WatchdivesWD1965
Homage to the Seiko 62MAS
about$129
Regular price at watchdives.com, checked 31 Oct 2026. Marketplace prices change often.
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The Watchdives WD1965 is a homage to the Seiko 62MAS, with a 37 mm case, 3 mm smaller. It uses a quartz movement and is water resistant to 200 m. Its Resemblance Score is 64 out of 100. It costs about $129 at the official store.
Side by side with the original
Compared with reference SPB451. Values marked ≈ are estimates, such as a reviewer's measurement.
| Spec | WD1965 | 62MAS (SPB451) | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Case diameter | 37 mm | 40 mm | −3 mm |
| Lug-to-lug | 45.5 mm | 46.4 mm | −0.9 mm |
| Thickness | 11.1 mm | 13 mm | −1.9 mm |
| Lug width | 20 mm | 20 mm | same |
| Water resistance | 200 m | 300 m | |
| Movement | Quartz, Seiko VH31 | Automatic, 6R55 | |
| Power reserve | Not published | 72 h | |
| Crystal | Sapphire, clear AR coating | Sapphire, anti-reflective coating on inner surface | |
| Bezel | 120-click unidirectional rotating, Aluminum with BGW9 lume | Unidirectional rotating bezel, Aluminium | |
| Case material | 316L stainless steel | Stainless steel | |
| Lume | BGW9 blue, hands and markers | LumiBrite | |
| Bracelet | Stainless steel bracelet, 20 mm tapering to 16 mm | Three-link steel bracelet with shorter links | |
| Weight | Not published | 168 g |
The original
Seiko
62MAS
Reference SPB451, blue dial, steel bracelet (prospex 1965 heritage diver's watch)
- Case
- 40 mm
- Lug-to-lug
- 46.4 mm
- Thickness
- 13 mm
- Water resistance
- 300 m
- Movement
- Automatic, 6R55
- List price
- $1,300
Why it scores 64
Proportions and movement are computed from specs. Design details and functions are judged from the brand's official images. How we score
Proportions11.5 / 30
- Case diameter0 / 123 mm apart
- Lug-to-lug5.3 / 80.9 mm apart
- Thickness2.2 / 61.9 mm apart
- Lug width4 / 4Same size
Design signatures36 / 40
- Baton hands with lume9 / 9Straight lume-filled hour and minute hands with a thin seconds hand with a lume tip, in the official images.
- Oversized raised hour markers9 / 9Large rectangular lume markers in polished frames, with a double marker at 12, in the official images.
- Unidirectional dive bezel with aluminium insert8 / 8The brand lists a 120-click unidirectional bezel with an aluminum insert with BGW9 lume. Black inserts with a lume pip are visible in the official images; one version shows a plain steel bezel.
- Sharp-edged case with solid shoulders and a slightly curved profile4 / 8Slab-sided case with flat, squared lugs in the official images. The brand describes a gently curved case shape; the shoulder construction is not described.
- Three-link steel bracelet6 / 6Three-link steel bracelet in the official images, 20 mm tapering to 16 mm.
Functions and materials16 / 20
- Complications4 / 8Time only with sweep seconds. The original has a date.
- Bezel action4 / 4Unidirectional rotating bezel, as on the original; the brand lists 120 clicks.
- Case and bezel materials4 / 4Steel case and an aluminum bezel insert, as on the original.
- Crystal shape and date window4 / 4Sapphire crystal with AR coating, as on the original.
Movement type0 / 10
- Movement type0 / 10Different movement type.
What reviewers and owners say
Reviewers
From 2 reviews we read or watched, 1 of them with a watch supplied by the brand.
Both reviewers like the size: they give a 37 to 38 mm case, an 11.2 to 11.3 mm thickness and a 45.5 mm lug-to-lug, and say it wears slim and well balanced (one reviewer weighs it at 120 g on a 7.5 inch wrist). They praise the case work, the large markers and the sunray dial, and say the bezel is well aligned with even clicks, although one saw a little bezel play and the other saw the pip off by one click. Both report a loose feel in the bracelet, which one puts down to split pins and the other to a possibly poor sample. One also found the clasp's bottom edge sharp. One reviewer calls the lume adequate but not as punchy as some rivals. Both reviews come from channels that earn affiliate commission. One reviewer says he received the watch free; the other does not say who paid.
Good
- Slim 11.1 mm case with a 45.5 mm lug-to-lug
- Sapphire crystal with an AR coating
- Large lume markers in polished frames
- Seiko VH31 sweep-seconds quartz, no date
- 200 m water resistance
Less good
- Quartz, not the automatic of the original
- No date window, unlike the original
- Rated to 200 m against 300 m for the original
- Bracelet has some play, according to two reviewers
Known quality issues
Each reported by at least two independent sources.
- Bracelet links have noticeable play and rattle, according to two reviewers (one thinks his sample was a poor one).
Versions and colours
- Sunray Gray, standard claspIts own colourway, not on the originalabout $129
- Sunray Gray, applied-logo claspIts own colourway, not on the originalabout $139
- Sunray Teal, standard claspIts own colourway, not on the originalabout $129
- Sunray Teal, applied-logo claspIts own colourway, not on the originalabout $139
- Sunray Blue, standard claspIts own colourway, not on the originalabout $129
- Sunray Blue, applied-logo claspIts own colourway, not on the originalabout $139
- Sunray Brown, standard claspIts own colourway, not on the originalabout $129
- Sunray Brown, applied-logo claspIts own colourway, not on the originalabout $139
- Coral Blue, standard claspIts own colourway, not on the originalabout $129
- Coral Blue, applied-logo claspIts own colourway, not on the originalabout $139
- Sunray Orange, standard claspIts own colourway, not on the originalabout $129
- Sunray Orange, applied-logo claspIts own colourway, not on the originalabout $139
- Sunray White, standard claspIts own colourway, not on the originalabout $129
- Sunray White, applied-logo claspIts own colourway, not on the originalabout $139
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Sources
Checked 31 Oct 2026. Every figure on this page comes from one of these pages.