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I got this Seiko SKA427P2, also known as PVD Kinetic, a week ago. I´ll thought I give my first impression of it.
Case and size
The first thing I notice with the watch was that it felt smaller than I first expected it to be. I had in my mind a very large watch, luckily for me it isn´t. It´s width are around 46mm and wears not much larger than the more common SKX007. The height is about 16mm so for a modern watch it´s not a large one.
The case is very nicely made and has a little plumpy appearance, a little bit like the Omega PO.
Material
It may be known as PVD but in reality I don´t think it´s real PVD (please correct me if I´m wrong). Instead more black coated Stainless steel. The coating on the Kinetic is a bit shinier than the PVD watches I felt on before, like the Breitling Blacksteel. It´s not shiny so it blings but does not look as stealthy as you might expect from a PVD. Nevertheless it has a very nice finish and looks in my opinion great.
The only spot on the watch that don´t have the black coating is the caseback, which I think is a little disappointment. Still not a big one, but would have wish it had the same material as the rest of the watch.
Dial and hands
Here is where I think the Kinetic really show why it´s slightly more expensive than the more regular Seiko diver´s like the SKX007. The dial is very well made and has nice a depth. The finish of the printing is top-notch in this pricepoint.
The skeleton hands are one of the things that a lot of people seem to dislike about the watch, personally I think they work very well. And just as with the dial they have a very nice finish.
Lume is decent, not as bright as my a SKX007 and not even close to the Monster´s...
Strap
The watch came with a Seiko original rubberstrap, the Z-20. I have never been a big fan of Seiko rubbers and was a little bit worried about this one. However the Z-20 is the opposite of the other ones I tried. It´s soft, fits very well and is a perfect match for the watch. Offcourse I had to cut it with a scissor, as always with rubbers they tend to be 5cm too long for the smallwristed.
This watch can also be bought with a bracelet, modelnumber: SKA427P1
Movement
The Kinetic movement is kind of quartz but uses your arms movement just like an automatic. When you have the watch on the battery charges and after a while you have a 6 months power reserve. This is my first experience with a Kinetic and must say the movement is great, so far it has nearly lost a second.
Overall
I´m very happy with this one, I think as always with Seiko it represents a very good value for the money. For a total of 250 dollars (on eBay) you get a very nice watch. I would definately buy this watch again, it´s likely to be a keeper…
//Jocke
I got this Seiko SKA427P2, also known as PVD Kinetic, a week ago. I´ll thought I give my first impression of it.
Case and size
The first thing I notice with the watch was that it felt smaller than I first expected it to be. I had in my mind a very large watch, luckily for me it isn´t. It´s width are around 46mm and wears not much larger than the more common SKX007. The height is about 16mm so for a modern watch it´s not a large one.
The case is very nicely made and has a little plumpy appearance, a little bit like the Omega PO.

Material
It may be known as PVD but in reality I don´t think it´s real PVD (please correct me if I´m wrong). Instead more black coated Stainless steel. The coating on the Kinetic is a bit shinier than the PVD watches I felt on before, like the Breitling Blacksteel. It´s not shiny so it blings but does not look as stealthy as you might expect from a PVD. Nevertheless it has a very nice finish and looks in my opinion great.
The only spot on the watch that don´t have the black coating is the caseback, which I think is a little disappointment. Still not a big one, but would have wish it had the same material as the rest of the watch.

Dial and hands
Here is where I think the Kinetic really show why it´s slightly more expensive than the more regular Seiko diver´s like the SKX007. The dial is very well made and has nice a depth. The finish of the printing is top-notch in this pricepoint.
The skeleton hands are one of the things that a lot of people seem to dislike about the watch, personally I think they work very well. And just as with the dial they have a very nice finish.

Lume is decent, not as bright as my a SKX007 and not even close to the Monster´s...

Strap
The watch came with a Seiko original rubberstrap, the Z-20. I have never been a big fan of Seiko rubbers and was a little bit worried about this one. However the Z-20 is the opposite of the other ones I tried. It´s soft, fits very well and is a perfect match for the watch. Offcourse I had to cut it with a scissor, as always with rubbers they tend to be 5cm too long for the smallwristed.
This watch can also be bought with a bracelet, modelnumber: SKA427P1

Movement
The Kinetic movement is kind of quartz but uses your arms movement just like an automatic. When you have the watch on the battery charges and after a while you have a 6 months power reserve. This is my first experience with a Kinetic and must say the movement is great, so far it has nearly lost a second.
Overall
I´m very happy with this one, I think as always with Seiko it represents a very good value for the money. For a total of 250 dollars (on eBay) you get a very nice watch. I would definately buy this watch again, it´s likely to be a keeper…


//Jocke