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It’s the closest “re-edition” they’ve made to the original 62MAS design from 1965. It’s still quite different, and a fair bit larger of course, but it’s the closest, which might be one of the reasons it’s been popular with collectors.
But also, it was an expensive watch new and a limited edition (2000 pieces) so the prices reflect that. If you like the design there’s also the SLA037 which has a higher spec hibeat movement, fancier steel for the case and a grey-blue dial, and was 1000 pieces; and the SLA043 which has slightly different case finishing, a navy blue dial and a painted light blue seconds hand. The latter was 1700 pieces and was the last of the three to be released (when most people who wanted to spend that kind of money on a 62MAS replica already had) and is the most affordable of the three now.
More recently they’ve made the SLA065 and SLA067 and while those models have the same movement (8L35) and are also limited edition, they are not as nice from a design and finishing point of view - much cheaper hands, no date window surround, Prospex logo on the dial etc. They are less expensive though.
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More recently they’ve made the SLA065 and SLA067 and while those models have the same movement (8L35) and are also limited edition, they are not as nice from a design and finishing point of view - much cheaper hands, no date window surround, Prospex logo on the dial etc. They are less expensive though.
Nailed it here. Thanks again.
paininthe
& @Regal thanks
Strong prices on this model, but you can see why, the bezel to face ratio is so much better,
less fussy dial and the same shapes (term?) around the date window as around the hour markers. Compared to later Seikos quoted and the Black Bay.
Classier.