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Passion Tank Godzilla sofubi


2019
2016 Shin Godzilla 4th Form Sculpt

Character Fest 2019
2016 Shin Godzilla 4th Form 1st Painted Colorway

2016 Shin Godzilla 4th Form Orange Molding

WonderFest Winter 2020
2016 Shin Godzilla 4th Form GID Molding

2020 Hobby Round 23/ Trefes Online
2016 Shin Godzilla 4th Form 2nd Painted Colorway

2016 Shin Godzilla 4th Form Clear Silver Glitter Molding

WonderFest Winter 2021/ Trefes Online 2
2016 Shin Godzilla 4th Form Turquoise Molding

2021 Trefes Online 3
2016 Shin Godzilla 4th Form Clear Brown Molding

2021 Trefes Online 4
2016 Shin Godzilla 4th Form Black Molding

2021
2016 Shin Godzilla 4th Form Awakening Sculpt

WonderFest 2021
2016 Shin Godzilla 4th Form Awakening Purple Molding

WonderFest Winter 2022/ TreFes Online 5
2016 Shin Godzilla 4th Form Awakening 1st Painted Colorway


2016 Shin Godzilla 4th Form Pink Molding

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2016 Shin Godzilla 4th Form Awakening Black Molding

WonderFest 2022/ TreFes Online 7
2016 Shin Godzilla 4th Form 3rd Painted Frozen Colorway

2016 Shin Godzilla 4th Form Awakening 2nd Painted Colorway

2016 Shin Godzilla 4th Form Awakening GID Molding

1964 Godzilla GID Molding

2022 TreFes Online 8
1964 Godzilla Green Molding

1964 Godzilla 1st Painted Colorway

2016 Shin Godzilla 4th Form Meat Marble Molding

2016 Shin Godzilla 4th Form Awakening Purple Marble Molding

Wednesday, November 25, 2015

Seiko Professional Saturation Diver Watches

Below are photos, write ups and video found on the internet of Seiko's professional saturation diver watches. Sole use of these are for reference to share and not for any commercial usage.
Seiko Diver Watch Development - 1965 thru Present 
 Many who have owned Seiko diving watches over the years have been impressed by the robust performance and high quality of these instruments, without being aware of the efforts that have gone into creating these fine timepieces. The history of the development of the Seiko diving watch is quite interesting. In some ways, the development of the Seiko diving watch mirrors the history of the development of the Grand Seiko series. Both watches were developed by Japan's premiere watch maker in the 1960's, at a time when the company was attempting to surpass the Swiss in terms of quality and performance. 

1967 6215-7000 300m

 The Early Development 1965 - 1968 
 It all started the year after the 1964 Tokyo Olympics, when a wave of pride swept through Japan, and the country felt it had re-entered the world stage following its defeat in the Second World War. In 1965, Seiko made its first diver's watch, the 150 meter (m) automatic (62MAS-010). It retailed for 13,000 yen. Designers at Seiko felt that making a first-class diver's watch was important for their company, because a diver's watch is 'the ultimate test' of watch-making skills. After all, a diver's watch must be waterproof, shockproof, and highly luminous. At this early date (before the advent of dive computers), divers literally placed their lives into the hands of their watches. Engineers were proud of this first effort. Two years later, in 1967, Seiko engineers released the 300m automatic diver's watch (6215-010). They felt it was a great feat to be able to double the depth at which a Seiko diver could be used. Confidence within the design team was never higher, and in 1968 they felt they had really out-done themselves by releasing model 6159-7001, which used the same Hi-Beat caliber automatic watch movement as the Grand Seiko. But, following close on the heels of these triumphs -- three successive models released in four short years -- engineers received a shock that delayed the release of their next new Professional diver's watch model for seven years.

1968 6159-7001 300m

Development of the Seiko Professional Diver's Watch 
 In 1968, following the release of the 300m automatic Hi-Beat movement diver's watch, Seiko engineers received a letter from a professional saturation (SAT) diver from Kure City in Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan. This diver worked at depths of 350m using SAT diving techniques. In his letter, he complained that the crystals on Seiko diver's watches often broke upon ascent because they filled with helium gas used in SAT diving. He also complained that Seiko diver's watches were not shockproof, and often failed if hit hard against rocks underwater. He concluded his letter by saying these watches were totally unacceptable for professional divers. Seiko management, stunned and taking this letter very seriously, quickly assigned a team to create a whole new Seiko design, one that would be created specifically for the professional diver. And times were changing. When Seiko introduced its first dive watch in 1965, the market for these watches was relatively small. But during the late 1960's thru mid-70's, the popularity of outdoor sports such as fishing, camping, hiking, not to mention scuba diving, greatly increased the market for diver's watches. Despite this fact, Seiko didn't release a new model for seven long years, from 1968 to 1975. Instead, it's Seiko Sports division concentrated on developing the Professional Diver series.

The Professional 600m Watch
In 1975, Seiko unveiled the Seiko Professional 600m diver's watch (6159-022). At 89,000 yen it wasn't cheap, but it took seven years to develop and contained many firsts, which are considered standard features of many dive watches today. It was the first diver's watch that had a titanium case, and also the first with a rubber strap with three ribbed vents on each side. The reasoning behind making the case of titanium was that the space-age metal is extremely lightweight, and highly corrosion resistant. As for the strap, at high pressure (great depths) wet suits tend to shrink, so a ribbed strap can be worn tightly to compensate for this fact and put less pressure on the pins that hold the band to the watchcase. In addition, the watch was anti-magnetic, highly shockproof, and highly luminous. And, Seiko engineers had again doubled the depth at which a Seiko could be used, this time from 300m to 600m. However, the biggest breakthrough the design team made was perhaps the development of the case itself. Using 'buchiru' rubber packing and a special waterproof structure, Seiko created a watchcase which helium gas could not penetrate during SAT diving. This eliminated the need for a helium relief value, which some Swiss watch companies had developed in order to vent helium gases that entered their watches during SAT dives.

1975 6159-7010 600m Tuna

Further Development of the Professional Diver Series (1975 to Present) 
 The first quartz powered (600m) professional diver was released by Seiko in 1978. In 1986, Seiko released the 1000m Professional diver. It was powered by a quartz system, and included an outer case of titanium coated with a special ceramic material to help it avoid scrathes during hard use. This model was being sold as SSBS018. Among its many features, it has a low-level battery warning system. Other models in the Professional Diver's watch series have followed, including the Prospex Marine Master 300m automatic and the 300m professional quartz, which along with the 1000m pro diver, can be purchased in Japan til todate.

1978 7549-7009 600m Gold Tuna

1978 7549-7010 300m Tuna

1985 7C46-6009 600m Ashtray

1986 7C46-6010 600m Ashtray

1986 SBDS018 1000m Gold Tuna

1999 SSBS018 1000m Gold Tuna

1999 SSBS018 1000m Scubapro Gold Tuna

1999 7C46-7011 300m Scubapro Tuna

2000 SBDX001 300m

2000 SBDX003 300m Historical Collection LE

2000 SBDX005 600m Historical Collection LE Tuna

2005 SBDB001 Spring Drive 600m

2007 SBBN007 300m Tuna

2007 SBBN011 1000m Darth Tuna

2009 SBBN00E 1000m Robert F. Marx Tuna LE

2010 SBBN013 1000m Darth Tuna

2010 SBBN015 300m Tuna

2010 SBBN017 300m Tuna

2010 SBBN019 1000m 45th Seiko Divers Anniversary LE (White Dolphin) Tuna

2011 SBBN021 1000m 130th Seiko Anniversary LE (Blue Ocean) Tuna

2012 SBBN023 300m Golgo 13 LE Tuna

2012 SBXD011 1000m Darth Emperor Tuna

2013 SBDB008 Spring Drive 600m Tuna LE

2014 SBDB009 Spring Drive 600m Tuna

2015 SBBN025 1000m Darth Tuna

2015 SBBN027 1000m Tuna

2015 SBBN029 1000m Tuna

2015 SBBN031 300m Tuna

2015 SBBN033 300m Tuna

2015 SBBN035 300m Tuna

2015 SBBN037 300m Tuna

2015 SBDX012 300m LE

2015 SBDX013 1000m Darth Emperor Tuna

2015 SBDX014 1000m Gold Emperor Tuna

2015 SBDX016 1000m Emperor LE Tuna

2015 SBEX001 1000m

2015 SBEX003 JAMSTEC 1000m

2016 SBBN039 300m Padi Tuna

2016 SBEX005 1000m

2018 SBBN040 1000m 

2018 SBEX007 300m LE