Cynthia Jackson
I have the PADI Turtle version of this watch and it's my all-time favorite Seiko. Reasonably accurate (for a mechanical watch), very attractive blue dial, very good lume, smooth timing bezel, comfortable to wear and tough as nails. 4R36 movement with hacking, self-winding and lots of reliability. Stainless steel bracelet with extension that will likely never wear out on me (I've only worn out one (1) Seiko bracelet, and that took me more than a decade of flat-out abuse - on an early 4004 model quartz watch).When I saw the "King Turtle Manta" I just couldn't resist. So I bought it on Amazon and have been wearing it daily.This "King Turtle, Manta" ups the ante on the Turtle PADI quite a bit, adding a sapphire crystal and ceramic bezel insert ... plus a flat-out stunning blue dial. Yeah, the Manta's are a little hard to see. Oooops! But the "Great Blue Hole" effect of the color and brightness pattern, sweeping from black at the edges to bright, textured blue in the center, is crazy good and can be seen from feet away.The workhorse 4R36 movement in the King Turtle never seems to vary by more than 10 seconds a day in my use and provides a day and date display, which is made even more readable by a cyclops magnifier over BOTH day AND date. First time I've ever seen THAT feature in a watch. Seiko's clearly having some fun with this one!The entire watch is made in Japan, per the back cover. It reeks of quality. And stands up pretty well to another favorite of mine, the Rolex GMT Master II with sapphire crystal, cyclops magnifier (date only) and ceramic bezel.Nope, the Seiko's NOT a Rolex. Not even close. Looks nothing like one, costs nothing like one (about 1/30th the price), not quite as accurate or isochronus. But. It's. Pretty. Darn. Good. Very, very good, actually. And I like it just as much as the Rolex. And don't mind banging it up too much, either.The bracelet appears to have solid links, it HAS solid END-links, a stamped, not machined fold-over double-locking clasp with pin based micro-adjustment and flimsy looking but pretty strong in reality extension. It's wide and comfortable, for a bracelet. IMHO, noting beats soft leather for comfort - so that's my standard - but on a DIVING watch? No way. And yes, the Rolex's infinitely (touch) adjustable bracelet with machined clasp is built better. And works a little better. But then, just the bracelet costs 3-4X what the entire King Turtle does. And both bracelets work just fine.That said, like almost all Seiko bracelets, it uses the Seiko-unique "pin and collar system", where link pins are held in place by a truly minute collar, just slightly bigger than a grain of sand. Once in place, that link will NOT be coming apart. Problem is, it's very difficult to resize without losing the collar. I've even had Seiko dealers "fake it" and add or remove links without the collar. THEN the link comes undone at the worst possible moment. Ouch!With it's classic heritage (my brother wore his Turtle throughout his Navy/UDT/Seal career), sapphire and ceramic appointments and stunning dial - this one's a keeper.Hard to believe it won't become a collectible. But not for me. I'm "wearing mine to death".

David Rush
My main concern with this watch was the size, I thought it would be too large to fit under dress shirt cuff. At 45mm diameter this watch runs pretty large, but wears surprisingly comfortable. I have 9 inch wrist, and factory bracelet just happened to be the right size for me, no adjustments needed. Watch works well with anything, from swimming shorts to suits, and it looks and feels just right.Edit - one month later: what an amazing watch. This watch gains few seconds a day during normal wear, and then loses practically the same amount during the night if you leave it on the side with crown facing up. I was able to keep it accurate to mere seconds during two weeks straight, we are talking about marine chronometer levels of accuracy. The watch wears exceedingly comfortable due to the way case is shaped, and looks way above its price tag. My new favorite, I did not wear any other watch in a month.

Stephanie Keller
I was hesitating to purchase a Seiko Turtle 45mm because I thought it would wear too large for my 7.25 inch wrist. But when I saw this special edition dial I could not resist. The watch feels great on my wrist and really has a presence. It does not feel too large due to the case shape and tapering. The dial is really stunning under light. Pictures do not do it justice. I like the redesigned bezel edge and the ceramic dial and sapphire crystal combo with day and date cyclops. The seiko watch band is pretty good on this model and has a divers extension. I still replaced it with a strapcode jubilee though which I think adds to the look of the watchThe stock bracelet was a bear to resize. I have watches with pin and collar bracelets but this one differs from my others in how they are connected. I had to look up an online video to figure it out. I was slightly disappointed that the manta rays are difficult to make out on the dial. I have a Samurai save the ocean series great white which has a really nice dial but this dial blows that one away.So to summarize, if you are on the fence about getting this watch, go ahead and buy it!

Lisa Houston
This new King Turtle is way over the top and super impressed with this watch. The new bezel design, ceramic insert and sapphire crystal are a huge plus and definitely give this watch a much more premium feel than the typical or average turtle. The best part of this watch however is definitely the dial . You could stare at the dial forever and not get tired of looking at it and to see in different shades of light is amazing. Definitely recommend this watch to any Seiko enthusiast.

Steven Green
The watch itself is absolutely gorgeous. Had it not been for a few flaws It would have been a 5 star review and a great deal.First, the watch arrived in a cheap paper box and was missing the manuals. Warranty card was there but not filled out. Apparently this is normal for this model bought in the US. It SHOULD come in a nice Save the Ocean display box with leatherette pillow. Im not sure why this is, but My 200 dollar Orient came in a MUCH nicer box.Second, The watch itself had a couple flaws. The cyclops wasnt aligned properly. The minute hand was bent, looked like it was pressed on too hard, and the watch ran 30 seconds fast out of the box. Again, my 200 dollar Orient was perfect, and ran 3 seconds fast out of the box.Third, no warranty as all these watches come from vendors, not Amazon itself.There is just no excuse for this coming from a reputable watch company when compared with watches half the price owned by the same parent company Epson Corp.I returned the watch.