Seiko Srpe37 (King Samurai)
A U.S. Border Patrol agent with the Horse Patrol Unit, on track and trail operations along the remote southern border. "This watch has been with me through a lot the past few years. Seen smugglers, mountain tops, rattlesnakes, and a lot of riding, but it always keeps going." On the wrist, a Seiko SRPE37, the King Samurai. What's the strangest thing your watch has seen on the job? If you have a wrist shot from somewhere that matters, submit at the link in bio. Tempus Est Potentia.
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Seiko SRPE37 King Samurai
The Samurai began in 2004 as a 200 meter diver in titanium and steel, nicknamed for hands that some collectors thought looked like swords. The line went quiet later that decade, came back in 2017 with the SRPB09, and in 2020 Seiko added the versions collectors call the King Samurai, with a sapphire crystal in place of Hardlex.
The SRPE37 is the white dial King, with a grid textured dial. The steel case is 43.8mm across and 12.8mm thick, rated to 200 meters. Inside is the 4R35 automatic, 23 jewels at 21,600 beats per hour, with hand winding, hacking seconds and a power reserve Seiko puts at about 41 hours.
Horse patrol
Congress established the U.S. Border Patrol on May 28, 1924. Its first recruits furnished their own horse and saddle, while Washington supplied oats and hay for the horses and a $1,680 annual salary.