The “Samurai” name speaks to its following, if not its design There are two watch brands with a fanbase enthusiastic enough to nickname their watches: Rolex and Seiko. Rolex’s few nicknames mostly ...

First, there’s the SPB501, a revival of Seiko’s first proper dive watch from 1965, and then there’s the SRPL53, the revamped “Samurai” design introduced in 2024.