Time is up! The polls are closed, and just like that, this year’s Seiko World Cup has come to an end. You followed along and cast your votes, and we are finally happy to announce the winner. As you know, the victory was snapped up by the fantastic Seiko Marinemaster 300 SBDX001. This classic Seiko […]

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The time has come, everyone! We’ve reached the final round of Fratello’s Seiko World Cup. It was a lot of fun because we all got to pick our absolute favorite Seiko dive watches of all time. Interestingly enough, we are ending up with a modern Seiko SPB317 “Turtle Origin” and a discontinued Seiko Marinemaster 300 […]

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Welcome to the second semifinal match of Fratello’s Seiko World Cup. Five Seiko divers have been eliminated so far, while three others remain to face their next opponent. Today, G2’s SBBN011 “Darth Tuna” battles RJ’s SBDX001 “MM300.” Both watches have iconic status, so we expect it to be a tough fight. Will the MM300 design […]

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Welcome to the first semifinal of Fratello’s Seiko World Cup. Four Seiko divers have already been kicked out of the competition. The other four are still very much alive and ready to take on their next opponents. Today, Daan’s SPB317 and Thomas’s SKX009 will compete against each other. It’s promising to be a very close […]

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Welcome, Fratelli, to the fourth round of the 2023 Seiko World Cup. For this inaugural contest, the focus is on dive watches! Today, we see RJ and his Marinemaster SBDX001 go up against Nacho and his Prospex SRPC35K1 (aka the “Mini Turtle”). As with some of the previous rounds, this time, it’s also a personal […]

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We’re now in the third match of this year’s Seiko World Cup! The second round pitted two highly favored entry-level rivals against each other. Today, we see two watches of the same kind fighting each other, but they differ in age and power. It’s the 6159-7010 versus the SBBN011, two professional saturation divers with devoted […]

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Welcome to the second match of this year’s Seiko World Cup! Last time, high-end vintage and mid-range current Seiko collided. This time is a bit different. Today, two discontinued entry-level Seiko divers go head to head. This is the SKX009 versus the SBDC001, two watches with massive fan bases within the broader Seiko community. Let’s […]

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Are you ready for the first head-to-head battle in the Fratello Seiko World Cup? This year’s competition is all about Seiko dive watches. We’ll start with an epic face-off between one of Seiko’s first professional dive watches and a recent re-edition that’s also based on one of those earlier Seiko divers. Mike will defend his […]

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Today is a big day here at Fratello as we are officially kicking off the Seiko World Cup: Dive Watch Edition! Seiko divers are a crucial part of any watch enthusiast or collector’s journey. Whether a first stepping stone into the watch world, a middle step into the mechanical realm, or a connoisseur’s purchase of […]

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Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to Sunday Morning Showdown. This week, we’re putting an Omega Aqua Terra up against a Grand Seiko SBGH. These watches are very close on paper. Their retail prices are nearly identical, and we’re talking about versatile three-handed watches that can be worn every day. It’s the Grand Seiko Heritage reference SBGH279 […]

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