And the Taj Mahal still doesn't have hacking or hand winding.

JungleEddie it doesn’t have sapphire crystal either

What about the Star of India Sapphire?

People that do not get this, do not get the SKX!

JungleEddie That's very funny hahahaha

Iconic? A blatant cheap Rolex ripoff... 🤔

Tree Dillinger if it was it would have a cheap cyclops copy, a 3 o’clock crown and the same indexes, the same hands, same case, I could go on......it’s not a Steinhart. I do feel that a lot divers look similar to the untrained eye tho👍🏻

vinny8vinny ok, it’s not an exact copy, but come on. The dial, the bezel, the bracelet. They didn’t design it out of thin air. If anything they very specifically changed a couple of features so that they can call it their own. It’s not just the divers, look at all their watches. Look at vintage Seikos from the 70s. 90% of them are fake Datejusts. You can’t tell me it’s not a blatant rip-off. Oyster bracelets, jubilee bracelets, rotating bezels, fluted bezel, screw down crown. That’s really all Seiko does with their entry level automatic watches: copy Rolex for a much cheaper price. They don’t even pretend they’re not doing it, come on. Everyone does know that, right? I mean- the sky is blue...right?? That should be the starting point of any discussion like this one. It’s simply a discussion of how different Rolex ripoffs at different price points compare. Nothing more, nothing less.

1bentley4ever ...try reading closer, Champ, I specifically addressed that. They’re not going for 1:1 copy (minus the branding) like Steinhart. We can say “inspired by” or whatever, but be serious. Let’s use common sense here for a second, Sport. How do you think they designed the SKX? Do you think they were unaware of the Submariner? ...or do you think they were holding a Submariner in their hands? You’re not honestly suggesting that they didn’t take the Sub (and the datejust) and say let’s make a much cheaper version of this watch? Think about what you’re saying here. I have both the Sub and the SKX, for the record. I have 2 versions of the Seiko I use as beaters. I recommend them for that; but iconic? Bullshit.

Tree Dillinger you make some good points, especially with the oyster bracelet. I mean even the name “007”. It is a very different watch tho. Inspired by....yes, every diver must be inspired by the fifty fathoms and the sub I guess. Let’s be real tho even Rolex didn’t start making good bracelets till the last decade 😂

Nice man! How much did you end up paying for this?

So sir.. as a naval personnel you dont have any problem with the skx w/ no hacking/winding feature. Thers something feels while wearing this iconic watch for me

Right now You can buy a chinese watch with a SEIKO NH36A (read 4R36) movement for a 70 US dollars!!! Just think about it! Everytime when someone buys an SKX, i feel like this person payd for the watch and then throwed another 100 bucks in Seiko's pocket.

@@JSarmat86 dont bother. just go for an omega 300m with 8800 movement. lol. not really that expensive.

@@lionellim1101 , although i like Omega Seamaster Professional 300, i actually ended up buying a Seagull D819.459 - a beautiful dress watch with ST2130 (read ETA 2824-2) movement with hacking, hand winding and precision of +2 seconds per day. For 190 US dollars. How about that? But this is not what i wanted to say. What i realy wanted to say is that Seiko will not improve their quality as long as You WILL BUY this piece of crap (SKX007) for 200 bucks. Just think about it: right now, in this moment, Seiko HAS a better solution for roughly the same amount of money, but they will not implement this solution as long as the old solution works. Why bother? Right now You could have a better version of iconic SKX for the same 200 bucks - with hacking, hand winding, good bracelet, aligned bezel etc. But no - it's not a bug, it's a feature to have in 2018 a watch made in Japan of worse quality than a chinese watch for 1/3 of the price. Enjoy Your piece of crap and have a nice day!

I paid £115 for mine one year ago.

@@JSarmat86 who wants a CCP piece of shit tho

My too.

@@paulusvberkel1448 me three!

2 years how is it?

I’m fine with the movement, but I’d love to have domed sapphire and the drilled lug holes previously mentioned.

Sam D. Nah, they want you to move up to the new Turtle.

dimman77 I hate the turtle's case shape. Otherwise, I'd get it over the skx007.

Right now You can buy a chinese watch with a SEIKO NH36A (read 4R36) movement for a 70 US dollars!!! Just think about it! Everytime when someone buys an SKX, i feel like this person payd for the watch and then throwed another 100 bucks in Seiko's pocket.

@@JSarmat86 fuck china

Yes, they both have 21 jewel movements. The model that states 21 jewels on the dial is the made in Japan variant, while the one without it (and being worn by Jory) is made in Malaysia. They share all the same parts.

Please don't modd the watch, it is as beatiful as is is write now.

@@paulusvberkel1448 no. It needs the sapphire crystal mod

22mm

The key word there is "copy...not "original"

Umm, it really seems like you just didn't move the watch enough? I know my Seiko 5 worked all year as long as I wore it enough.

My goodness... what must I do to move enough??? I live a normal life and move as normal as anyone. Your Seiko 5 might be a bit different than my 007 although they both have the same movement. Strange...very strange.

Nothing wrong with that!

me too :)

Me too! lol

I just switched to my snzh57 about an hour ago, my skx was on my wrist for a week non stop (except for showers)

"watch"ing ... heh

Being able to hack makes it easier to tell if your watch is still accurate and might need some servicing. Handwinding is a lot more efficient and easier than shaking. That said it doesn't bother me if my skx has none of these features since I've got other watches in rotation. The hacking also helps me when I regulate my watch since I don't have timegrapher.