They finally listened to you! The Seiko King Turtle

Today we will check out the newly released Seiko King Turtle. This watch has everything that made the Turtle re-issue so popular, but now adds Sapphire crystal and a ceramic bezel; two of the most requested upgrades on Seiko watches.
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[@masterg7895]

I'm done with luxury watches, Seiko gives me everything i need now. Seiko is the brand most people start with before moving to luxury pieces, only to find that the the luxury watch market is full of $H!t, and come back to Seiko.

[@superfast30]

Agreed!

[@squirelova1815]

Yes, exactly and well said. It's just like the wealthy guys that depend on theirs daily driver Lexus or Toyota 4Runners to reliably travel.

[@amanwithnoname6687]

@@squirelova1815 Laughs in Toyota Echo.

[@digbe9308]

True

[@fernandomescalito5307]

Is Grand Seiko any good???

[@metcalisbehindme213]

Got my green one on Monday. I haven’t taken it off, it’s beautiful!

[@jeepcat1]

I love the cyclops window and that "great white" dial.

[@jwags24]

I don't think I will ever be on the cyclops train. Waiting for a blue turtle Islander!

[@JP-wn4jn]

Here! Here!

[@JP-wn4jn]

Seiko is feeling the pressure from Long Island Watches

[@andrewsmith680]

Wow sapphire crystal and ceramic insert never would have thought that....

[@matt4398]

Yea 50$ worth of upgraded materials for an extra 300$

[@andrewsmith680]

@@matt4398 sapphire crystal and ceramic bezel insert 25 bucks a pop I don't think so...

[@kenweller2032]

@@andrewsmith680 For Seiko it's that or less.

[@stanoster4435]

The Green one is gorgeous!😍

[@PukaHeadMan]

Hi Mark! Nice new Turtles. How about doing a “Watch & Learn” on how to remove the cyclops magnifier lens?

[@golddragon8672]

Really dont know why Seiko added that shitty thing

[@UGA.D]

Agreed.

[@bryanc237]

Haha I like the way you think

[@franksbr]

I removed the cyclops easily on my SNE435P1. Place the edge of a sharp knife between the cyclops and crystal. Give the blade a firm tap with the palm of your hand, and it pops off. There might be some spots of glue on the crystal, but it's easily removed as well.

[@stevek8829]

@@golddragon8672 you don't know because you're too young to need reading glasses.

[@jairoj.ninoperez6390]

"...You'll find a lot of other cool stuff though....ahhh my own wrist-check..." Indeed that's very cool stuff, Marc!

[@hunwa425]

Love these beautiful dials

[@stevek8829]

All haters of Cyclops reveal their tender years. When they get to reading glass age...

[@bryanc237]

Wow, I love the green one, and I’ve never wanted a turtle before

[@dopagony9946]

Same, sold all my luxury watches. Seiko ticks all the boxes for me. I mostly wear an SRP777.

[@pederlindstrom3132]

Yeey,,, green, Awsome. I must admit the blue one was gorgeous.

[@raymondrichardson6061]

Expensive, but Wow, they are gorgeous. Love that candy bar.

[@212days]

I am going to have to pull the trigger on getting the blue one. Very cool. I wish it had the same lume brightess as the other one. I would have to instantly peel off that magnifying thing though.

[@islandwatch]

I know!

[@ytown4]

Normally I would say blue but in this case the green is spectacular. I love that dark army green color.

[@daniellee8162]

Your ProtoType Islander is FIEEEAAAAAAA!❤

[@AbdulRWatches]

Looks like Seiko is watching your channel, maybe they the next Islander will be a field watch similar to the Alpinist :D

[@findyourride1171]

Sapphire and ceramic bezel makes the difference in finish . Very nice

[@cowboyswami2017]

Love it...great move from Seiko. Im deff gonna get one

[@tezzanewton]

Man, you’re killing me. I just ordered the new Alpinist. Now I need a King Turtle. It’s good to be the King

[@davejacobs2205]

My bumble bee islander is on its way! But the blue one with sapphire bezel is back in stock. Hmmm? 2 Islanders for the same price. Maybe that's why Seiko isn't allowing you to carry these.Keep up the great work!

[@duke6j]

Not a big fan of the logo. Would have liked the name Islander instead. When someone asks you what type of watch your wearing, just show them the logo and allow them to call it whatever they want.

[@johnfrei9057]

That’s the blackest green I’ve ever seen.

[@cybrscot]

It's called the turtle shell dial. How do you clean these? Turtle Wax? Love the candy bar magnifier! Easy to read!

[@Rayzor714]

Wow, that's a beautiful watch!

[@yokosomike]

Saw these yesterday at a store here in Tokyo and they look cool.

[@Mark-P]

I’ll wait for a King Islander!

[@Shino2600]

Mark :-P King Fisher! Lol

[@JP-wn4jn]

@@Shino2600 😎

[@jeffwenger5610]

I love my green King Turtle and I got a great one that is extremely accurate. This is definitely an every day tool tool watch that keeps looking fabulous with the sapphire crystal and ceramic bezel. My tired eyes enjoy the cyclops and the rubber strap is super comfortable. I also added a strapecode super O with the adjustable dive clasp to mix it up from time to time, it really turns the watch up a notch. Marc I think you may need to add a green watch to your collection ;) Love the videos!!

[@terrywiseman5268]

That turtle looks so good

[@WrongTimeWatch]

I'd want the green lume on the blue dial. I really like that blue dial.

[@ForeverUnknowing]

Very, very nice. I love the Turtle and I love these, too. Considering retail to retail, Turtle to King Turtle I think you get the value out of the upgrades. That said, people sure do love to complain. The Turtle gets an upgrade to sapphire/ceramic and "it's too expensive now" or "you can do those mods yourself". Prices come down on things like this or there's always grey market/second hand, and modding a standard Turtle potentially compromises water resistance. Seiko has given us a Turtle with those nice upgrades that everybody claims to want, for not much more than the standard Turtle's retail, and it's ISO certified still. That's pretty damn cool. I guess it's hard for some to appreciate on the heels of the lastest Islanders (and I get that! Those new Turtle styled Islanders are great!). Keep on keepin' on, Marc!

[@ForeverUnknowing]

@@BurntPlaydoh No argument from me on that. I was more pointing out how some folks complain about one aspect of a watch and how it needs this or that, but once their wishes are granted it's not enough.

[@ForeverUnknowing]

@@BurntPlaydoh Around $300 is the price difference on LiW for some of the standard Turtle models vs the King Turtles with the rubber strap, yeah. Actually the SRP777 is $372 on LiW and the rubber strapped Kings are $595, so $223 actually. Though again, considering retail to retail (assuming the price listed for the King Turtles on LiW is close to Seiko's retail. I don't see them on SeikoUSA's website), it's not that big of a jump (IMO). The price listed for the SRP777 on SeikoUSA is $495. The PADI Turtle is $550. Not a big jump IMO. And as I mentioned, prices will eventually come down, or there's grey market and second hand pieces to consider. At the end of the day these are numbers on a piece of paper and value is pretty subjective, and what you actually end up paying could be very different from these prices, to be sure. I'll grant I wouldn't pay $300/$223 premium for the add-ons, and maybe not even $150, but I'm also not likely to anyways because I'll likely have options open to me later on for saving significant money over these prices. At the end of the day, people will pay what they think is a fair price for something they want, or purchase from the outlet of their choosing, so it doesn't really matter in the big picture.

[@jeepcat1]

I just bought the blue dial. Can't wait

[@evvlau]

how much did you pay? i saw on ebay has it for $466?

[@davidstokes5444]

Not wild on the cyclops, it ruins the new monsters too. Amazing new dial on the green one, they are just knocking it out of the park in that respect. Thank you Mark.

[@tylerrohn6938]

I like the one tha didn’t make it into production .. the black bezel makes the blue look even better

[@ScottBrisAust]

Looks great... And creeping up in price... But I really like how citizen have recently been putting the magnifying cyclops on the underside of the crystal so there is no protusion. Much cleaner looking execution with similar magnification...

[@pinkeye00]

I really love these watches.

[@canonyeo4286]

Yes, Turtle is king. Will definitely get the green one to add to my blue and orange

[@ElijsDima]

That's a pretty nice bezel toothing-pattern. Like a wall of a hilltop samurai castle.

[@divinejudge1]

Thanks for the review! I can’t wait to look at one up close and in my hands.

[@pedrosaenz2800]

Nice options!! Thanks for sharing. Now you have lots of watches to offer!!😎👍🏾

[@neoxuehan84]

Is there a Ninja Turtle? I’m surprised Seiko didn’t do a collaboration to out the Ninja Turtle versions.

[@PreppyBiker]

Never really liked the look of the turtle...but that green one has my acct down $600 bucks. Wish me good luck with getting one without alignment issues. 😂

[@edteach3r]

Congratulations on your first Turtle! That dial is awesome. I am sure you will enjoy the Turtle.. I have three and they are SO comfortable on wrist. FYI, I own 15 Seikos and have never had a misaligned bezel/chapter ring... not that it would bother me that much as it adds some character to the watch.

[@edteach3r]

Random Uploader : Each to his own ... I love my classic Alfa Romeos that have been leaking oil since new. I call that character, others called it poor engineering. The value of my cars have just gone up, as have my Seikos from the 60s and 70s that have misaligned almost-everything. It is not that I love the misalignments, but it just doesn’t bother me. FYI, none of my new Seikos have alignment issues. I only shop at a respectable AD and they probably check them out before selling. If you buy grey market, then you just have to deal with what you get. Fixing alignment will not negate the price advantage of buying grey market, so just have it fixed.

[@Mike_Costello]

Sooo, one year(ish) later. How's the watch going? As I write Marc has just done a giveaway comp with the Blue Shark King Turtle as an offering.

[@jeepcat1]

Marc, in my opinion you beat Seiko to the punch with your islander!! I just love the blue &white version

[@richl9049]

Love them minus the cyclops! Ruins the watch! Thanks for showing, though!

[@leosarmiento4823]

I'm feeling tempted for that, or the latest generation Sumo (for a few hundred dollars more). Of course, the last time I said that I ended up getting the new Arnie (and I love having that watch in my developing rotation....thank you, Marc).

[@DS..69]

Which you could get done to your turtle yourself. Their own mineral glass has never been a issue. Neither has the bezel. Price has to be more of course. Of course my Blue Lagoon Turtle is superb. Lol. Cyclops blow imho.

[@scottsj4625]

Seiko's are getting too expensive. Your islander lineup is just as good if not better lineup and 300 is easier than near 600. Not even a lumed bezel.

[@9tophat]

My thoughts exactly when I heard the price. Marc's Islanders are excellent!👍

[@Mister_Phafanapolis]

Only tangible plus Seiko has are the dials; I really like the waffle pattern on the Samurai and the Save the Ocean wave patterns. However, spec wise, micros beat the piss out of macro brands.

[@hugedickerinokripperino5299]

Would be cool if the islander came out with their own custom dial. Not just black dial and their logo but something unique

[@scottsj4625]

@@hugedickerinokripperino5299 He has some other colors on some watches. Blue, Orange and yellow. All look great.

[@nicktrnka1480]

@@Mister_Phafanapolis The dials are cool, but I think you will tire of them in a few months. I have a save the ocean and wish it was a simple bright blue.

[@trJones]

I was hoping King Turtle = 6R35. Oh well. The new Sumo will be the next Seiko for me.

[@adrianmorris3772]

Nice watches,Marc. Love the blue dial. Thanks for sharing your video. Best regards 😆😺

[@ironyconfident]

Blue dial and second hand is much nicer. Stange they use different lume. It's good that you did a side by side comparison.

[@zHumanfactor]

I have to stop watching your videos as I want to make a purchase for everything you show! Love the blue SKT, the design of the face is perfect... also noticed the base part of the second hand also has a shark fin shape. Nice product Seiko! Critique: The only design change I would make is a Date only complication with the cyclops. Or no cyclops for a Day/Date. Note: your Islanders are still the best deal on the Island. :)

[@sayedazmie]

Beautiful watches...

[@eamonnoneill3118]

Jesus that blue dial is gorgeous

[@Stopsign32v]

Vintage looking loom out of place on a save the ocean dial with a huge magnifying glass on the crystal. Freaking nailed it Seiko! Bravo Oh and the lego my ego dial on the other. *sigh*

[@profd65]

Of course, no Seiko video would be complete without people who don't own and probably can't afford Seikos whining about them in the comment section.

[@adamb3129]

profd65 🤡Seiko fanboy trying to justify their overpriced watches

[@RichsRantMMAofficialchannel]

Nothing beats the Padi Pepsi bezel special edition!

[@patrickmooney4135]

Wow. Nice! Thanks, Marc.

[@emptyMan0]

On the one hand, BGW9 glows less, but on the other hand, if the white dial Islander was full BGW9 lumed dial, the area would compensate for it and I would definitely buy one! Even if it was more expensive than the others.

[@POTUS2048]

Mark please make that prototype watch on your left wrist available to purchase! Its so cool!

[@nightstalker824]

Anyone else tired of the same Seiko designs being regurgitated over and over? Yes it has some updates, but I feel like I've seen this watch thousands of times. Anyways, nice review as always. I guess being a seiko diver fan the past 15 years, I'm just starting to get blurred vision from all their models replicating one another.

[@nightstalker824]

@@loski1955 yeah just something different at least! A few months ago I walked into a Prospex AD. I asked to see a watch, and was dumbfounded by the price. $4500 for it!!! It was the "captain willard". I never heard of it until then. I could not see or feel a difference between that and a turtle, besides the hour markers. No way in hell I'd buy that. I'd rather get me an Omega. See, now there is a company with history as well, yet they keep the classic divers, as well as fresh and modern updated ones.

[@Mike_Costello]

@@nightstalker824 For that you are paying for movie folk law fandom. Use it to buy a Sin U1 or U2 GMT for something different but solidly made and displayed.

[@trishanuray3833]

Finally I ordered the 'Turtle Great White Shark' (special edition). Thanks a lot for the heads up on 2020 turtle launches in USA. Having a hunch that Seiko might stop SRPD21K1. Upgraded ones will get too expensive for me, here in India.

[@russelljordan4991]

Must have watch over two hours of vedios thankyou I enjoyed them.

[@eriklind5174]

The green is a nice change, I don't mind the cyclops. I would probably change the bezel out for a lumed dual time though.

[@ccooper8040]

Love my normal Turtle 🐢. The cyclops lens is not needed on a dive watch. Think about it, day and date are not needed when under water. That said I only occasionally shower or get caught in the rain with my 200mm 🐢. The newer Seiko dive straps are very comfortable but the stainless keeper moves around to much. Sometimes Seiko tries to improve things that are better off left alone.

[@eduardoarosemena655]

Great video Mark, thanks.

[@LogicKidroy]

What are you doing Seiko.. 🤔...? These prices are a bit silly.

[@TheMrFishnDucks]

Those look great.

[@Therollingpanda]

I have a king turtle ref SRPE03K1, and one of the draws to buying it was the cyclops, I don’t need one but I love the aesthetic and sets it apart from other divers

[@deaglemeagle]

Blasted turtle sounds great!

[@randyporter3491]

Like the watch, love the sapphire, hate the cyclops ! Don’t like the dimmer, blue lume. It “appeared” the chapter ring was off clockwise, but may be an illusion of video. Thanks Mark, good review !

[@perfectwatchquest3091]

Finally, Sapphire!

[@TheWayofGrace89]

So prefer my SRP777

[@MrLiveWest]

I wish you would make a video on clocks! Nobody seems to have a "beginner clock" video that discusses specs that a noob should look for in a home clock

[@HybridIncome]

You should be grateful to Seiko for making the Islander a much better value! Mark, I love my Islander thanks for making it.

[@millibarman]

Nice. Yep, blue strap would’ve been the deal on the blue dial.

[@kisherceg6259]

I like your wall clock

[@ericwhitlow7364]

Love the blue dial but it’s a bummer the lume isn’t as good.

[@squirelova1815]

Every real Diver actually does need Sapphire and ceramic anyhow since there are many sharp things to scrape bump against underwater too.

[@JohnBuckmaster-sw3wm]

Like everything but Cyclopes. A little bit pricey… Seems Seiko is going that way though. I already have a turtle from Long Island! I’m up for modeling mine to look like this though! Thanks Mark!

[@justvettn]

The blue one has a defect in the ceramic bezel near the 20 As much as I am a big Turtle fan, these are disappointing

[@scotthayes2652]

justvettn they both have a problem in that area. 🤔 how many others have the same problem

[@ElijahBuenafe]

Good eye

[@8AP1]

Looks like lint/fluff to me. Have seen a few of these first hand in shops and they look just fine.

[@matthewrikihana6818]

So Seiko has added two features which are standard on most micro brands. I guess the king is in the brand. Cheers Mark.

[@islandwatch]

:)

[@SoCalWatchReviews]

Seiko keeps getting more and more expensive, cool release though!

[@ClintGrantham]

I'm a huge Seiko fan but they're not reading the market well. A $600 Turtle and an almost $600 Brian May Seiko 5 are both crazy considering what micro-brands are doing. I'm looking to add a Turtle to my collection this year at it will be an Islander even though that green King Turtle is mighty cool. It's still way over priced.

[@NathanChisholm041]

Agreed! Even my cheaper San Martin has a Hi beat movt sapphire screw down crown C3 lume for $200! Seiko can stick these up their asshole.

[@sebastiang.480]

I'd rather they fixed their misaligned chapter rings instead of adding sapphires, ceramic bezels and bloody cyclops for gods sake

[@zman8340]

Sebastian G. That cyclops is atrocious! Only thing worse than a day date on a dive watch ? A day date with god forsaken cyclops !

[@joeskeptical4762]

Hear! Hear! My SRP777 has a perfectly aligned chapter ring (it seems I was in the right place, I looked carefully before pulling the trigger) and bonus of bonus, the movement runs INSIDE COSC specification. @ +2-3 per day.. I have 4 weeks of non-stop running on it, we'll see if it improves any more BUT I am very happy with this performance so far. I will not complain if it doesn't improve. No "Tortuga Rey" for me (varios de nosotros hablamos español) because of that magnifier.

[@profd65]

You don't even own a Turtle; you probably don't even own a Seiko. You're just repeating crap you read on the Internet; whining about Seiko is all the rage these days.

[@23727bgk]

The misalignment of the chapter ring to the indices is still an issue here. The candy bar cyclops has got to go and the ceramic bezel should be fully lumed. Still, its a step forward for Seiko. Seiko, are you reading this?

[@Mythicregard]

@@zman8340 I normally dislike siamesed day-date watches and the same goes for cyclopsed crystals, but I'm somehow intrigued by the combination of the two. I can't really make sense of it.

[@johnyu37]

I like the prototype islander the one you are wearing on your right wrist 😭 i hope can release in market someday

[@superfast30]

Turtle just about perfect now!

[@imyourhuckleberry357]

Resembles the Casio Mariner for 49 bucks 200 meters water resistant.

[@glennpowell3444]

Yep.It must be said Casio does anything for every taste and do it well? They give genuine quality and still have " cool" all over them without the blatant rip off factor? That's just my take anyway? Cheers.

[@Starstreak170]

Casio are the kings of value. Look at their Oceanus line, amazing for the price.

[@profd65]

You resemble somebody who can't afford a Turtle, and should probably be watching videos about more modestly priced watches.

[@imyourhuckleberry357]

@@profd65 Whoa, didn't mean to trigger you bro....Have a good day...Trump 2020..

[@a_z.tazzzfan8497]

Marc; nice presentation as usual. I really like the green King Turtle but, not enough to add another Seiko Diver to my collection. Just reviewed my collection and counted 16 Prospex Divers; 2 being Turtle's and 3 being PADI's. I don't know when or which one but, one of your Islander Divers IS going to be my first watch acquisition of 2020. 😎⌚

[@islandwatch]

Thanks!

[@a_z.tazzzfan8497]

@@islandwatch Well... So much for patiently planning my first acquisition of 2020. 🤔 ⏳ - ⌛ = ⌚ Just finished ordering the ISL-08. 🤯. 😎

[@pauliedoggs]

I love the blue dial and the toothy bezel but I’m not a fan of the cyclops.

[@carmelo3454]

Awesome watch, i love it.

[@1SaG]

Not a fan of blue bezels, but man... that blue turtle looks gorgeous! The black one isn't exactly ugly, either. Too bad they're going a bit nuts with the prices. Yeah.. a micro won't be a Seiko, but when I can get ceramic/sapphire and an NH35 in the back *plus* a metal bracelet for under $300 from, say, a Phoibos, I would have to be a pretty big Seiko-fan to not go with the micro.

[@canonyeo4286]

Just bought the Special edition srpe07k1 for $415. Very nice blue bezel. Perfect alignment. +2 spd. The 05 is less than $400. My two other turtles are also SE and LE. For less than $100 more, this one looks way better.

[@evvlau]

$415?? where did you get it?

[@canonyeo4286]

@@evvlau shopee MY

[@crish8365]

Just bought a SRPD21 last week. I may have held off if I knew these were coming out lol

[@ThespankedoneRidesReviews]

Dr Seuss :) So Yertle, the Turtle King, lifted his hand And Yertle, the Turtle King, gave a command. He ordered nine turtles to swim to his stone And, using these turtles, he built a new throne. He made each turtle stand on another one's back And he piled them all up in a nine-turtle stack. And then Yertle climbed up. He sat down on the pile. What a wonderful view! He could see 'most a mile! "All mine!" Yertle cried. "Oh, the things I now rule! I'm the king of a cow! And I'm the king of a mule! I'm the king of a house! And, what's more, beyond that I'm the king of a blueberry bush and a cat! I'm Yertle the Turtle! Oh, marvelous me! For I am the ruler of all that I see!"

[@czopsticks4238]

What do you guys think the USA market value is now for pre-owned SBDY049 pre-owned with light wear and misaligned bezel?

[@marioarnold7435]

I like both of them!

[@zaskarclf]

$595?!! I don't have a turtle. Been waiting for prices to come down At this point, I'm just gonna save up and buy one of your Islanders Marc. Reasonable price, same style, with sapphire and lumed ceramic bezel with no risk of misaligned chapter ring. Heck I bought a Nethuns Aqua for $300 this past year to scratch the 6105 itch and I love the thing. I don't get Seiko's decision to charge more and offer the same level of product over the last 2 years.

[@ClassicalProtestant]

Whoa!

[@pvflyer67]

great channel thanks

[@tankgunna5992]

On a Bracelet perfect.