Seiko SPB185 MM200 “STEELMASTER”

Feel the Steel

[@tl4238]

I really like the steel bezel, it just make the watch so much more beautiful.

[@kriss2452]

3 ans après sa sortie, celle-ci est toujours aussi classieuse, sobre, lisible. Tooly but classy !

[@randyallen2771]

Compliments on your good taste. I'm not usually a big fan of Seiko divers, even most of the GS divers are so over done, huge hunks of ziratsu polished steel with gauche styling ( I loathe those hands with the giant arrow heads). This one really does look "right", and at $850 US, it looks like a value. Thanks for sharing your latest find.

[@jamesmcmanamy4704]

Most beautiful photography for this watch. Thank you

[@luisbperez368]

Darn, I better stop watching these videos, another watch that I have to get my hands on. Great review, keep them coming. Best regards from San Juan, Puerto Rico, stay safe.

[@speedzero7478]

Since the reveal, thought this one looks exceptional.

[@OscarHernandez-xx2je]

This is the watch Seiko needed to make. Quintessential Seiko diver and it could be to Seiko what the Submariner is to Rolex. I really don’t understand why it took Seiko so damn long to figure this out

[@denisdes7]

So what does that make the MM300? The Rolex Sea Dweller?

[@OscarHernandez-xx2je]

@@denisdes7 I would say so. The MM300 is so overbuilt that, while beautiful, is not practical a daily sports watch. I’m sure bigger wrists can pull it off but there is no denying it’s chunky size.

[@denisdes7]

@@OscarHernandez-xx2je I really enjoy diving/snorkeling with mine. No awkwardness there 😉

[@youngtotoy]

i will pick this over mm300 anyday. awesome watch.

[@abmorose6531]

Love that Zaratsu polishing .

[@zouki42]

It s not a zaratsu

[@watchyouwant1617]

Epic intro! Congratulations to this beauty. If I didn’t already have my Black Bay Chrono, another „Steelmaster“, I would jump on this piece.

[@1malikalik]

Nice Rendition of the MM200. I Also like the heart throbbing intro with music pumping as you open and resize the watch. Additionally, the juxtaposed sideshots gives the viewer a better understanding and how it compares to the Tudors and the outgoing MM200 of the yester generation. Great work there in making this video - at first I thought it was a SEIKO commercial until I heard your voice. Keep it up. Greetings from the USA. Malik.

[@robliu1178]

Gosh, if only this new 42MM version was released sooner! Love the new steel bezel and hands set!

[@theicedpotato]

It's beautiful 🥺 Thinking of picking one up myself

[@jschoenzy9416]

You have done it! This review has elevated this one to the center of my attention. Love the close ups and pocket shots. Great review.

[@MC-yh9bw]

Seiko really do make the best looking divers. They're all so unique and different yet you know they're Seiko.

[@1968jpy]

Awesome 😎 new Seiko and yes you can take off the clasp. I recently added a Marine Master clasp to my sbdc033 Sumo. You can find the Marine Master clasp on eBay for around $70 . I’m super happy with mine on my Sumo 👍🏻

[@patrickfrench1569]

Nice pick up, dude. Looking forward to adding one to the collection myself. Just picked up the blue Willard. It’s so lovely. 😍😁

[@tlerew12]

Merry Christmas! I just received my SPB 185 'Steelmaster!" What a gem! Thanks for the video-- it more than 'influenced" my latest watch.

[@kikomachine8276]

I'm going for the 187...great review and so happy you got yours early!

[@canonyeo4286]

I got the 187 with steel bezel coated with titanium black carbon. Looks like brushed ceramic.

[@manuel_winde]

I love that seiko just removed the rehaut/chapter rings instead of aligning them properly 😄 saves all the arguments 🤷🏽 I am waiting for mine to come tomorrow, I have owned and lived a couple of mm300s but ultimately sold them. Now I’m looking for a daily beater to compliment my Reverso and hopefully this does the job for me. The steel bezel didn’t appeal to me initially but over time and with a decent 40% discount I kept coming back to it. Thanks for your video- as always 👍🏼

[@joed3613]

Very cool intro! I just received this watch and sized it yesterday. It's a really beautiful watch, I love it.

[@jayblake7005]

Lovely review . Think i am going to buy one

[@Ferien7]

So glad to see Seiko making smaller, thinner watches. It’s about time. Now if only they would fix the qc problems...

[@maxrequenes8560]

Awesome looking Seiko

[@echochambers8418]

I really love that watch.It looks just perfect.I’m a Seiko fanboy but also a complainer about the bracelets and aligning.That really does look like they actually listened to the critics,as you mentioned.

[@111111111Tiger]

A must have watch !

[@DT-vc2mf]

The bracelet looks beautiful!! I have the spb149 and have just ordered this!

[@Bugster987]

This looks great. I think I’m going to get a blue version as all my other watch dials are black.

[@wick-trimmer1980]

I was thinking the blue dial. But... now after seeing steel bezel I think I prefer it🤔great Video

[@Sam-pn5nh]

I just got mine today same one i tried the green blue but this one was something else the bezel changed the hole look look like a 5000 watch!!!

[@Bennie_Bee6]

Thanks so much Uptick for getting this early review out. I've been scanning YT for last 3 weeks hoping someone would review it as I first saw pictures of both models on Hodinkee with release dates stated as early 2021. The initial pictures looked so promising and now thanks to your video, I can see particularly the steel bezel version looks exactly as good in the flesh as I was hoping. I recently bought an SPB143 mocha dial which I think you have also reviewed and now I think I'm going to flip it and get the SPB185. I'd love to know where you managed to get such a big discount especially with a brand new release as the lowest price I can see currently is €1100 on C24. I live in Ireland so purchasing from Far East well add import duty and taxes so ideally will have to wait to purchase from a European based seller. Enjoy wearing it as it looks the business and keep up the great work. Love the channel and the presentation style.

[@UptickWatchReviews]

Thanks Anthony. New releases pretty much come right away in Hong Kong. High street retailers offer 15% off but smaller shops are free to discount more. Depends on how much stocks they have, if it’s limited edition and how bad/good business is I guess. In other countries I can imagine it’s not as easy to get all the models and there’s a long wait if you hope to buy it in person. Online retailers will benefit from the excitement of releases but this one isn’t limited so I wouldn’t rush.

[@Bennie_Bee6]

@@UptickWatchReviews Perfect. I'll hold on until early next year and see what happens with prices. Its definitely on my list though. Congrats again on the new acquisition. Really beautiful piece 😍

[@atrixmike9049]

This is the MM42. Beautiful watch!

[@ShitShitPampas]

That takes a lot of inspiration from the mod community.

[@henrywest7217]

A striking piece

[@tlerew12]

Beautiful watch. I wonder where i can get one at all online, much less at 30% off? BTW>>> loved your SOTC video-- makes me think there is not so much wrong with having so many of my own watches! Ai bientot!

[@canonyeo4286]

I also bought the 187 with 30% discount.

[@DSimms]

@@canonyeo4286 where did you get it for 30% off?

[@canonyeo4286]

@@DSimms in my country, Malaysia. Here, almost very watch retailers sell seiko, so, very competitive. Their profit margin is 40%, some are happy with 10% profit, but, you need to be a regular.

[@lowersaxon]

On y o u r watch everything aligns perfectly. I would prefer to buy mine only after close inspection in person. Its a highlight in the X line, you are absolutely right.

[@mrp9498]

Very nice watch Uptick. Those pin and sleeves can be a pain the first time changing a link with them.

[@canonyeo4286]

Great looking watch. I bought the 187, also with 30% discount. The steel bezel coated with titanium black carbon. Very nice.

[@canonyeo4286]

It actually looks like ceramic but brush finished. Super cool.

[@valueink]

Where do you guys get the 30% off from?

[@canonyeo4286]

@@valueink from regular dealer in my country in Asia.

[@kriss2452]

Excellent choix !

[@nimai0108]

Thats perfect name for this watch 👌👌

[@coronetmag]

Love the shots starting at 6:25. Thank you for including them. Not enough watch reviews include shots of someone wearing the watch from a distance. I lament that most reviews - like Tim Mosso’s - just use close up above-wrist shots. It makes such a difference to see the watch worn from the side - that’s essentially how people will see you with it

[@UptickWatchReviews]

Cheers D. Tim’s wrist are so thin that all watches will look big anyway. I’m surprised he always wears watches that even I find oversized. Compensating for something, hmm? Lol

[@yankeemmerc4398]

Great watch. Where did you buy it with 30% discount. Can I also avail the same discount if I'll buy from them? Thanks much

[@garyk8285]

Nice piece. Is it 42mm from tip to tip at the bezel? As the SBDC061 is a 43-44mm case width, but its really a 40mm at the bezel to bezel tip, so its quite normal in size despite the case width at 44m, the case is hidden below the bezel I guess. Where did you buy the watch at that price @ US$850?

[@enriqueali]

Awesome watch! Seiko has really killed it this year in terms of attractive and wearable releases. One of the few bright spots in an otherwise dismal Covid year ( well, plus recent election results in a certain big country 😁😁😁)

[@heinrich3427]

I never liked Seiko watches but this one is just awesome!

[@muscularibuprofen69]

Great review, I'm in love with this watch! It makes the SBDC101 almost look boring.

[@nickg2954]

Love steel bezels!

[@kevinsantiago5787]

I love your videos! Thanks for taking the time to make them and share your experiences with us. Do you know the overall dimensions of the watch?

[@AJMacDonaldJr]

Very nice! 😃

[@blackcatsarenopussies]

It's beautiful but I think I prefer the previous mm200 design. It seems less chunky and and better proportioned. If you have a chance please do a versus

[@edcfyau]

Great review. By the way where are you getting such discounts on this watch?

[@joechino9022]

What a beautiful watch... Where do you get it for 30% off?

[@enriqueali]

Yet another great release! Seiko is making it harder and harder for me to decide which of their dive watch offerings in the US$1000 - $1400 range I'd like most. Btw, what's the lug-to-lug measurement on this? Decisions, decisions...🤔🤔🤔😁😁😁

[@UptickWatchReviews]

It’s just under 50mm, with the first links protruding a bit beyond. It wears small though due to the small dial. Honestly hard to pick a favourite between this, the Willard and the SPB149. Each has a great identity.

[@asko7113]

@@UptickWatchReviews i really like the raised centre link on the bracelet, is the bracelet an improvement over the SPB14X’s?

[@evh4611]

Nice music

[@sdean4816]

You must have a good camera. You’re video quality is excellent !

[@UptickWatchReviews]

Thanks, it’s just an iPhone 12

[@fudog73]

Great watch! Want to one it, but in my collection still too much diver.

[@singaporepeople]

Crown now looks abnormally huge. To add salt to insult, still no signed crown for a 1.2k watch.

[@mukhiddinbakhranov9708]

and that quick extension is worse than no extension for such a great bracelet.

[@lowersaxon]

Signed crown is for $ 3000.- and upwards. But there $ 60.- watches and their crowns are signed. 🤭

[@valontony]

Yesss I do like the resemblance to the TUDOR Heritage Black Bay Steel Bezel and the SEIKO Case & Bracelet is hard coated but what about the Steel Bezel, is it hard coated ? I have the Citizen Eco Drive Diver Titanium which is hard coated on Case n Bracelet but the Bezel was Aluminium numbers inlaid on Steel (not hard coated) so it scratch easily! What a shame! Even expensive Tudor has Aluminium inlaid bezel instead of ceramic or harder stuff. Do you know what kind of hard coating on this SEIKO case, bracelet and bezel (coated or not) ?

[@ctn830]

Seiko we want more GMT watches

[@rameshdathrampersad9216]

Hi great vid. Love this watch but i have a question. All the numbers markers and dots on the steel bezel, are they engraved or printed? Cant really make it out on the vid. Thanks.

[@JeffreyMcMahon]

That SPB185 looks amazing and has been number one on my wishlist for the last month or so. Will your Captain Willard get any wrist time as you give lots of wear to the SPB185?

[@UptickWatchReviews]

It’s gonna be along with the SPB149. It’s a deadly trio of the classic Seiko divers. Each has a charm and a very specific identity.

[@jimmyv.495]

McMahon, you still got your 2 SBDCs?

[@JeffreyMcMahon]

@@jimmyv.495 I'm wearing my SBDC065. That's all I've got from that era.

[@jimmyv.495]

@@JeffreyMcMahon Best one to keep. The SPB14x and the SPB18x may spark your interest.

[@JeffreyMcMahon]

@@jimmyv.495 I'll check them out. Thanks.

[@kennethchia4517]

After all these time do you like this more or the SPB149?

[@pavarolar]

How does the Seiko SPB185 compare on the wrist to the Tudor Black Bay Steel you mentioned in the video? I’m debating between the two models. My concern with the Tudor is that it is a bit thicker and has a larger lug to lug size. Love the steel look of both these models!

[@UptickWatchReviews]

Yeah, I’m not crazy about the large Tudor BB cases. The Seiko is more original and a lot cheaper too.

[@thomasmoll8822]

What’s with the lume pip on the bezel? The ensemble looks somehow super dirty 😳

[@UptickWatchReviews]

I noticed it as I was recording the close-up. It’s just a bit of lint, invisible to the naked eye.

[@OscarHernandez-xx2je]

Question, where did you get it?

[@SW-sp8se]

Beautiful watch, how do you think this would compare to a seiko monster on wrist?

[@OilMoneyWatches]

I love this guy ... He goes from contemplating a Patek grail to reviewing a "Butch" Seiko shitter - too funny!

[@denisdes7]

One man's shitter...

[@chugkingchris]

Great video! Where did you buy yours?

[@yavornikolov6965]

Hey man, nice review, what is your wrist size?

[@watchclubent.3956]

Where did you get it for $850?

[@paolosoddu9642]

Do you think the extension at the clasp could be removed?

[@Lanciarules]

The Watch looks gorgeous but the movement Is inadequate to the price

[@flipside21]

Is the bezel insert steel or aluminium?

[@PepRex]

It's steel.

[@rickylah69]

Spb185 or spb143!? I just gotten spb143 but thinking of selling to get this one!

[@Jason-ht6ze]

What makes this a 1k$ seiko ?i have turtles ,skx's maybe 5 all in all but 1k dollars ? Why

[@janreeves5443]

Thanks for the video on this new model - I have been looking forward to seeing it. Information on this new mm200 has been scarce. I am holding my almost new SBBC063 in my hand as I watch the video. Observations - I’m not sure what has been changed - is the new mm200 smaller in either diameter or length? The hands are obviously different. The bracelets appear unchanged. I enjoyed the video but it left me rather confused.

[@MC-yh9bw]

I've got the 063 as well. Some differences I noticed are. The new one has a thicker bezel, minute track is printed on the dial and has a flat brushed edge on the side of the case. The 063 has a framed date window and has the metal ring on the inside of the bezal that I'm not seeing on the new one but maybe I just can't see it in the video.

[@lowersaxon]

No crown guards. 🪚

[@dgftw]

What’s the lug to lug?

[@UptickWatchReviews]

It’s right under 50mm, but the first link flares out a bit behind that. Overall it’s one of the smallest 42mm diameter watches visually because the dial is quite small.

[@DongHoDocLa]

first like!

[@Waterlander]

You could just remove the flimsy extension..

[@Javi_C]

:)

[@pensforgts]

İ dont like x logo. Other than that brilliant watch. İ got a no date submariner. Never like the ceramic bezel. I want something that can get patina.

[@eyeheartsushi2212]

Phird

[@wl6558]

I never liked getting my ear absolutely shattered by the loudest squeal at the top of a video. But now I really hate this channel.