Customer Reviews

Seiko Men's SKX007K2 Diver's Automatic Watch

5 star:		(20)
4 star:		(8)
3 star:		(3)
2 star:		(2)
1 star:		(3)

 

 

This watch has the cleanest, most readable face of any watch on the market today. Even for middle-aged eyes, the time is easy to see at a glance in almost any light. The metal band, often maligned by reviewers, is actually a very attractive copy of the Rolex-style "jubilee" band, with large side-links in brushed stainless steel and inner small links of mirror-polished stainless steel. The case is a flowing sculpture which alternates brushed- and polished-stainless surfaces. I own two: one is a dark-blue face with blue and red bezel, and the other is as pictured here, with a black face and bezel. The blue-face watch, I have had for four years, while the black-face watch is a recent purchase. I retained the steel bracelet with the first watch, but with my new black watch, I fitted a German-made Hirsch waterproof black leather strap. Both get compliments. The older blue watch is a galloper, gaining approximately seven seconds per day. After a couple of weeks of "break-in" wear, the new black watch has settled-in slow, losing about four seconds per day. YOU WILL NOT GET "QUARTZ ACCURACY" FROM THESE WATCHES. They WILL run, when fully-wound, with a 36-48 hour power reserve, and they will run year after year without any servicing. Once broken-in, these watches will run CONSISTENTLY fast or slow, without detectable variance. Learn your watch and adjust it accordingly at strict intervals, and you will be able to navigate by the stars for weeks at a time, even without an outside time reference. Pictures do not do justice to this watch - it is beautiful, functional, and spare of style so that it won't be out of fashion when you pass it to your heir.

I have owned several Seiko's, Omegas, Casios, Timex's and Tissots. This is definitely one of the best watches I've ever had. It's a tough, heavy, and attractive watch. The only drawback is that it runs a bit fast, which is typical of automatics, so it's really a non-issue. I highly recommend it. My only regret is that I didn't get one 20 years ago. It would have saved me all the money I spent on my other watches.

Ordered the watch on a Wednesday, it showed up Friday (with free shipping!). Came from K.G. Company. Showed up new, in the box, on a little pillow and everything. I got it super fast because of my proximity to the seller (I'm in San Diego, they're in LA). I went back and forth for weeks on what watch to buy. Due to the reviews, specifically the one where the guy was in the market for an Omega Seamaster and bought this watch instead. I too am in the market for an Omega Seamaster (model 2200.50), but like that guy, I'm an expecting father also and couldn't justify spending $2500 on a watch right now.

So far, LOVE the watch. Yes, the band, when not wearing it, seems a little "weak" and flimsy, but when you're wearing it, it's nice and flexible and moves with you and feels substantial enough. Has nice adjustments (taking out the links and adjustments on the clasp also), so making it fit well, is a breeze. The face is simple, easy to read and the luminous markers are pretty bright (especially compared to my other 2 Citizen watches). Love the date and day feature. Good sized watch, not too much is polished, so it's not too dressy and not too casual either. I think it's a perfect blend of both. I am a little concerned about the polished parts (in the middle of the band, sides of the case and the sides of the band) getting scratched, but we'll see. It's still new for me and I haven't bumped it too much...yet. One of my Citizen watches has a good amount of polished parts on the band and around the case; after a few years of wearing it, it got pretty scuffed up and got it polished out, but it cost me a small fortune to get it polished. Should've saved my money and bought a new watch instead, so now I don't wear that watch much anymore because of that. One of the last things that pushed me to pull the trigger, was that my dad wore a Seiko for YEARS. So I was comfortable knowing that this watch should last a long time.

This watch is fantastic. The only drawback is the weak band, it is too light and does not feel as substantial as the watch itself. Other than that do not waste your money on a more expensive diver, the watch can easily be worn as a dress watch. All around best buy.

The watch is good, but the metal band is a very bad match for such a large watch. The first two rings that hold the watch to the rest of the band continually bend.

Very nice watch, heavy made, just needs heavier made pins where the band attaches to the watch. Overall great watch.

Seiko Divers' watches have a well deserved reputation for reliability and durability. And they look great, either with a wetsuit or a tuxedo.
The only drawback to these watches is that they are 'non-hacking' meaning the second hand doesn't stop when the adjustment knob is pulled out. you have to hold it to get the works to stop to set it to the second.

I have owned this watch for almost 2 years and it has far out-lasted other 'budget' watches I have owned. It keeps good time and the glass has resisted scratches and breakage. The strap ('bracelet') is the literal and figurative weak-link though; the links stretch and I have repeatedly had to repair it. Great value for the money overall.

This is a really nice solid watch - looks and feels great (gets compliments from time to time).

Some reviewers have commented on the lightness of the strap. They are right, it feels a little weird at first to have a light strap and heavy watch. Don't worry, you'll get used to it very quickly.

However, after about a year of use with no problems, suddely the watch started running fast. Now it's usual that automatics run a little fast, but this is ridiculous - 20 minutes per day.

Being up to 20 minutes out on any given day simply isn't acceptable. There's no way I'd use it as a dive watch - wouldn't trust it to tell me whether there was gas left in my tanks. I sent it back to seiko - who serviced it and there has been no improvement. Time to send it back again...

Worth buying anyway because of it's great look and feel, but you'd be gambling that you get one which doesn't run fast.

This is my first Japanese watch and I love it. It is worn to work and it's very accurate. The automatic movement runs about (+) 15 seconds a day. The bracelet is not greately made, however it is very comfortable. I tend to ware it every day even when not at work.

The description on the website says 46 mm diameter. That's not accurate. They come in 42 mm. You won't be disappointed. I have been waring this timepiece for 2.5 years and still love it.

I gave it a 4 because nothing in life is perfect. There is always room for improvement.