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| Home » Seiko #SKX007 Men's Stainless Steel 200M Automatic Diver Watch | | | | | | | Product Promotions: | | | | | Description: | | About Seiko
In 1877, at the age of 18, Kintaro Hattori set up business repairing the Western-style clocks that were becoming increasingly popular in Japan. By 1892, Hattori was manufacturing his own clocks in a factory he called Seikosha, from the words "seiko" meaning "exquisite," "success," or "miniature," and "sha" meaning "house." The company grew and prospered, producing its first wristwatch in 1913 and launching the Seiko brand in 1924. Technological innovation has always been a driving force in the company's history. Key milestones include Seiko's introduction of the world's first quartz watch in 1969, and its successful launch, in 1988, of the Kinetic, the world's first battery-free watch with quartz accuracy. Recognized for its technological excellence, Seiko has provided timekeeping services for the Olympic Games and the World Cup Soccer Championships. Today, the Seiko brand continues to stand for state-of-the-art technology, as well as superior quality and refined design.
An automatic watch (also called a self-winding watch) is a mechanical watch, typically with a balance wheel escapement, whose mainspring is wound by the motion of the wearer's arm, instead of having to be wound manually every day. Whereas a quartz watch is powered by electricity, a mechanical watch is powered by a mainspring which must be rewound for the watch to keep time | | | Features: | |
• Japan 21 Jewels Automatic Self-Winding Movement
• Stainless Steel Case and Band, Fold Over Deployment Clasp with Safety Lock Feature
• Hardlex Mineral Crystal, Day/Date Display with Spanish Option, Luminous Hands and Markers, Uni Directional Turning Bezel
• Case Size: 41mm Diameter, 13mm Thickness
• Water Resistant - 200M, Screw Down Crown and Case Back
| | | Product Details: | | | Package Length:
| 4.8 inches | | Package Width:
| 4.8 inches | | Package Height:
| 3.6 inches | | Package Weight:
| 0.8 pounds | | Average Customer Rating:
|  based on 36 reviews |
| | | Watch Information: | | | Crystal Material:
| hardlex | | Clasp:
| fold-over-clasp | | Case Diameter:
| 40 unknown-units | | Case Thickness:
| 12 unknown-units | | Case Material:
| stainless-steel | | Band Material:
| stainless-steel | | Bezel Material:
| stainless-steel | | Dial Color:
| black | | Movement:
| japanese-automatic | | Calendar:
| day-and-month | | Water Resistance Depth:
| 660 feet |
| | | | Customer Reviews: | |
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21 of 21 found the following review helpful:
 Best low-priced automatic available!Feb 29, 2008
By Gerard M. Palomo
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.
9 of 10 found the following review helpful:
Great watch, great price!Aug 06, 2006
By Andrew M. Melnyk
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.
6 of 6 found the following review helpful:
Glad I bought itAug 19, 2009
By E. Aris
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.
5 of 5 found the following review helpful:
A Best BuySep 16, 2007
By Michael D. Rudolph
"rudibager2"
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.
7 of 8 found the following review helpful:
 Authentic, but bad band.Aug 20, 2007
By M. Schwartz
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.
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