time we take a look at the watch on our wrist. You said it best mate "Eye of the Tiger". God bless you both, and may you both enjoy your watches in good health. All the best Pete. Thank you 🙏👏👍
This is what I like most about your channel. You are a full hearted watch enthusiast. Pure passion, no snobbery.
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A big plus from this exchange is that you've created an even closer bond with your friend, of trust and integrity. THAT is truly priceless.
Also, if I were to choose between the two as a keeper, I'd also pick the marinemaster for sure! I love the metal shroud and double dome.
For convenience & reliability, quartz all the way! I'm looking out for a quartz Grand Seiko.
A wonderful story. That's always been the spot for me, just the joy of a watch. Years back I got too serious about getting the "right" watches and fell out of love with it entirely. Thankfully I've found the fun again. Congrats to both of you on owning what you love.
So true. I fell into the same trap. I started collecting watches a little over 21 years ago when I was gifted a mechanical watch. Got big time into it (no pun intented), fast forward 12-ish years and my interest started dissapearing. Sold my entire collection at an auction a couple years after interest started to wane. And never looked back, or so I thought. Then this past year, it has started to re-appear, and I found the fun in buying or looking at watches many times cheaper than I did previously. What brought it back was not the collectability aspect of it, but the quirkiness factor.
Ya audiophiles have the same problem. They get obsessed for the perfect sound. All they ever hear is the equipment and not the music. It can ruin your love of music.
People forget these watches are meant to be used as a tool. This is a great example. Thanks Peter enjoy !
Right there is no raw end of the deal when both sides are genuine happy and this seems to be the case here. Wonderful and toolish diver with a lot of wrist presence. A quartz piece with the second hand hitting all the marker actually is an eye candy!
Because of this review i realised i missed my one i sold a couple of years ago , and im happy to say ive just managed to get another one and im really happy with that , thanks Peter
An excellent lesson for all of us Peter. Forget the money - we're not really supposed to know where the love of a watch comes from - that's the magic of it. Timex or Rolex - it doesn't matter.
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I love your enthusiasm, makes my appreciation for watches deeper as well.
Cheers Dave
I get you, Pete. I've had an SBBN037...the dark blue one...for a few years. It was my first step up, from an SKX, to a "proper" Professional tool watch....and it is so worth it. I love the light play on the dome of the hardlex....and I don't understand why a casual wearer of dive watches would prefer a flat, sapphire crystal. It's not like we treat them harshly.
Watching this Peter reminded me why I missed my SBBN031 so much. So much in fact, that I managed to source one and re bought it. Your other video on the SLA043 convinced me to pull the trigger on a new one. I have since sold my Rolex sub and do not look back, as these Seiko”s are my favourite pieces by far for many reasons. Keep up the great content 👍🏼
Wow
Thank you for sharing this Paul
Enjoy the pieces and the hobby my friend 👍
Lovely story Peter. With all that’s going on in the world this is a brief respite. You’re right; it’s not always about winning but what feels right that matters. Thank you for sharing.
This was so refreshing to listen to. This is what its all about.
and you sir nailed it explaining how one can fall in love with a watch not based on its dollar value
Thats what it's all about.
I have several friends who have several hundred thousands of dollars invested in watches and have yet to get that 'feeling' ...😊
It's all about joy. Thank you for sharing it with us.
Good taste mate just scored a mint sdbx001 marinemaster. Couldn’t be happier. Wear it more than my Swiss . These pieces just roar with character,soul
Subscribed. Beacon in the gloomy land of watch collecting these days. Reminding us all the very reason for the hobby. The love. Cheers. And you're videos are dangerously compelling - must view them when my resistance level is at full strength.
My Tuna SBBN033 is just 🔥. Gorgeous crystal, super legible dial and nuclear lume. Fits like a dream on smaller wrists too. Really special watch for sure.
I think you hit on an important fact on “feelings” when engaged in collecting “anything”. I collect vintage working decoys, antique woodworking tools, silver dollars, and as of recently, completely by accident and fortune, watches. All of my watches have a personal story--I figure some day, my three kids will do with them as they will. But sometimes, the visceral desire to own something “special”, because it means something to the owner versus how it impacts the wallet. There is a beautiful message in this video. (My collection? My Seiko turtle bought at the Navy Exchange while I was in OCS, Rolex Sub that my Dad bought as a Christmas present the year after I was commissioned, a Citizen dress watch gifted from a late girlfriend, two vintage Omega Seamasters - inherited from late relative, and my late father’s Seiko 5.). Again, thank you, sir for a nice video with a valuable message!
Hello Peter, I totally understand you, and you will never regret it. Why do I say that? In 1975 I was driving a car that that I had gotten some time before. An aqaintenance of mine had a car that I had always loved. I asked him to his surprise from a fair trade and he agreed. Money wise he got the better deal but 47 I got the bargain of the century. Why? 47 years latercI remember that car with so much joy. Plus that was the car that I drove to my wedding to my beautiful wife. Regrets? Never....Enjoy your new watch my friend. Side note: I e pect to receive my new Big Eye today and am giddy.....
There is no thing as the "Raw end of the deal" when you both get what you want.
Amen to that 🙏
Just came across your channel and appreciated so many of your sentiments in this video. Firstly “wear it in good health” is the perfect way to address a good friend! Secondly, a watch you love is priceless. I recently sold a vintage JLC which I didn’t really enjoy wearing, and didn’t make back what I paid. But I came across a Seiko 6309 slim turtle with a perfectly faded Pepsi bezel that was love at first sight, and after picking it up it hasn’t been off my wrist. To me it’s worth more than the JLC I never wore. With your Marine Master, as a tool dive watch, quartz is the correct choice of movement. Were I a diver, there’s no way I’d choose an automatic as a tool watch over a quartz. A beautiful and important piece, and one I hope to own one day. Wear it in good health!
Thank you Alistair for sharing your experience with the JLC.
Honestly I have had the exact same experience with so many expensive watches that have not ticked the emotional box for me and fell down the same rabbit hole of counting my losses.
Enjoy that 6309 it's a beauty.
Certain watches seem to have a 'soul' for a better word, these are the watches that speak to us 🙏
Cheers
Fantastic video Pete
I imagine that you have an amazing collection and the joy that a quartz Seiko gives you is great to see.
Also making your friend equally happy is great.
Passion for watches 💪💪
I've got the same model and as a chiefly automatic guy one of the first things I did was make sure that the seconds hand hit the markers and thankfully it did from brand new. One of the coolest watch designs of all time.
Your description and desire for a watch is Timeless!!!!!
Just loving the beautiful affordable pieces in this hobby
Cheers
I have a 1979 King quartz and that too hits all the markers. Great video.
I think everyone should have at least one quartz watch as a ‘grab and go’ watch. It may as well be a good looking well made piece.
Thanks for showing them.
I want the accuracy. I don’t really need it. I have a radio-sync Citizen I’ve worn for nearly ten years. I recently got a Bulova Precisionist cheap and it gains a second a week: annoying but I still wear it a fair bit.
Great story Peter. So good that you and Ian are both happy with your watches! It was meant to be. 😎
I have owned this watch for about four years or so. Wear it when working outdoors or fishing. Treat it as tool watch. I would recommend without hesitation or reservation. I am always amazed how incredibly accurate it is. It seems like a satellite watch. Not kidding. TV stations change on the exact same time as watch. Did not like band and have had rubber one which is not my fav. Just ordered Merriott Milanese. But watch super.
Peter, that “tuna” is beautiful. I have the same one except the polished version with almost the same strap except mine is flat. In my small modest collection, I only have started collecting Seiko and I began collecting only versions that have a kanji day and date. For me, living in Tokyo, when I see the kanji on my wrist when I’m walking the streets, it makes it a little more special to me personally. I have lately began to notice some nice Citizen JDM watches as well but I’m only interested if it has a kanji day and date. The one exception is my Samurai which I took a cue from you and modded with a polished steel bezel that always gets compliments. Arigato gozaimas.
SEIKO nails it almost every time !!! Subscribed - excellent presentation
Thanks for the sub!
I love that it’s a quartz! I’m not the only one falling in love all over again with quartz movements!
I can now confirm having the sbbn031 in hands - it's an amazing watch. I think i might even go as far as saying that I like it more than my mm300 sla021. The industrial look, screws on the shroud, the shroud itself, kanji date wheel are just pure awesomeness.
Glad to see you got a chan e to play with one..I am still enjoying mine immensely 👍
@@PeterKotsa I actually own it right now ;) I feel about it the same as, you've described, when you got yours back from service - it feels special and unique. It's great that you still enjoy yours!
This is a beautiful watch. I'm normally an auto watch guy but this is tempting. Doing my research now. Lots of variants so difficult to pin down the one to buy.
Great review and what a watch. I have the 'Ninja Tuna' SBBN035 and absolutely love it. I swap the straps around regularly with various isofrane types from Borealis and Isofrane themselves and the drilled lugs make this job a joy.
I currently have it on a yellow isofrane and it's such a great grab and go. Oh.....and the lume...WOW
I have the sbbn031, I like the strap he has in this video on it. Do you know what it is? Or do you have a recommendation where I could look for a similar rubber black strap. Thanks!
You’re right, it’s one of the most beautiful divers Seiko ever made. I’ve got all stainless steel version SBBN033 and I love it as well. It’s a shame they’ve downgraded it with the current model, but oh well, that’s Seiko today.
Great watch, Pete, I had the exact same feeling when I got my 7549 7010 a year ago!
Great story Peter, I only wish I was able to part with any of my watches!!!
There’s a couple I don’t wear as much as perhaps they deserve but I can’t bring myself to move them on in case I miss them!!!🤦♂️🤣
Mate, you just can't live without a Marinemaster , wait till you have the spring drive sdbd001 all Titanium !!! can't find them anymore !!! That being said, I am thrilled you finally got the Marinemaster and that your mate got his chronograph !!!
New sub here. Preface to say my first diver was a 6306 bought in Rota Spain for $90 in 1978. I still have it but I had a DEEP NEED for a Rolex Kermit when they first came out. Suffice to say I didn’t have deep pockets to own one. A couple years later happened to stop by a new jewelry store that wisely opened across the street to a Cabelas Sporting goods store. I asked about the availability of the Kermit and he said he just got one yesterday and was willing to hold it while I ran home to get my late father’s solid gold Piaget that to me was hideously gaudy. A great trade was made and its neighbor in the winder is a SLA055 and the wonderfully dented and scarred 150+ dived 6306.
Thats a brilliant story 👍
Thank you for sharing that and also welcome aboard, thanks for the sub
Thank you again for another great story!
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Outstanding nailed it mate, great story and great story telling…. That is me to the T , $100k or $10 of I love it, it doesn’t matter. Keep it going my brother and we’ll keep watching
Pete, Great story. I have one too that went away for repair for 10 months via Bruce Williams from Random Robb. I took it off Robb’s hands after he got it back. Definitely one of my favorites. It has SUCH presence.
Yeah I saw that video, was that yours?..awesome !!
@@PeterKotsa Well it is now, lol Love it-and of course got a screaming deal on it from Robb. I’m in both their discord groups, but that was actually right before I joined them.
I enjoyed this one, mate. Great watches, both of them. The whole point is to buy what you like and wear what ever you want. Enjoy your new baby. Cheers!👍
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The thing some folks forget about Tunas is...you can change the shrouds. It can totally change the look and mood of the watch. I have the two PADI tunas (Arnie and SNE499) and I have two other colour steel shrouds each and I love that I can change the look on them. That and as they are solar they are always running... I am thinking about getting an Emperor Tuna one day.
Its like a makeover..love it 👍
I have the Sbbn031 and I love it. Unfortunately the Yardley crystal scratched so I replaced it with a double domed sapphire crystal and now this Sbbn031 is on another level. I can’t stop looking at it. Sapphire all the way.
Enjoy..
Where did you get the DD sapphire from?..
cheers
Great story, love both watches ⌚️
I have some Seiko SKX's and some SSCks and I love them all !!
Super refreshing video, great story. I've got a SARB035 that is as important to me as your marinemaster :)
Enjoy Pete, that is a stunner mate
Well done yet again Peter. For me SBBN031 or SBBN043 is my conundrum. It is interesting how much overlap exists between your watch choices and my own tastes. Enjoy
Cheers Leon 👍
Thanks for the review Peter. I subscribed to your channel because of this video. Well done, very clear, demonstrates your love for watches and a real nice review of this model.
Thank you Pedro and welcome to the channel
I am just a simple guy enjoying (loving) this hobby of ours
Cheers
So many different watches out there, so when you find one that makes you smile, get it if you can.
Absolutely, totally agree
I guess you both won big. Perfect deal.EDIT,this video was a love declaration to the watch:))).So, you made the best deal you could. I also liked''some watches ...we got to have them , no matter what, to big , etc'' somehow , same as girls:)
I love the tuna. Have owned several variations. My last was that same gen as yours but with dark blue bezel and dial. Would have kept it but the seconds hand wasn't hitting every mask as it should so I sold it. Probably would have made the effort to have fixed since I bought new.
I know I have to have a tuna in my collection again some day. That's why I keep getting one. Just waiting for the right one to keep.
I enjoy all my 4 SEIKO's - such marvel
Great Story Peter i do enjoy your content
By the way i just ordered Sla043 after watching your review 😊
Top watch..ENJOY 🔥
Hi, new subscriber here. What a great story! I have the Seiko turtle manta ray SRPE39K and it gives me the same joy you described here, every time I look at it. Looking forward to enjoying more of your great content 👍
excellent video, it is very true that some watches you just love and only you can understand why. The 300M Tuna for me is a sweet spot. I have had an older generation SBBN015 in the past that I bought brand new, it was a real lovely watch. I personally prefer that older Tuna hands of the SBBN015, the S signed crown and the matte looking bezel insert. I needed some cash at the time and i had to let go some of my watches including that Tuna. Fast-forward to recent year, I'm in a better financial situation that I bought another SBBN013 (which i also had to let go then and an SBDX001), and the newer SBBN025. The 1000m Tunas are great and all, but the thickness and hidden lugs can be a handfull at times. 5 months ago or so, i picked up an SBBN015 for a reasonable price, with a scratch crystal. I had it fully serviced and a new crystal put in.....and yes this for me is the perfect Tuna, It just so good in so many ways. Its like seeing an old friend.
For the SBDX001, well thats another story of a watch I must have and can't live without situation.
Glad you're happy with the Marinemaster Pete! It's a great watch indeed. I love that hardlex reflection with the light, very special. It would look great with a shark mesh strap IMO, LOL 😆 Enjoy it Pete! Lucky guy...
I’ve just looked into the box and I have a spare shark mesh 😊🔥
Yeah, that's the stuff. The heart wants what the heart wants. There's been times I wanted to visit my watches in "hospital".
The Bullhead looks really really unique. I have not seen anything like this before!
I truely like your view on watches
Congratulations 👏 Pete,love the ⌚
I was so happy to get this back from the repairer ..I was like a kid in candy store..😂😂
I have had this for a long time. u got the better deal.
I agree with you, it is not the money it is how the watch talks to you.
Yes it's lovely with the hardlex crystal and some people want to swap them out 🤯 I have the sbbn015 in my collection and that hits all the seconds Spot on it's unbelievable watch 🔥👍.
I'm not a Seiko fan, but that is a nice watch.
I was pretty anti-quartz for a while, but then I found the Marathon Navigator, and my perception changed. My Navigator is one of my favourite watches now, despite being worth much les than most of the rest of the ones I own. As you said, sometimes a watch is just the right watch for you.
Well said Kristian
great story. thank you (and ian)
Good swap ,both happy 👍🏻👍🏻
Awesome watch. I love quartz
I used to own this watch and the seconds hand was bang on.
That is it, I came back to this video a year later because I miss the Tuna. I gotta buy it back
You won that deal!!
I own the Seiko SBBN015 j they are great watches with the best quarts movement Seiko produces, congratulations with the trade.
Cheers Klaas 👍
Great review. I had the seiko sbbn015 and sold, grave mistake.
Bought a SBBN033 and will keep this one.
Hold onto the 033 👍👍
Great review.... Two stunning watches.... Watch lovers for watch lovers 👌🏻💯😁 brilliant..........
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.
Make's me happy for you two.
Great movement in these 7C46. Most are accurate as well.
I bought the updated version. It has sapphire crystal but without the dome effect. I could not love it any more. I think the doming does lend character, but I can’t miss what I never had. Came with a black leather strap that I intended to change for one of seiko’s steel items but it wears so darn comfy!
You really cant go wrong with any of these versions, older or newer....enjoy it 👍
SEIKO Dive watches are pure excellence. As is the statement they make of the wearer.
Pete I must say I'll miss your Seiko bull 🐂 head that was a cool 😎 watch
It's in excellent hands Abdul and given the love it deserves..that makes me extremely happy 👍
Cool 😎 bro
Hey peter, great review like always my friend but I would never change my CITIZEN Aqualand Marine Eco Drive BN2036-14E/TZ31141D to this Seiko. The seconds hands, like always on Seiko never hits the seconds markers. Looks...the Citizen is alot better looking in my opinion of course.Thanks for this review. You are awesome mate!
Great story
Great video..i also collect watches. Just got a Samurai Orange dial..Marine Master rocks dude..thats a diver watch. Enjoy it Sr !
Ive got an orange dial Samurai as well, I purchased it new 2 years ago...cool piece
@@PeterKotsa love samurai s im dying to purchase Seiko 5 snhz53 blue or black dial without paying 3 or 4hundred for it.
i have a marine master also and i love it , its crazy accurrate , i agree with you that you buy a watch on how it makes you feel and not on how well it holds value
Its funny, I just added this onto the list of watches to get in the near term - love the tuna with that broad arrow hand
I’ve been eyeing this for a while Pete, I’m glad Ion had it and was keen to trade 👍
If theres a quartz to have in your collection this is it, beautiful watch sir.
Totally agree Andrew..cheers
Exactly... Money is not the exact measure of value. Perhaps love is...
Bravo, nicely said
I have the same watch, bought it from Japan a month ago. It is that good. I even wear it to bed sometimes!
I absolutely love my Tunas.
I traded an Oris Aquis 43.5mm for bnib Seiko sbbn035. The Oris retails for quite a bit more but I definitely don’t have any regrets. This 031 is absolute 🔥😍
Get the way that brings a smile to your heart 🔥
Great story 👍
Great heart on the sleeve review!
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That swap and letting go of a 6105? You are a brave man!
Yeah, I try not to think about it too much...😊
That bull head is beautiful
Congrats on the trade and cool story Peter!
The second hand missing its marks would have drove me crazy as well, glad you got it fixed. Last watch I had to have was the Fortis F41 thanks to your review Peter. Still have yours? It took me several months to get my hands on one here in the USA since there were no ADs here until September of last year. Great watch! Take care.
Cheers
That Fortis is a beauty
Once again I blessed one of my close viewers with that piece
Do I miss these watches?..yes absolutely
But I get a ‘fix’ bringing joy to others. I suppose that’s why I do the giveaways with these micro brands as well 👍
Enjoy that F41 a stunner 🔥
@@PeterKotsa very generous of you to share with the rest of us!
@@wikster6630 🙏
i have a love for this watch too
A lot of the owners of the older SBBN tunas (including the generation 031/033/035) hate the fact that it has that hardlex double domed crystal and the fact that it reflects everything. This is one of the features that makes it THE Tuna for me. I don't like the new flat sapphire version, I only like the hands from the new SBBN, but that's pretty much it. I have the all stainless 033 and I freakin' love it, I even bought the 031 bracelet for it.
Well said, its the double domed hardly that makes this watch..theres a 'look' that really resonates with me as well...👍👍
Enjoy your 033, a real beauty
I too love my 033. I think the best part is the handset… so clean to check the time at a glance.
I do wish I had the 031 though. The black bezel insert and brushed shroud look better in my opinion.