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Seiko's own designer reveals his dream dive watch, and it's thinner than the current lineup
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It's actually quite interesting to see that the Marinemaster and Prospex Speedtimer 240Z designer wants a movement holding over five days of power reserve, packed into a case thinner than anything Seiko currently ships.
Kawamura wants to keep that watch's rugged, simple proportions while optimizing materials for both lightness and strength.
He aimed for a 38 mm diameter and under 11 mm of thickness.
ⓘ Seiko - edited The newly released Seiko Prospex HBC010Then, he picked a thin bezel with smoother operability, Arabic numerals inlaid directly into the dial for durability (rather than printed or applied), a box-shaped curved sapphire crystal, and stronger magnetic resistance than current Marinemaster references have.
Kawamura was answering a hypothetical, not previewing a real project, and nothing in the interview suggests Seiko has this watch in development.