The Street Fighter x Seiko Ryu edition hits you like a judo chop to the throat (in a good way)

Read more: https://timeandtidewatches.com/ Join the club: https://www.timeandtide.club/ Shop: https://shop.timeandtidewatches.com/ If you're a regular reader of Time+Tide, you'll know we're big fans of the Seiko 5 Sports x Street Fighter V Editions. We first took a look at the full collection, before zeroing in on the Blanka green machine and the Ken red rocket models, and now we're going to take a closer look at the Ryu edition. It's an interesting watch, not just because of its Street Fighter connection, but because it's probably the most wearable / least bonkers watch in the entire collection. When you strap the Seiko 5 Sports SRPF19K Ryu to your wrist, you're getting a more subtle nod to the fight game franchise and that isn't necessarily a bad thing. Consistent with the rest of the collection, the case measures a tidy 42.5mm in diameter and offers the same 100m of water resistance and houses the automatic 4R36 movement within. But the stark white of the textured dial, that matches the white fabric strap, creates the perfect textile canvas for the bold black and red "Coke" bezel. The white of the dial and strap are said to be inspired by Ryu's Judo uniform an works a treat as an "if you know, you know" reference to his character. Balancing the dial against the visual weight of the date/date aperture at 3 o'clock is a simplified version of the “Furinkazan” kanji character that you'll find on his gloves. Very cool indeed. Seiko 5 Sports SRPF19K Ryu price and availability: The Seiko 5 Sports SRPF19K Ryu is AUD$695 and is limited to 9999 pieces per model. For more details, visit Seiko right here. INSTAGRAM @timetidewatches FACEBOOK   / timetidewatches