SEIKO King Turtle Drops the Cyclops - About Time!

[@MrSeveSeve]

Best video thumbnail to date right here

[@islandwatch]

thank you!

[@JonGH33]

Yes I haven't watched the video yet but felt compelled to comment immediately on the awesomeness of the thumbnail.

[@onemph05]

The 1st mechanical watch I purchased was the black waffle King Turtle. The cyclops is very helpful for those of us with weaker vision.

[@scuffed_links]

I love these. I’ve had the turquoise/green dial one for over a year now. I think Seiko takes extra care with these turtles. Mine runs incredibly well for a 4r movement-like -2 seconds a day. Awesome stuff!

[@islandwatch]

Thanks for sharing!

[@xPhilz0r]

Seiko does dials so well.

[@MrDanored]

I bought my father the brown dial a little over a year ago, every time I see him he is wearing it. I bought it close to when it came out so it was a little more expensive than it is now, it is still the best gift I have given anyone. I get so much more when I see him wearing it and I know my dad really likes it

[@adk7962]

Those are very cool. Can’t go wrong with a turtle! 🐢 And thank you to Seiko for finally allowing you to offer these at the competitive prices everyone else can offer them in. Thanks for showing them to us!

[@islandwatch]

Glad you like them!

[@BrandonIslander]

Funny I'm eyeing the brown one also, its different and thats the appeal

[@onewatchjustisntenough]

I bought my SRPH59 right at the beginning of 2023 for $540. Amazing watch. One of my absolute favorites in my collection.

[@islandwatch]

Very nice!

[@BrokeWatchFanatic]

Best King Turtle to date! I have the SRPH57!

[@islandwatch]

sweet!

[@rickjames1405]

Agree

[@mtbkmaniac1]

The brown or tan want is because of the Mohave IWC. Omega has a tan Planet Ocean on rubber that is gorgeous!

[@islandwatch]

Cool!

[@barryvercueil2346]

Absolutely gorgeous!!!!! Thankfully no magnifying glass. It's on my wish list. Cheers.

[@islandwatch]

thanks!

[@pavXX]

Nice looking watch. Love the kanji option.

[@islandwatch]

Seems like it's not the option, it's the way it's designed.

[@PaulewingStHelens]

Gorgeous looking watches. I do like the king turtle case. I’ve got the PADI. Great vid thanks.

[@islandwatch]

Thank you

[@JohnClarkW]

Those look pretty dope. It also helps explain some of the discontinued stuff.

[@islandwatch]

true

[@ivanmejia6843]

New? Thought they were released three years ago. In any case, love the blue one! Glad they dropped the cyclops.

[@Rch_P]

Seriously, these have been out forever. I clicked the video thinking there were more color variations, only to see these lol.

[@islandwatch]

This style is nee

[@islandwatch]

*new

[@ivanmejia6843]

@@Rch_P Yep. These were released in 2021. These are not new.

[@glenncoco7778]

I got the SRPE03 black waffle dial and had the candy bar cyclops taken out, I love the watch even more!

[@larryleyba6496]

Love the new turtles

[@islandwatch]

me too

[@Dadication3]

Thank you Mark. Nice changes to the king turtle, love the kanji, the lack of the magnifier and the made in Japan dial, so true regarding the magic turtle fit and feel that is fantastic. I don’t prefer the turtle dials but they are nice looking for sure.

[@islandwatch]

Totally agree

[@gems8167]

The brown is classy. I dont have any brown dials but that is a winner for sure.

[@georgecupac1202]

that is the perfect Seiko King turtle.

[@ryanhood1867]

Thanks Marc, those SE Turtle dials are awesome! I'd go for the aqua I think, torquise a close second. Dropping the candy bar cyclops was a good choice - it was too polarising.

[@Tom_H327]

"In Philadelphia it's worth 50 bucks." 😂

[@islandwatch]

😂

[@borassictime918]

Superb line from Bo Diddley 😅

[@dado380]

Cuz you are simpeltons,I am dealing used watches for 20 years and in EU you just can’t buy any turtle below 260€ let alone King Turtle which cost used 400€.They are extremly popular along with 63mas and manny times I resale them on the same day I bought them!!

[@Tom_H327]

@@dado380 I don't think you understood the assignment. 😂

[@DaltonMirklestein]

​@@dado380Yes pal, Philly is filled with simpletons.

[@louiegoris]

The purple islander with the white 🔥

[@dainiu]

Ceramic, sapphire crystal, kanji date.. turtles all the way down!

[@SwedishSurvivor]

Kanji date...Never understood why ppl want that? are you japanese?

[@islandwatch]

yup!

[@MrBacchus18]

Nice to see a king Turtle with no candy bar. Though I don't actually hate the magnifier my dark manta turtle has one and I don't even notice it anymore unless I need the date.

[@islandwatch]

I don't like the candy bar, personally

[@РоманРоманов-э9у]

Brown watch change the game in the row. imho.

[@aprofromuk]

best is the manta version, with the cyclops :)

[@samaantree]

I like the gradient of the blue on dial worth it for sure they are tanks 😊

[@islandwatch]

they sure are, but comfy tanks.

[@samaantree]

@@islandwatch Very comfortable. I accidentally had mine in the washing machine for almost 3 hours and it did not break and only received a small scratch on the case which I buffed out. Good as new and still going strong 🖤

[@andrewhannam.]

Dropping the candy bar cyclops finally!!!! Now for more dial variations!

[@islandwatch]

👍🏻

[@fossilimprint2954]

Thank you.

[@gary2632]

The Brown one looks like The Thing from the fantastic 4

[@subtractivemusic]

I always held off on a turtle because the design is so retro and screams 1970's. But the dial brings it into 2024. Super interested now.

[@islandwatch]

great to hear, thank you.

[@Vortex1988]

It's cool that they got rid of the cyclops, but I do wish they added a polished border to the day/date window.

[@islandwatch]

Maybe next iteration

[@beetlefang]

The brown one...is...a...King Tortoise ;)

[@islandwatch]

😂

[@danielcorrea3097]

I like the cyclop

[@MikeOBrien1945]

I took the torch to my King Turtle and it popped right off. Mobetta.

[@islandwatch]

You are not alone

[@woodentulike2no]

How? I need to do,this...

[@wtfmrb293]

And I got my Padi Pepsi mini turtle for 250$ 10 months ago. Store bought. It has the raindrop cyclops over the date.(I don’t mind it at all. Same 4r movement. How lucky. Love the watch. Sadly discontinued. Making it even more collectable.

[@ryanthomas9306]

I wish they made this in a red. I have a manta samurai and have been contemplating buying a turtle recently. Right now black with the waffle and yellow second hand is the best

[@jtlynn23]

Beautiful additions!

[@AnitaSpankyBB]

Nice, king turtle without the Cyclops

[@islandwatch]

yes!

[@AnitaSpankyBB]

@@adi-1933 I think you can if you really wanted to but from what I've seen on YT, they way to remove it is to apply heat to the crystal and lots and lots of it and I ain't doing that to my KT, I'm too much of a wimp 😄😄😄😄

[@WH250398]

​@@adi-1933 I would simply press in another crystal. Way less trouble.

[@rickjames1405]

Love these!

[@Justme0495]

In Germany Seiko's website gives the information, at least for the Seiko 5 range, beginning from April of this year they are shipping Kanji dials as standard only. Don't know if they are trying to emphasise their japanese roots or to capitalise on it, but it's a nice touch for sure and surely inexpensive to print every date wheel the same instead of printing all different languages on it 😅

[@thetattedpharmacist3215]

What’s your opinion on the “new” Seiko 5 reinterpretations of the SNXS & SNZH? Interested to hear your opinion Marc.

[@b4denb4d3n]

The thumbnail is great

[@islandwatch]

Thx

[@ajh5407]

Brown dials are hard to do and seiko does them well. Cushion cases don’t do it for me but these do look good

[@islandwatch]

I can agree there on the brown dials.

[@ryangochuico]

I think these initially released in 2022. I love that they dont have magnifiers as well as the turtle conservatuon aspect. I ordered the blue one❤

[@ivanmejia6843]

2021.

[@ryangochuico]

@@ivanmejia6843 ah thanks for the correction 🥰

[@sinjinadams2862]

Beautiful dials!

[@islandwatch]

sure are.

[@nickthemullet]

i like the lack of day/date magnifier on these. wish the original king turtles lacked it lol

[@islandwatch]

LOL

[@MrOrangetj]

Now we need a black monster

[@ThePlaiibox]

Seiko are so disconnected from the fans now. Really good to see citizen stepping up tho now in the sub 500 range

[@islandwatch]

How are they disconnected? They can't keep the stuff in stock. Remember, the perception of the enthusiast might make up 2% of the market.

[@ThePlaiibox]

@islandwatch I just think seiko are hiking prices ridiculously and offering less to the consumer. They're selling watches in the 600-800 range that were 2-300 just a few years ago. Have you seen the new seiko 55 fathoms? It has the seiko5 sports case. It's just lazy. And they're asking 600 odd for that too.

[@TheRealBrook1968]

Low vision causes me to appreciate easily read hands and date complications.

[@islandwatch]

I'm getting there too

[@georgemole9790]

I like the cyclops, Marc. I wish you would add it to some of the Islanders. It's a blessing for those with less than perfect vision, especially on watches with small date windows. The number on a date window is usually so small that if it were on any other part of the dial, people would be criticizing the watch for lack of legibility.

[@DaltonMirklestein]

No, cyclops suck

[@paynemax3825]

Seiko! Make Spring Drive with this case, please!

[@willkendallpro]

A spring drive would actually justify that MSRP.

[@AnitaSpankyBB]

I want a slim turtle with a spring drive inside

[@paynemax3825]

I want a Captain Willard case Spring Drive watch, with a see-through case back, a power reserve indicator on the front (like Snow Flake) and a beautiful, indigo-blue dial. I want it so bad!

[@islandwatch]

That won't happen.

[@paynemax3825]

@@islandwatchbut why?

[@Ninjamlm]

Even twenty years ago I never liked the reverse meatball or ugly hands. I mean I'd wear one but wish they'd do stick or mm300 hands and lose the meatball.

[@1968jpy]

These are amazing 🤩 watches . I own the SRPE39J1 Manta Ray King Turtle 🐢 and it’s incredible Seiko. With that said I would never pay full retail for these when you can buy off of Amazon for $200 less or even eBay and Macys as well.

[@islandwatch]

thank you

[@SalPerez-io3mz]

Back in the day there was a turtle as big as a Dinosaur. Its name was the Archelon. It was the true King Turtle.

[@MCAIO89]

weren't these released like 3 years ago?

[@ivanmejia6843]

Yes. Marc is wrong here. Maybe new to the LIW store, but Seiko released these in 2021.

[@azdbuk]

Love the classic Seiko divers.....getting pricey though, I am stuck in the 90s. $475 is my cut off point for Seiko. Ceramic, solid end, sapphire, perfect alignment, high grade clasp, creative dial design, all non negotiable for this $750 tier.

[@islandwatch]

No problem, thank you.

[@Frank-qs3pe]

Islander on the other wrist complete with 1980’s friendship bracelet…..🤣

[@islandwatch]

:)

[@InGratitudeIam]

But do the bezels line up?

[@islandwatch]

checked these 3 randomly and they did

[@whasafauh]

Lol, that thumbnail is great!

[@islandwatch]

thank you

[@davect01]

Looks great, $750 is crazy. Cyclops has never bothered me like it seems others

[@ivanmejia6843]

No one pays MSRP for a current Seiko in production.

[@islandwatch]

I dislike the cyclops

[@davect01]

@@islandwatch I know a lot of folks do

[@davect01]

@@ivanmejia6843 I hope not

[@matt05x]

I don't mind the cyclops, I'd rather have it on. Differentiates between the king & standard Turtle, but more importantly helps those of us with less than 20/20 vision to read the date.

[@islandwatch]

True

[@johnsrabe]

6:42 Lovely dial and strap, but just try to find a good brown dress shirt! And yeah, that’s a silly MSRP. $400 is about right.

[@islandwatch]

Brown is in I guess

[@thewatchverdict]

I wonder if they will release a SRPE03 with a kanji date wheel? Classic black with a kanji would be 🔥. I know Japan got the SBDY049.

[@islandwatch]

This was interesting, wonder why they did it.

[@dustinr16]

Weren’t these released in 2022?

[@NightLetterLondon]

love the new king turtles. is a US edition simply not sold outside of the US..? still, this pricing (theirs) is high for a 'normal' seiko. we're sneaking int GS pricing territory almost..

[@islandwatch]

Only available through Seiko USA

[@axelr9378]

You can buy it in France. Lower price i saw is 697€. @islandwatch do you ship in France ? Like your videos and your collab with TGV.

[@manuzach]

Wow what took so long for this watch to get some attention…the blue is what I’ll get but $600 is still steep but I’d get this over the 1521 anyday

[@mattybrews]

IDK I like the candy-bar cyclops, never understood why people get so worked up about them.

[@rjg02005]

The SRPE05 is one of my favorite watches and the fit is perfect! I prefer the sapphire without the cyclops of these as opposed to the model I have.

[@islandwatch]

me too, thumbs down to cyclops

[@hotshoe32]

Where’s the candy bar cyclops? I thought all the King stuff had a cyclops?

[@islandwatch]

None!

[@dksyoung]

Any chance on making a video on how to remove the cyclops on the King Turtle? If possible?

[@WH250398]

Simply swap the crystal for one without a cyclops.

[@islandwatch]

I'd rather not. But just Google it

[@DaltonMirklestein]

Get a blow torch fella

[@gr33nshoes]

My king turtle has had sapphire and ceramic two or so years ago (save the ocean, stingray) - why is this news, except for the new dials?

[@islandwatch]

Makes it more interesting.

[@richardtwyning]

Any King Turtle Islanders on the horizon? Would love a GMT that size 😍

[@kevineccles7766]

For a suggested retail price of $750, Seiko should put a 6R movement in there

[@leaderleader658]

The 6r are not as accurate as 4r, and 6r cannot be regulated to cosc specs. That’s from my experience

[@todd344]

It’s a great watch I’ve had mine for about eight months. I paid 650 but I would recommend to buy the buy one get one of your bracelets that you make it better than depending collar system that comes on the watch comes on the watch is great but the one that you sell for I think it’s like 60 bucks a heck of a lot better

[@choppedLI]

Finally no more cyclops!

[@dahak972]

I love a good cyclops. Too bad. My next watch is going to be an islander.

[@islandwatch]

That's awesome. Thank you

[@digijams]

Holy shit had my turtle for over 5 years and had no clue it has a diver's extension. It is nasty under there.

[@technogong]

All seiko divers are too big. They need to make some 38mm or 40mm divers. Their case designs are very desirable to me. But I refuse to look like a clown. Sold my turtle. Bought a 38mm San Martin and I'm so much more happier with it, its just so much more appropriate and still in my pathetic price range, unlike other more appropriately sized watches. But if Seiko had some more traditional sizing's I would have never left them. Its nice to see them finally getting some sapphire in there, to be fair , if San Martin can do it, then you really have to wonder what is going on at Seiko.

[@islandwatch]

no worries, thanks for watching

[@LaberintoAzul]

They have a mini turtle.

[@DaltonMirklestein]

A Minnie Mouse watch might fit 👍

[@markenlightenment7101]

The mini turtle only has a 43mm lug to lug. It wears far smaller than it's 41mm because of how small the dial is and the lug to lug

[@Rickky007]

Inflation is a beach 😅

[@prwoland3750]

Oh, a King turtle without a cyclop?

[@islandwatch]

yup!

[@bernardbarroga1497]

I love the design but….$750 seems way too much for me. 🤔

[@islandwatch]

No worries.

[@Turnipcre8tor89]

Seiko haters can say what they want about the recent price increases however, they do not appear to be struggling to sell out all of these new models. This watch blows anything Seiko made out of the water sub $500 10 years ago on specs.. prove me wrong.

[@drbobsnightmare2521]

Those Seiko boxes still don't close right. Let the alignment jokes roll....

[@explained4242]

I hear 45mm and get scared at the potential weight, not the size. I find i'm more sensitive to that when it comes to big watches.

[@islandwatch]

200 grams here.

[@336W]

Ceramic bezel, but not fully lumed. Sapphire crystal, but not double domed. I guess if Seiko keeps making them wrong, the aftermarket still has customers to correct them.

[@islandwatch]

LOL. I won't complain.

[@lonegroover]

Doesn't matter to me really, I wouldn't buy one. But I prefer the cyclops version.

[@DaltonMirklestein]

You're wrong

[@user-ji2hn5pe3n]

Good decision but the prices are far too high.

[@sakar5127]

I just don’t get it how Seiko push its prices up whilst one dollar is above 155 yens. That should be the other way around 😂

[@jojogpt]

Finally they dropped the cyclops. This is one thing I hate in watches.

[@devilapproved]

I got my save the ocean king turtle new for $400. That's a helluva price hike with or without cyclops in 2 years. Nope

[@islandwatch]

Amazing

[@vktravellog1242]

Wait what they use sapphire and not hardlex 😂😂😂😂. I guess for $750 they better 😂😂😂😂.

[@islandwatch]

It's an upgrade

[@dank5015]

Why can't they just give us what we want? 600 bucks and we still get that generic clasp. They were so close.

[@lawrencefleischer1414]

$750 and a crappy stamped clasp? This is why people buy micro brands like Islanders.

[@willkendallpro]

$750 for a Seiko, their marketing department has lost their minds. Someone needs to tell management that Prospex is NOT Grand Seiko or Tudor, let alone all the great micro brands that give you twice as much watch for 2/3 the price.

[@MrBacchus18]

Eh, you'll pay half that on the grey market in time. I got my King Turtle for $350 or so. That beats a lot of micro brands unless you want a copycat aliexpress steeldive.

[@jasonbrocious3805]

Let me know where you’re getting a GS or Tudor for $750 or anywhere close to it! (Jokes aside, yes - microbrands are a better value but Seiko’s original designs are pretty iconic.) I have a special edition Turtle and a LE Samurai Shu Iro, and I love them. You can argue a $350 micro with similar specs is a better value, but I can easily argue a GS or Tudor is not 4-6x the watch than these are.

[@jasonbrocious3805]

Let me know where you’re getting a GS or Tudor for $750 or anywhere close to it! (Jokes aside, yes - microbrands are a better value but Seiko’s original designs are pretty iconic.) I have a special edition Turtle and a LE Samurai Shu Iro, and I love them. You can argue a $350 micro with similar specs is a better value, but I can easily argue a GS or Tudor is not 4-6x the watch than these are. My biggest beef is the bracelet - I’ve upgraded both.

[@ryanthomas9306]

The grand seiko I want is a minimum of 6 grand and the tudor is 6 grand as well… That’s why I have many seikos

[@islandwatch]

Yet they continue to sell out of models, so I'm not sure anyone has lost their minds.

[@davidmarsden305]

Not a lover of the turtle, like the 5 better

[@islandwatch]

👍🏻

[@DaltonMirklestein]

5 doesn't have the spex 👎

[@WH250398]

I HATE cyclopses on any watch. That soapbubble looks especially stupid when the hands go under it.

[@scott9739]

A new bracelet would have been nice as well. The value is really not here anymore.

[@islandwatch]

The bracelet isn't bad, just pins and collars, that's the problem.

[@scott9739]

@@islandwatch and no quick adjustment. I am seeing that, good ones to boot, on $300 watches like San Martin and Erebus. In fact, that is where islander needs to go as well.

[@rowdyron4111]

Didn't concern myself with the cyclops, but those dials (cracked look) are hideous.

[@islandwatch]

Really? I love em

[@DaltonMirklestein]

You're off base Rowdi, as usual