I think the colored accents are subtle but give it some much needed character on an otherwise simple bi-color palette.
This bezel is a navy blue color, with printed markings in orange and white. You have an inner rotating bezel or chapter ring that is marked for a compass, and is operated by using the crown at the 4 o’clock position. The choice of color is excellent, and the design is in line with the original Alpinist from 1995 and it just works, give or take the cyclops window. The dial is beautiful, and I can understand why people go nuts over this watch. This watch is rated for up-to 200m of water resistance, which makes it a very capable sports watch.
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I’m not a fan of this crown, as there isn’t any way to lock it in place or screw it down, and it is easily moved if you accidentally brush up against it.įlipping it over, you have a solid screw-down case-back with some specs engraved on it along with it’s limited edition serial number. You also have an additional crown at the 4 o’clock position to operate the inner compass bezel. You have a 5.25 mm screw-down crown at the 3 o’clock position with deep ridges that are easy to grip and operate. I’m just glad Seiko didn’t try to pass off a hardlex crystal at this price, and I welcome the sapphire. You have a polished fixed bezel section that seats a flat sapphire crystal with a good amount of AR coating. The top of the lugs are brushed, and the lug width is 20 mm. The mid-case section extends out into a pair of short lugs that dramatically curve down towards the wrist. The three piece case is stout, and is almost equal parts bezel, mid-case and case-back. The finishing is also excellent with exemplary polishing on the case. The build quality is excellent, and the watch feels solid and robust. The case is made of stainless steel, and is primarily polished. I measured the case to be 39 mm in diameter (from the 2 o’clock to the 8 o’clock positions), 45.9 mm from lug-to-lug and 12 mm tall. That said, I’m not the world’s biggest fan of Seiko watches, so I’ll put that out there so that you can account for this bias in all my opinions – both good and bad. And it is a blue watch, so there’s rarely ever a good reason to not buy another blue watch. My primary reason for purchasing this watch was one of curiosity to see what the fuss was all about. If a Seiko selling for nearly 3x it’s retail price isn’t a sign of the apocalypse, I don’t know what is. I’ve even seen some mint condition pieces go for about $1500 recently. With a retail price of $600, and a limited release of only 1959 units, this watch quickly began to trade over retail, and I ended up paying more than $600 to get this one. It was released in early 2019, and has quickly become a collector’s favorite. This is the SPB089, or the Blue Alpinist, or the Limited Edition Blue Alpinist, or the Hodinkee Alpinist. I don’t think I need to introduce the brand so I’ll dive right into the watch.
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