Seiko Diver's Men's Blue Dial Stainless Steel Band Automatic Watch - SKX009K2

I bought it for my friends and he is really happy about it . Very good

Legendary

Fair

Le mouvement est tout de même un tracteur, de sorte que le déplacement de la trotteuse n’a pas la fluidité d’un oyster perpetual, mais c’est une super montre. Belle et bien finie pour son prix. D’un exemplaire à l’autre la précision du mouvement ne sera jamais la même dans cette gamme de prix. La mienne est assez précise donc tant mieux pour moi. Payée 161€ à l’époque de mon achat.

Es un reloj de excelente material y muy bien diseño. Con una gran marca que lo respalda. Se siente muy bien puesto, no es pesado, excelente iluminación. Llego sin problemas. Descepción, la caja, daba la apariencia de que ya había sido utilizada y/o guardada por mucho tiempo.

First of all, for those of you that don't know, the Seiko SKX007/009 are essentially the spiritual successor to the Seiko 6xxx diver's watches that were so popular as tool watches in the Vietnam War era. At a glance, it's hard to tell them apart - the main differences being the subtle differences in the case shape and the shape of the indices on the face. The 007 is the current black bezel version, the 009 has the "Pepsi" red/blue bezel for a little added color in your life. It uses a Seiko 7S26 automatic movement which is a decent reliable movement with only a few drawbacks - more on that later. This watch shipped from Amazon's warehouse in Kentucky unlike the comments from some previous reviewers. I've only had this particular watch for a few hours, so I can't speak to the accuracy of this watch in particular, but I've been wearing a Seiko 5 with the same movement for months now and other than it running slightly fast (not unusual for an out of the box mechanical movement that's never been regulated) I can't complain about it at all. So as to this watch - let me tell you all the little, niggling things I *don't* like about it, so you can make an educated purchase. First of all, the 7S26, unlike the Swiss ETA 2824-2 in my other dive watch (which, to be fair, cost about 5x as much) cannot be hand wound, nor does it "hack." What that means is, when you pull the crown out to the time setting position, the seconds hand keeps running, so you cannot synchronize it to the second with a time source such as a top of the hour beep on the radio, an "atomic" clock (really a clock synchronized to WWVB, but that's another discussion) or the NIST web site. Not a huge deal unless you're really need that precision, and if you did, you'd be wearing an "atomic" watch anyway. And the "poor man's hack" works on this movement - set the time, then hold a little back pressure on the crown (turn it in the opposite direction ever so slightly to the direction you'd turn it to advance the hands) and that usually stops the second hand. When your time source catches up, let go, et voila, synchronized watch. Also, the bracelet is to be kind, flimsy - not unusual for Seiko watches. I honestly purchased the bracelet version only because due to the inscrutability that is Amazon it was cheaper than the rubber strap version. I'll be putting this on a Mil-NATO strap I think, but if you like bracelets, there's plenty of aftermarket bracelets out there far nicer than the original Seiko ones - only the high-end Seiko watches get really nice bracelets. Also, the bezel action is a little light, although I haven't worn it enough to see if it ever rotates by itself. This particular watch just showed up at my door today, so I haven't had a chance to see how the lume lasts, but traditionally Seiko lume is about as good as it gets - if you want something more visible at night, you really need to be looking at watches with tritium hands and indices. The bezel insert is printed, not engraved, for what it's worth, and the crystal is "hardlex" (a Seiko proprietary hardened mineral crystal material) which is less scratch resistant than sapphire but actually somewhat more impact resistant. (you win some, you lose some. And I'm not aware of any watch at this price point w/ a real sapphire crystal anyway.) All that said - if you've got as far as reading this review, you probably ought to go ahead and buy this watch. It's damn near an icon in the world of tool watches. It looks good without being a copy of someone else's design (how many Rolex Submariner homages does the world really need?) and at the same time is an evolution of a design that is a classic in its own right. Seiko makes a hell of a movement, I have no reason to doubt the 200m rating, and if you really want near-quartz accuracy from it, just wear it daily for a month or two to let it break in and then take it to your local watchmaker and have him regulate it for you. $150 (I see now it's $145?) for a quality automatic waterproof watch complete with screw down crown is not a bad deal at all. Anyway, above and beyond all that, for more watch-geekery goodness, there's a decent sized aftermarket out there with different bezel inserts, hands, dial faces, etc. for this series of Seiko watches for those that just have to have something completely different. Edit: William Jean sells solid-link bracelets for Seiko watches with solid end links and decent quality clasps. I'm waiting for one to arrive now although the watch is fine on a Mil-NATO strap. After wearing this watch for a while I've found that it only gains a few seconds a day, although more than that isn't unusual for a 7S26. Edit #2: I tried the William Jean "super oyster" bracelet but ended up going back to a Maratac Mil-NATO strap. It just seems to fit the character of this watch better, although the Super Oyster does make for a nice combination with this watch. After having owned this watch for a while I have a few nits to pick regarding it; I still like it but figured I would report on the negatives. 1) the crown does not screw down as nicely at that of my Marathon GSAR. To be fair, the GSAR costs about 5x as much. 2) the auto-winding mechanism is not very efficient. If I wear the watch all day it has lots of power reserve, but I have had a few occasions to wear a watch to bed, not having an alarm clock handy. I find that the GSAR is the choice for that duty; if I pick up the Seiko and it has run down, I apparently do not move enough in my sleep to wind the watch; it will stop running overnight. This is not a problem for either the GSAR (ETA movement) or my Vostok Amphibia, but it is for the Seiko. Unfortunately the Seiko does not handwind, and the Vostok's lume is awful, so the GSAR is really the only choice for that duty. Not a situation that most people will care about but in the interest of full disclosure I thought I should add this to my review.

El Seiko SKX009k2 es un reloj para aquellos que les gusta un Diver clásico, atemporal y que saben qué tipo de reloj es. Hablamos de un Diver icónico, suele ser pieza de colección por su versatilidad, por su características y la facilidad que tiene para adaptarse con diferentes tipos de correas. Muchos propietarios lo modifican realmente a su gusto, realizando modelos irreconocibles desde el SKX. El modelo es bonito, no es pequeño pero tampoco su tamaño exagerado. Este modelo destaca por el azul y rojo en el bisel (Pepsi), y la verdad, es más bonito en mano que a través de la fotografía. Mi paquete lo he recibido impecablemente, el reloj completamente nuevo, con todos los precintos, etiquetas y además la tarjeta de la garantía sellada ¡Bravo 👏👏👏! He leído algunas experiencias sobre el funcionamiento del calibre el 7S26, no tengo reclamación, su desarrollo y funcionamiento es el correcto. Sobre la correa, la considero adecuada dentro de la calidad precio del reloj, una correa superior elevaría el precio ostensiblemente y la que viene de serie no la veo un hándicap, teniendo en cuenta que muchos propietarios suelen jugar con reloj cambiando el modelo de la correa según las ocasiones, así que satisfecho por mi compra y con el precio pagado.

Orologio quasi vintage, bellissimo nella sua veste con lunetta girevole bicolore. L'orologio è un classico diver, sportivo, robusto, funzionale. Non eccessivamente pesante (per un uomo). La visione dell'orario è estremamente leggibile anche in penombra ed al buio, grazie agli indici dalle dimensioni generose. Il datario (giorno della settimana) è impostabile su 2 lingue (francese ed inglese). Rispetta le norme ISO 6425 che regolano la categoria degli orologi subaquei: Lunetta girevole unidirezionale, corona e fondello chiusi a vite, indice luminoso sulla lancetta dei secondi, vetro NON minerale (il modello Seiko SKX009 monta un ottimo cristallo Hardlex). Attenzione, il bracciale Jubilee (pur molto bello) non è concepito con la prolunga per la muta, è necessario acquistare un cinturino in gomma (o un Nato strap in Nylon per indossarlo in immersione). E' invece provvisto di gancio di sicurezza contro le aperture accidentali. E' un orologio con un suo fascino (purtroppo non più ufficialmente in produzione), di gran lunga più bello de più recenti diver dai disegni un po' troppo squadrati.