Loved by Adventurers and Mountaineers, the Landmaster series of timepieces gets an all-new 30th Anniversary Limited-Edition timepiece with a beautiful blue dial!
The Seiko Landmaster series first made its appearance in 1993 in Japan. Over the past 30 years, the Landmaster timepieces have grown in reputation, and with Seiko making constant updates throughout the years, the Landmaster series became quite popular with adventurers and mountaineers alike.
Now, on the 30th anniversary of Seiko’s adventure timepiece, the brand is presenting a new Prospex creation with a design that is the culmination of the successive generations of Landmaster watches. The core principles of Seiko’s vision for the Landmaster timepieces were to design watches that are durable and accurate under the most extreme environmental conditions. Seiko actively looked to work with individuals who dared to challenge the freezing temperatures of both the North and South Poles, along with climbers willing to summit the world’s highest mountains.
The Seiko Museum in Japan holds some of the most sought-after Landmaster series limited-edition timepieces, including the Seiko Prospex Landmaster Miura Everest 2013. This timepiece was created in collaboration with Yuichiro Miura, the first man to ski down Mount Everest. When Yuichiro Miura was 80 years of age, he was the oldest gentleman to summit the mighty Mount Everest.
This 30th anniversary limited-edition model comes in a 42 mm case made of pure titanium, which, being light, offers a comfortable fit for the wearer. Using titanium also allows the watch to have excellent corrosion resistance, along with a super-hard coating which protects it from scratches. Ideal for a timepiece made for the outdoors!
The hallmark of the Landmaster series is the rotating bezel with its compass ring. For this latest edition, Seiko has given the bezel a three-dimensional shape, which allows for easy operation and also better readability. The bracelet is Seiko’s standard 3-link design, with the added feature of an adjuster function that allows the wearer to easily adjust the length. This can become useful during scenarios where different conditions are met on expeditions and adventures, and if extra layers of clothing are required, then the watch can easily be adjusted to sit above them.
Seiko has designed the dial with a very special blue gradation look, to represent the view from the top of Mount Everest. The brand states that this gradation look was chosen because “the color expresses the way the sky gradually shifts to dark blue as the climber ascends step by step, as if the universe can be glimpsed through the sky. It’s said that at high altitudes in the mountains, where the air is thin and there is no diffuse reflection, the sky appears dark even during the daytime.”
Powering this new Landmaster is Seiko’s in-house movement, the calibre 8L35. Seiko states that this highly accurate movement has been assembled and adjusted by the skilled craftsmen and women of Shizukuishi, a remote town in Iwate Prefecture, Japan. The movement operates at a high-frequency of 28,800 VpH and delivers a power reserve of approximately 50 hours. The caseback is closed; however, it does display the words “Limited Edition” and carries the individual watch’s serial number.
Limited to 1,000 timepieces, the all-new Landmaster from Seiko retains the characteristic design of this iconic series, while giving it a modern take with better materials and a beautiful gradient blue dial showcasing what the watch is all about. Designed to be taken on adventures in the outdoors, this new LANDMASTER 30th Anniversary Limited Edition will be available from Seiko boutiques and Seiko e-commerce from November 2023.
Reference: SLA071
Specification:
- Case: 42 mm / 50.1 mm lug-to-lug
- Case Material: Titanium (super-hard coating)
- Caseback: Closed, with LIMITED EDITION and serial number engraved on the caseback
- Dial: Blue gradation look, to represent the view from the top of Mount Everest.
- Crystal: Sapphire crystal with anti-reflective treatment
- Water resistance: 200 m / 20 bar
- Movement: Automatic with manual winding 8L35
- Power reserve: Approximately 50 hours
- Strap: 20 mm titanium bracelet, 3-link, brushed – three-fold clasp with secure lock with quick extension