This
badboy was already sold out long ago when I first discovered it. I
don’t know what the thing is with the white shroud that makes it so
attractive.
I mean, it’s basically a SBBN013 but with a shroud that happens to be white, that’s it! Is that so special? OK, it
had
lume in the first twenty markings in the bezel insert but except for that it's the
same watch. The nickname, Beluga or White Dolphin (I've also seen it mentioned as the
Storm Trooper), might have been an
equally large factor as
the white shroud to boost the hype. It sure gives it an extra touch of
being
rare. But actually it is quite rare since only 300 pieces were made and
with
Seiko measures that’s quite few. Anyhow, it is mysterious and has good
potential of becoming a legend.
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| Product picture of the SBBN019 together with a Beluga. (borrowed from Seiko) |
I found mine back in June 2014. That it was being located in Germany was a nice
surprise since you usually find these gems in either Japan or in the US and rarely
within the European Union. It was far from being a bargain but I happily paid and just prayed that it would arrive fast and safe. It sure didn’t disappoint me when I unboxed it. It
was just as good as I expected it to be and just like any other Tuna it was big
but still wore amazingly well. I loved to wear this watch. It sure didn’t go
anywhere unnoticed.
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| #228 - The Seiko SBBN019. |
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| No 123/300. |
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| Always nice to have a full set! |
Just like so many times before I lost a lot of money when I tried to sell
this watch within Sweden. But the in the spring of 2015, when I was selling a
Sinn 856 UTC, I was offered to take it back as a trade which I gladly did and
when I later sold it for the second time I managed to recover the lost I made
the first time.
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| Take away breakfast from Petite France (my favorite) on an August morning. |
Being a big fan of the Tuna-series this one qualifies as one of my favorites. It actually was my favorite until I got my hands on the SSBS018 but that's another story.
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