There are many vintage Seiko divers popular with collectors, and the diver here – a colorful 1994 Seiko 7N35-6A10 dive watch here, with Seiko 7N35 instructions manual – continues the Seiko reputation for building robust, stylish, and purpose-built divers for a wide-range of professional adventurers.
Seiko introduced its 7N35 diver line in 1991, and it came in a range of dial colors, to include the one here, but also silver, black, and even blue pearl (among others).
Military forces the world over have long took note of Seiko’s dive watch lines, with their reliable movements – during its heyday and even today, Seiko divers are popular with various armed forces for this same reason, despite the widely held (false) assumption that military personnel only wear military watches issued to them.
With good reason, Seiko divers continue to have a tremendous cult following, despite Seiko's odd decision to discontinue its iconic legendary SKX divers in 2018 - Seiko dive designs are usually simple and robust, with strong evidence of Seiko divers that came before it – of which the 7N35 bears testament – to the instantly recognizable Seiko 7002 automatic, 7548 quartz, and even the famous 6309 diver.
Hollywood has also taken note, and usually choices to adorn the wrist of A-list Hollywood in war films with a Seiko, to include figures like Robert Redford, Ed Harris, Martin Sheen, and Mick Jagger.
This Seiko diver comes on a Japanese Bambi stainless-steel bracelet, and with nylon strap, rugged travel case, springbar tool, and Seiko 7N35 instructions manual.
1994 Seiko 7N35-6A10 SCUBA 200m Dive Watch
DIAL: Colorful blue and green Seiko SCUBA-signed dial, with crisp white writing, no fade. Date complication at 3 o’clock position works as designed.
CASE: Stainless-steel case measures 41.5mm (38mm w/o crown) x 42mm, with matching caseback. Case lines remain sharp, with no evidence of machine polish. Screw-down crown works as designed. Bezel retains its crisp writing, with light wear.
CRYSTAL: Thick Seiko Hardlex crystal, no scratches or cracks - this crystal weighs in at an impressive 3.2mm thick (see photo).
BAND: This Seiko diver comes on a high-quality Japanese Bambi stainless-steel bracelet, which will fit up to an approx. seven inch wrist; it also comes with a black nylon strap.
MOVEMENT: Hacking Seiko 7Nxx quartz movement, manufactured in January 1994.
CROWN: Unsigned stainless-steel crown, screws down as designed.
Of note, this Seiko 7N35 diver comes with an original Seiko 7N35 instructions manual.
