Seiko's Shohei Ohtani Limited Edition Prospex Divers Drop in Japan

Seiko's third collaboration with Shohei Ohtani arrived as his most decorated chapter yet, and the design does the accounting precisely.

The two new Prospex Diver's 1965 Heritage limited editions, references SBDC222 and SBDC224, are set to launch April 24 exclusively through Seiko Global Brand Core Shops and select authorized dealers in Japan. Each is priced at ¥286,000 (approximately $1,832 USD) and capped at 1,700 pieces per variant, a number chosen deliberately to mirror Ohtani's jersey number, 17.

Both watches draw their palette from the Los Angeles Dodgers' visiting uniform. The SBDC222 wears a gray dial; the SBDC224 runs Dodger blue. Gold accents carry across both, referencing the exclusive MLB logo patch awarded to only a select group of players, one Ohtani has now earned four times. The crown on each is engraved with "17," and the co-branded detailing extends into the dedicated packaging.

The 1965 Diver's Heritage platform is a purposeful foundation. Seiko's 1965 original introduced a 150m water-resistant case at a time when dive watches were a genuine tool category, not a style category. The modern Heritage series preserves that lineage while adding contemporary specifications: a 6R55 automatic movement, a 40mm stainless steel case at 13mm thick, and 300m water resistance, a meaningful upgrade from the 200m rating on Seiko's previous Ohtani GMT editions.

This marks the third time Seiko has built a limited edition around Ohtani. The SBDC191 came in 2023, followed by the SBEJ023 and SBEJ025 GMT pair in late 2024. Seiko brought Ohtani on as a Prospex brand ambassador during his MLB rookie year. Since then, Ohtani has led the Dodgers to back-to-back World Series titles and collected four MVP awards, giving each successive release a stronger biographical narrative than the last.

The Japan-only distribution is the practical constraint. No global retail availability has been confirmed, which means international collectors will need to navigate authorized Japan dealers or specialist importers. At ¥286,000, the watches sit well below Grand Seiko territory while offering a genuine heritage platform, a documented ambassador relationship, and production numbers that create real scarcity rather than the cosmetic kind.

Four MVP awards, two World Series rings, and now a third Seiko dive watch: the biography keeps building, and so does the difficulty of getting one outside Japan.