Seiko Revives the World's First Professional Quartz Diver's Watch from 1978

Seiko is no stranger to vintage model revivals: last year, the Japanese watchmakers revamped the 1968 Hi-Beat Automatic Diver 300m with an array of upgrades, and just earlier this year it reworked the cult classic "Captain Willard." Next in line to get the modernization treatment is the world's first professional quartz-powered diver's watch -- the 1978 Professional Diver's 600m.The original model was created in 1975 to push depths past 300m, and three years later, the watch was upgraded with a ...