good to get as beaters. i don't know how anyone could tell the time w/ any of the street style variations. as john said, they will sell a boatload of them.
No screw down crown. Look forward to hearing how well they keep the water out for those who get in the ocean and pool a lot. I would like a slimmed down solar version with 200M screw down crown in the same dial/bezel configuration choices.
So is Seiko merging the SKX and Seiko 5 Sports lines? The new watches definitely match more up with the latter than the former, except in case design. I'll never find myself deeper than about 3-4 meters (if I'm further down than that my watch will be the least of my concerns...), so the depth rating doesn't bother me in the least. I just wish Seiko would go back to some of its earliest "5" designs, when the number was on the case back and the dial was left cleaner. These new ones would be perfect with just Seiko and Automatic - the new 5 logo is more than a bit strange...
I keep trying not to like the new "5" and failing, reminds me of Superman, its a bird, its a plane no its Superman, loved it when I was a kid in the 50s
Thank The Stars, anything other than the XXXXX I kinda like the Superman S also and the Ability to Hand Wind and Hack makes this a Great bargain imho. If Diving is wanted there are many other Seiko's that have Screw-down Crowns-or higher Depth rating? Very Nice Choices. One for every TASTE. I wonder if the Black Day/date is available on any others than the V/N Blue Dialed?
Russell
I wonder how interchangeable the parts will be with SKX cases, so one could have the look of one of these and 200m water resistance. If the new ones truly don’t have a screw down crown, would have to sort that out, at least.
Smart move by Seiko making so many color ways. Should appeal very much to the modding community.
I especially like the off white version.
Any news on the Arnie reissue timing? I’m particularly excited about those.
Not really into the new '5' logo but maybe because we've been used to the old '5' being around for so long. Come to think of it, the old '5' shield design has been around for more than 5 decades no?
While I agree that this is not a ‘proper’ replacement to the SKX, I used the term ‘replacement’ because of the obvious general SKX stylistic familial traits - which no other model in current line up features - and in lieu of anything better, given all the talk in other threads before this official release, and rumors of its eventual demise.
Clearly this won’t be a replacement for ‘us’ owners and fans of the original SKX, but it’s obvious, and really hard to ignore, that this collection was built up on the back of that iconic model (even though their official literature never mentions that straight up).
I like this comment in the article "but they’re definitely not intended for professional use – after all, they’re water-resistant to 100m and have Hardlex crystals." Yeah you know, since they never used a hardlex in a Professional diver. LOL
The SKX line has been discontinued, though plenty of stock remains. I need to grab an SKX007 before they disappear. Some vendors are out of stock already. I have noticed prices are on the rise for remaining SKX models.
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