Seiko’s dive watches are among the best — and the most affordable, relative to their specs — in watchmaking. 

From the rare-as-hen's-teeth 6159, to the film-famous 6105 and 6309 models, to the economy workhorse SKX007, Japanese watchmakers perfected incredibly well-made tool watches decades ago — and at prices that make the most diehard Swiss watch fans bristle with jealousy.

Take the Prospex SBDC051, for example: Housed in a 42.6mm stainless steel case, it’s got a sapphire crystal, a unidirectional ceramic dive timing bezel, a luminous matte black dial with applied indices and a matching broad arrow handset, and a handy date window at 3:00. Powered by the automatic Seiko 6R15 movement, it ships on a matching stainless steel multi-link bracelet with a signed locking push-button clasp. 

Handsome, robust, and water-resistant to 200m, this serious diver is a proper tool watch through and through — but at a price that any watch guy or gal can get behind. Oh, and did we mention that it ships with its factory goodies, including an additional, black rubber dive strap?

Check it out for yourself!