The desk

WATCH · NO. 01Seiko SBDX041REF SBDX041Seiko's first diver, the 1965 62MAS, re-issued in 2020 as a BEAMS Japan exclusive for the Tora-san films. One of 300.

WATCH · NO. 02Seiko SPB151REF SPB151J1Named for a captain who went up a river into the heart of darkness. Mine goes up the elevator to the fourth floor.

WATCH · NO. 03Seiko Alpinist SPB201REF SPB201J1The mountaineer's Seiko, in a grey-dial edition of 2,021 made for Europe. Internal compass bezel, cathedral hands.

WATCH · NO. 04Seiko WeekdaterREF 6218-8971Mid-1960s. Thirty-five jewels, day and date, no bezel, no claims. The only watch here nobody has ever asked how deep it goes.

WATCH · NO. 05Seiko SPB083REF SPB083J1The Baby MarineMaster with a blue gradient dial named for the Great Blue Hole off Belize.

WATCH · NO. 06Omega Seamaster 300MREF 2254.50The Seamaster Professional from the Bond years: wave-pattern dial, helium escape valve at 10, chronometer inside.

WATCH · NO. 07Sinn 240 StREF 240.010A bead-blasted steel cushion case with an inner minute bezel, turned by the second crown. Day and date at 3.

WATCH · NO. 08Seiko Turtle SRPB01REF SRPB01K1The 1976 cushion-case diver, reissued with a green dial and limited to 3,500 pieces in 2016.

WATCH · NO. 09Omega Planet OceanREF 2201.50The original 2005 Planet Ocean: 600 m, Co-Axial movement, helium valve, and an orange tip on the seconds hand.

WATCH · NO. 10Seiko MarineMaster 300REF SBDX017Seiko's professional 300 m diver. A one-piece steel case with no caseback, and the 8L35 movement inside.

WATCH · NO. 11Rolex Oyster Perpetual 41REF 124300No bezel, no date, green dial. Not the Sub, but it came in the same green box.

WATCH · NO. 12Seiko SLA037REF SLA037J1The 1965 62MAS again, this time with a 36,000 vph Hi-Beat movement and a blue-grey dial. One of 1,100.

WATCH · NO. 13Seiko SLA039REF SLA039J1A re-creation of Seiko's 1968 Hi-Beat 300 m diver, the one that took Seiko from sport diving to professional diving. One of 1,100.

WATCH · NO. 14Grand Seiko SBGH267REF SBGH267Made for the 20th anniversary of the 9S movement. Blue textured dial, gold seconds hand. Not a dive watch, but it's allowed in.

WATCH · NO. 15Grand Seiko SBGA201REF SBGA201Spring Drive, so the seconds hand glides instead of ticking. The power reserve sits at seven. Mine lives on rubber.

WATCH · NO. 16Grand Seiko SBGW231REF SBGW231Based on the first Grand Seiko from 1960. No date, no rotor, 30 m. The least dive watch on this site.

WATCH · NO. 17Seiko SRPE55REF SRPE55K1The 40 mm Seiko 5 with no bezel. The cheapest watch here and it tells the same time.

TOY · NO. 01GodzillaFigureGuards the watches. Has opinions about the MarineMaster.

TOY · NO. 02Godzilla '54 Green FlareSuper7 · ReAction figureHolds the pen. Won't give it back.

TOY · NO. 03Marusan Godzilla, L-Tail VersionSuper7 · Action figureSuper7's small take on the old Marusan vinyl Godzilla.

TOY · NO. 04Red Mini GodzillaMini figureSmall, red, and always in the background.

TOY · NO. 05Black GodzillaFigureCurrently eating Steve from A Minecraft Movie.

TOY · NO. 06Godzilla Minus One Roaring BlueSuper7 · ReAction figureOut of the blind box and straight onto the desk.

GEAR · NO. 01uni-ball Oneuni (Mitsubishi Pencil) · Gel penThe pen Godzilla won't let go of.

GEAR · NO. 02Mechanical KeyboardKeyboardA mechanical keyboard in Boba Fett colors.

GEAR · NO. 03COFFEE MugMugIt says COFFEE. It holds Sharpies.