Seiko AirPro Camo S651

Today, I'm wearing the second design of Seiko AirPro to appear on my blog, and the third AirPro I've featured.

This model is based around the S651 module, and is a large screened LCD model. As with the other AirPro, the watch is special because of the pump system that takes up a significant portion of the watch. Below the display is a rubber pump which is used to inflate an airbag on the back of the watch. This airbag forces the strap to get tighter and holds it in place, but because it is a cushion, it remains more comfortable than a tight strap would normally be. Above the display is the release valve where he air can be removed. The AirPro watches are very collectable, often going for a similar or higher price than the $275 it cost when it was originally released (- the Japanese price was 19,800 yen). Unfortunately, they are prone to aging, with the pump button often breaking as the rubber gets old and brittle.

This model has a two line inverse LCD display with stylized digits. The S651 gives it a stopwatch, a timer, and an alarm. This is the Camo model with a green and black camouflage pattern panel around the LCD. This shape of AirPro came under two range names which seemed to depend on the colour, and these were Street or Mode. This colour doesn't appear in the catalogue, but looks closer to the Mode range.