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Seiko Prospex SeavsWilliam Wood Beacon

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Prospex Sea
SeikoProspex Sea
MSRP $795
Beacon
William WoodBeacon
MSRP $495

At a glance

11 of 29 specs differ
Diameter
Prospex Sea34mm
Beacon41mm
Power Reserve
Prospex Sea40h
Beacon40h
Water Resistance
Prospex Sea200m
Beacon50m
MSRP
Prospex Sea$795
Beacon$495

Full specifications

Case

6 specs
Category
Diver
Dress
Diameter
34mm
41mm
Thickness
8.7mm
11mm
Lug-to-Lug
40.8mm
41mm
Lug Width
16mm
20mm
Water Resistance
200m
50m

Crystal & Dial

3 specs
AR Coating
Anti-reflective coating on inner surface
Inner
Dial Color
Black
Blue
Lume
LumiBrite on hands and index(es)
None

Movement

1 specs
Caliber
6N01
Ronda 762

Pricing

1 specs
MSRP
$795
$495

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What people say

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Seiko Prospex Sea

Owners widely praise the Seiko Prospex Sea for its excellent value, robust build, and superb lume, with many appreciating its comfortable wearability due to its case shape and lug-to-lug distance. Reviewers consistently highlight its impressive finishing and classic dive watch design, often noting the bright LumiBrite lume. Some owners find the watch to be large, thick, and heavy, while others consider it the perfect size, indicating a split opinion on wearability for smaller wrists. The power reserve from some movements is noted as less than newer variants, and the clasp quality receives mixed feedback. Overall, owners and reviewers rate the Seiko Prospex Sea highly for its exceptional finishing and value proposition in the dive watch market.

William Wood Beacon

The William Wood Beacon is praised for its bold flavors, particularly its prominent oak and rye influence, with tasting notes of candied orange peel, dried apricots, and baking spices, and a long, full finish. Some find its oak-forward profile overwhelming and its MSRP of $300 unreasonable. Overall, owners rate the William Wood Beacon highly for its bold flavors and character, with one owner awarding it a score of 9.4/10.

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