Seiko - 1976 6105-8110 'Williard'

WHAT WE LOVE:

The Seiko 6105-8110 is one of a very small number of watches that carries a specific pop-culture identity so well-documented that it functions as a separate argument for the watch's significance beyond its intrinsic merits. In Francis Ford Coppola's Apocalypse Now (1979), Martin Sheen's Captain Willard wears a 6105-8110 throughout the film, and in several scenes the watch is the most visible object on screen, close enough to identify both the reference and the specific dial condition. Coppola's prop team chose an active production military diver because it was what soldiers in Vietnam actually wore, and the 6105's combination of size, legibility, and 150-metre water resistance made it the right tool for that environment. Since the film was released, the 6105 has been known as the "Willard" in collector parlance, and that association, built over forty-five years of reference, is now inseparable from the watch itself.

WHAT’S INSIDE:

Seiko Calibre 6105, 17-jewel automatic with hacking seconds, date display. The 6105 was Seiko's purpose-designed professional diver calibre, robust enough for the operating environment the watch was built for. Mineral crystal. Serviced 2026.

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