ALBA Blue Manta 200m Diver's Automatic

Model # : AL4005X - Blue Manta

Condition : New in box (NOS)
Movement : Caliber 7S26, movement cannot be hacked or manually winded
Water Resistant : 200 m
Material : Mineral Crystal
Dial : Highly luminous indexes, rotating bezel, date/day features
Case : 44 mm x 13 mm thickness (diameter w/o crown)
Case : 46 mm x 13 mm thickness (diameter w/o crown)
Additional information :
Polyurethane strap
Screw-down crown
Uni-rotating bezel

It’s a diver’s watch. It’s big. It’s blue. It’s very affordable.

It’s a very interesting offering from Alba, Seiko’s sub-company specializing in lower end quartz and automatic timepieces at down-to-earth prices.
What is it? It’s the Alba AL-4005X and when I first saw it at my watchmaker’s store back in 2005, I was intrigued by Alba’s surprising foray into dive watches based on Seiko’s highly successful entry level, 7s26 caliber.
Alba boldly introduced its 7s26 diver’s models into its “Alba Active” lineup, expanding its sports watch category. I’m not sure if the AL-series are Alba’s first divers but they certainly are the first ones that borrowed the 7s26 movement from Seiko.