Dive with a Pro

Seiko’s Prospex watches are seaworthy mates for any underwater adventurer.

For the wild at heart, travel isn’t just about seeing new places; it’s about tackling new adventures. There’s no point leaving home if it’s not to conquer a mountain, take to the skies or explore the ocean depths.

If you’re the type of person who beats their own path, you need a watch that’s built for the challenge. And that’s where Seiko’s Prospex collection for Land, Air and Sea comes into play.

Prospex watches – named for their “professional specifications” – are designed for active people at the top of their field, whether it’s mountain climbing, flying planes or scuba diving.

It was at sea that Seiko established a reputation for manufacturing high-performance watches that could survive tough conditions. The 1965 automatic 150-metre diver proved its worth in 1966, when it withstood the elements during the 8th Japanese Antarctic Research Expedition.

That same year, two scuba-diving enthusiasts formed the Professional Association of Diving Instructors (PADI). Over the next five decades, as Seiko cemented its status as a maker of cuttingedge dive watches – with technological advances such as the first diver’s watch with a titanium case (1975) and the first computerised diver’s watch (1990) – PADI grew to be the world’s most trusted diving association, with a global network of more than 6000 accredited dive centres.

This year, Seiko formalised its relationship with PADI by supporting the association’s ocean conservation movement, Project AWARE. To celebrate the partnership, Seiko has added two Prospex PADI Special Editions to a range of dive watches that cater to every underwater adventurer.

And if you prefer your adventures on solid ground – or up in the air – well, there’s a Prospex watch for that, too.