Customer Reviews

Seiko Men's SKH640 Kinetic Two-Tone Watch

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My wife bought me this watch almost five years ago. It has worked flawlessly and still looks like new.
It is the most accurate watch I have ever owned. It gains about 1 second every 2 months. The Kinetic charging system always has 6 months of charge.
You will find yourself moving your arm to hear the reassuring rotor sound as the watch charges up.
The nicest thing is that is goes well with my wedding ring. Just enough gold to look nice, but not gaudy. The gold plating must be pretty thick. Even on the bottom the band, where it rubs the desk when I am typing looks like new. The band does not pinch or grab your arm hairs. The clasp has never come loose.
If you look at a Grand Seiko, which runs about $1,000 more, it has almost the same band, without the gold.
Ladies, if you buy the man in your life this watch, he will not be disappointed.
Men, if you want a reliable watch that looks even more expensive than it is, choose this watch.

I had been after my husband for several years to get a new watch. His was clunky, scratched and just ugly - plus the clasp kept coming undone every hour or so. I finally decided to take the decision out of his hands and went looking for a new watch as a Christmas gift. I had no inclination to drag all over Houston looking at every watch emporium so Amazon seemed to be the best option for shopping from my computer. I was blown away by the huge selection and had no trouble at all finding exactly what I was looking for. It is a two-tone Seiko kenetic watch and he just loves it. He said it is much nicer than what he would have bought for himself. What more could I ask for...?

I've had mine for several month and I like it very much. It looks great, no need to wind it or change batteries. Very nice product.

I bought this watch in January, 2004. Two years later, the watch stopped dead for no reason. The watch had to be sent to the Seiko, U.S.A. factory for six weeks, but was repaired under warranty. Exactly one year later, it has stopped dead again and now has been sent to the factory for another six week evaluation and repair, this time out of warranty coverage.
I have owned several Seiko watches and they were bullet-proof. I suspect the power generator in the kinetic watch is the weak link. My jeweler confirms that kinetic watches are less reliable and more repair prone than other Seikos. Let the buyer beware!
Otherwise, the watch has been wear-resistant and light on the wrist. The design is very attractive and upscale in appearance. The dial facing has insufficient luminescence to be legible in the dark.
I will replace this watch with a non-kinetic watch if the repair cost is unreasonable. But my next watch will still be a Seiko!

I've owned this Seiko Kinetic for over 10 years. It finally stopped working this week. The repair would have cost more than I paid for the watch initially. So I found another here on Amazon and I'm buying it. It's a great watch that has kept perfect time for me all these years. It's so much a part of my wrist I can't imagine having another watch on it. Thank you Seiko for making such a great watch.

Great watch, great design, Kinetic Mechanism means no battery needed. And its a SEIKO !

This is a very attractive watch and seems to work well once you subject it to enough movement. Therein lies the problem -- seems that you have to wear it every day in order for the "kinetic" function to keep time. I bought this for my boyfriend since I love my Citizen Eco-drive and expected Seiko's kinetic system to be similar. I was wrong. I have had my Citizen for years without any problem, even if I don't wear it for a period of time. Since my boyfriend has a blue collar job, he doesn't wear this dress watch every day. When he does wear it, he has to reset it and give it enough motion to get it to work. We are quite disappointed. My intent was to give him something with less maintenance, not more. Wish I had bought a battery-operated watch instead. If you're not going to wear it every day, I'd suggest you purchase another brand or a battery model.

Brand new item exactly as described. Comes with all papers and manufacuters warranty. The price is amazing, almost 50% off MSR price! Highly recommend this great looking watch.

After spending 40 years with a watch on my wrist, and changing watches every couple of years without breaking a single one of them, I decided to buy a watch that I *really* liked, that I would keep for a while, and that would not have to send back to Seiko every two years for battery changes (for waterproofing). So I bought this one.

I cracked the Hardlex "crystal" twice in 12 months. The first time I had it replaced. The second time I am calling it quits. How is it possible for this material to break so easily, when I have never previously broken a watch? I cannot be that hard on them... Hardlex (or the variety of it that comes on this watch, since Seiko uses different varieties for different watches) simply cannot be classified as good quality protection for this watch. Possibly the glass does not have enough curve and is too flat in this watch to resist impact?

I've had this watch for at least 10 years and it still looks like new. Not a single scratch on the face and the only wear has been on the band. As one other reviewer has mentioned a 6 month reserve on the kinetic power - I have never seen that. You DO have to wear this watch often to keep the correct time on it. If you want this watch to wear for a special occasion and not a daily wearer, then you will need to set the time and date on it before wearing it. Maybe they have improved the Kenetic since I bought mine, I'm not sure. Anyway I love the 2-tone and I think it looks quite expensive and can be worn for a dressy look or casual.