InsideHook: These Sub-$500 Seikos Should Be Your New Summer Watches

InsideHook recently covered the Wind Vintage X Rowing Blazers X Seiko release.

Back in 2021, preppy outfitter Rowing Blazers — then run by its founder Jack Carlson — joined forces with fellow Georgetown grad (and vintage watch dealer extraordinaire) Eric Wind to design a pair of limited-edition Seiko Rally Diver watches with checkered bezels. Housed within the affordable Seiko 5 Sports collection, these pieces quickly sold out, setting the stage for a series of further collabs: first, in 2022, there was a group of four colorful “DressKX” (Seiko 5 SPRE series) watches limited to 888 pieces each. Then, in 2023, the horological brain trust released yet another collection with fresh, pastel-hued dial treatments and straps.

Now, just in time for the dog days of summer, a fourth collaboration is on offer. Though Carlson may have departed the collegiate-themed brand he founded for classic Ivy League outfitter J. Press, Rowing Blazers continues its hot streak with two new Rally Diver references limited to 2,500 numbered pieces. Designed once again in collaboration with Wind, the pairing consists of a bright blue 42mm version and a smaller 38mm racing green version, both of which boast vintage-inspired checkered bezels and dials in matching colors.

https://www.insidehook.com/watches/rowing-blazers-seiko-wind-vintage-release