The new Seiko Prospex LX SNR045J1, only available in 500 pieces, takes the LX line back to its aquatic roots in Antarctica. The location signifies the initial testing of Seiko’s first 300-meter diving watch, the 1968 Divers’.
The Inspirations
An anti-reflective coating brushes the surface of the new model’s curved ceramic dial. Also, the arrow-shaped hands, applied indices, and bezel come with a coating of “LumiBrite” — Seiko’s “long-lasting” luminous material. Seiko claims that it “is completely free of radioactive materials”. The inspiration for the mossy green dial came during the company’s quest to the Skarvsnes Foreland. This is located roughly 55 kilometres away from the Japanese Showa research station in Antarctica. During this period, Seiko’s team of researchers discovered a “mysterious underwater forest of moss pillars covering the bottom of a nearby lake”. They were testing the watch to ensure the movement could withstand various types of harsh environments. This natural phenomenon was re-created on the new model’s textured green dial.
The unique moss pillars take many centuries to form underwater. When discovered by Japanese researchers, they affectionately took the name “kokebozu”. It is a Japanese word that combines koke (moss), and bouzu (young boy). It is a fact today that the kokebozu is not just about one type of plant life alone but also moss and various algae and bacteria that coexist.
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The Specifications
The silver-framed, square-shaped date-display window finds a place at the 3 o’clock mark and uses Arabic numerals to represent the date. The power-reserve indicator snuggles between the 7 and 9 o’clock marker. And it also offers functions typically found in a professional diving watch. For example, the new model’s case is water-resistant to depths of 300 meters, enough to protect the watch against saturation while diving. The watch’s green, unidirectional, rotating bezel has a diving scale resting upon a silver-cermet exterior panel. The push-button and the diver-adjusted mechanism is slightly animated, protruding from the case’s right side, and positioned under the bezel’s scale at the 20-seconds position. The case measures 44.8 mm in diameter by 15.7 mm wide, with a height of 50.9-mm. The watch’s case back has the engraving of “LIMITED EDITION” as well as the watch’s serial number (out of 500 pieces) as proof of authenticity.
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