You will be able to buy a new old stock skx for a few thousand in a few years... if you can find one. Nothing that came out on the market from Seiko in recent years (5kx line, Turtle, Prospex) or other models are like skx..whatever some say. It is already considered vintage since it is from 1996, but they are also rare because no one really sells the SKX007 anymore, being very collectable. It will be quite difficult to catch an unmodified skx. I personally just bought 3 new old stock from an individual who had 6 skx007, brand new, $240 each. When I called to get more... they were already sold.. 
@uscg90611 ай бұрын
I beat mine up everyday. it still looks great. Bought mine at a great price 5yrs ago and recently found that the price has skyrocketed.
@kellypaws4 жыл бұрын
SKX is a source of security and dependability. A wonderful tool watch with one of the most classic designs ever to adorn a wristwatch.
@newtonbrook3 жыл бұрын
The SKX is iconic. It is no wonder. It is the best looking dive watch on the market, and you can mod it.
@paulhinett3 жыл бұрын
Got the same watch, had it a couple of years, have 13 in my collection, but this is my go to watch. Superb.
@SimonJones2654 жыл бұрын
I have the Skx009 and i absolutely adore it
@JaxWatchesandEDC4 жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching
@williamburnette5885 жыл бұрын
Marc at LIW cherry picked my SKX for bezel alignment. Very happy with it!
@Nuevomitch5 жыл бұрын
I’m still a fan of Swiss watches but like you I bought a 009 as my first Japanese watch and I LOVE it. It probably get more wear than any other watch that I own
@MangaBari4 жыл бұрын
I still love mine! I have a 97'model!
@timmkaufmamm4 жыл бұрын
200$ always sounds great. Here in Germany they charge 400-600€ for this watch!!!
@wazzupbeckham4 жыл бұрын
It's more like $280 USD now on amazon. I'm trying to find one too, but everywhere the price seems to be jacked up.
@M3LTUP4 жыл бұрын
Its probably a Tariff or a VAT.
@skfv41653 жыл бұрын
400 - 600 €!?😱
@mustafazeytin48013 жыл бұрын
Ja, wucher... weisst du wo man die günstig bekommt
@xcidgaf3 жыл бұрын
that's just appreciation because it's discontinued.
@davidgibson44112 жыл бұрын
I have one also! This watch will last 25 plus years! I have friends that have had this watch well into retirement! Modification to bezel and crystal is all you need!
@duke6j4 жыл бұрын
You'll always get a good watch if you buy from a good dealer with a great reputation. Long Island Watch is one of those.
@drgeek1009 ай бұрын
I have very light scratches on my hardlex but only because i do everything with it..including working on my car...sometimes I slip while tightening a bolt or something and it would bang against a sharp surface....other than that it looks pretty good for the amount of abuse I put that thing through.
@mr.rogers93193 жыл бұрын
I bought mine brand new in 2010 and it would gain 15 minutes in 24 hours. Had to send it to SEIKO USA in New York and they recalibrated it. The thing holds perfect time now. I got one scratch on the lens do to a doorknob it's a small one but I could see it
@ChefTom7773 жыл бұрын
You can use diamond paste to remove the scratches from the glass & the case
@user-gs1ji7dj3n3 ай бұрын
wore mine working construction. Sent it in for servicing the only scratches were on the crystal. Easily replaced. I wear the watch constantly.
@TheSmiler625 жыл бұрын
When Seiko presented the SKX to the world, they never expected it to be very popular !!.....It has now become one of their Icon,s !.......I have two, the 007 and the 009......And both will NEVER leave my collection, as you say, for the money, they are unapproachable. They just do everything you want.....Mine often get a huge amount of wrist time, and that,s with a collection of 250 plus watches....Many which are with Swiss Movements, and cost North of £3000. That says it all......Thanks for the Video ;)
@JaxWatchesandEDC5 жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching
@darkovilos3 жыл бұрын
This SKX007 looks new for a 4 years old of ownership.
@JaxWatchesandEDC3 жыл бұрын
There are a couple of scratches on the side of the case but, the only thing that really looks older is the dial. I assume it also helps that it’s usually worn 2 or 3 times a week.
@alexm24043 жыл бұрын
Recently purchased a SKX009J and I love it. I previously owned a SKX007 and sold it like an idiot. The new purchase has a great accuracy (+2 seconds/day) but the strap is just unwearable.
@JaxWatchesandEDC3 жыл бұрын
I agree about the strap. Mine are always on natos
@peraperic5356 ай бұрын
I so love my skx007 watch. This is watch for eternity ❤🥰🙌
@imnobodywhoareyou45885 жыл бұрын
Best everyday watch even during casual work attire. Best in Lume, it can be matched with different type of bands, solid state I had my SKX013 banged and bumped many times and still nothing to worry about. I especially love the way the crystal have a beveled edge that makes the lume/ dial extra aesthetics. Pricewise, it is good especially for starter in mechanical/ automatic watch collection. I have a love hate relationship for the movement, I just wish they have hacking/ winding system. Great review! Greetings from Philippines.
@JaxWatchesandEDC5 жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching
@nandmelchor53764 жыл бұрын
well said sir. skx013 all day!
@johnadams31075 жыл бұрын
Excellent and honest review,I like your frank opinion and right to the point,no BS.Rocking my 009K on a blue toxic nato.same as you sold my high end swiss divers and went for the asian persuasion.
@JaxWatchesandEDC5 жыл бұрын
There is literally nothing this reliable for the money.
@Ferien75 жыл бұрын
John Adams where did you buy it?
@johnadams31075 жыл бұрын
Ferien7 there are two internet sellers that have 100% customer satisfaction.longislandwatches,and on E-Bay a seller called BIGTIME/WATCHES99.Itzak and joseph down in Miami have been selling me Seiko divers for over 20 years.
@JaxWatchesandEDC5 жыл бұрын
@@Ferien7 Jomashop.com
@scottborders79343 ай бұрын
I just got the 009 version off Marketplace from a gentleman who upgraded it with a double-AR-coated sapphire, NH36 movement, and sapphire/fully lumed bezel for just over 330. Perfect condition, he regulated it to -/+ 5 seconds a day; It now runs about -/+ 2 seconds a day AT MOST. I'll not buy another watch again.
@gabrielreyes59104 жыл бұрын
Nice watch bro it’s my dream watch
@marclafferty6416 Жыл бұрын
I have two of the 007s. One is mint only been worn a few Times it’s a 2001 and the other is a 1997 that was badly modified I got It cheap and have restored it to almost original. The only part I left was the 4r36 that was in it (not an nh36). I like the hacking and hand winding. This is now my everyday watch.
@SF_Curious5 жыл бұрын
“Like a four year update” lol 😂
@mcdus782 жыл бұрын
"Made in Japan" means quality. Can't go wrong with any purchase.
@daidojiuji92762 жыл бұрын
Best bang for the buck Seiko diver.
@WatchesAndPhotography7 ай бұрын
I recently purchased a Seiko “5kx” SRPD watch, and I have been obsessed with it and it’s history ever since. Like you, my copy is flawless, everything aligns perfectly, and keeps perfect time. The lume shines better than my more expensive Seiko’s! The design of this watch (SKX), and it’s successors goes back to the early 1970’s with the reference 7548! It’s a classic design and I will be cherishing my Seiko SRPD unapologetically until the end of time.
@surfside755 жыл бұрын
Nice strap.. I just ordered this watch on Amazon for $209 -news to me confirmed discontinued😱... So at that price I had to make my move✔️. Hope I like it as much as my Citizen promoter diver's 200m. Cheers🍻🇱🇷
@reikiorr82174 жыл бұрын
Surfside did u buy it new? Send the link
@wazzupbeckham4 жыл бұрын
can u send me the link too??
@Koloherides5 жыл бұрын
if you look at the seiko as a car then the watch runs as good as a Honda. yep. when I was a kid only thing made in Japan was cheap radios
@manuelsarabia10874 жыл бұрын
added "Dragon Shroud" on my "old school" watches ...more character/appeal like the "Tuna models" :))), love Seiko Dive watches...next the old school "Capt. Willard/turtle watch"
@dinner_workingsly4 жыл бұрын
Great analogy, I’m a glock and skx fanboy.
@traviskoh9992 жыл бұрын
The hardlex crystal has little reflection compared to sapphire.
@leebarrett95812 жыл бұрын
Who cares, it’s not a mirror
@traviskoh9992 жыл бұрын
@@leebarrett9581 reflective surfaces makes it hard to read duh
@sivannasivannn16455 жыл бұрын
I have 007 J1 love it
@blaubar99015 жыл бұрын
I have one SKX 007 J, and one 009 J ,and one 009 K. Top Watch👍
@duke6j4 жыл бұрын
I recently purchased a Seiko SKX 009J. Wanted one before prices got out of hand and didn't want a knock-off or gray market one. Loving it. Recently put a Hexad watch bracelet on it to make it more beefier.
@mrbacchus61275 жыл бұрын
The hype is real
@RandomRobReviews5 жыл бұрын
Sweet. Now send to me so I can mess it up, I mean mod it.
@lowersaxon4 жыл бұрын
The skx simply was bullseye back then in the 90s. Mine is a somewhat pimped 013 on a strapcode bracelet. I think for a 6.7 inch wrist the 013 got more style.
@edwardhartman55683 ай бұрын
Take the Seiko, leave the Glock
@ivermec-tin6665 жыл бұрын
Knock, knock. Whose there? Seiko. We have come to recover our prototype skx007. Hello? Hello? Are you still there? LOL
@JaxWatchesandEDC5 жыл бұрын
Lol
@busterking.32755 жыл бұрын
When you see buetiful watchs like this ,I feel sorry for fools who spend thousands on Swiss.
@Simplifier1234 жыл бұрын
whats worse is those who spend hundreds of dollars on those stupid ass Gant/Boss/Armani pieces of crap
@DienekesShade5 жыл бұрын
Haha, I went through the very same road. I've been into Swiss watches, exclusively. But then I've "discovered" Japanese watches with in-house movements and how overpriced and full of shit most of the Swiss timepieces are (all below Omega Seamaster, basically).
@JaxWatchesandEDC5 жыл бұрын
I've handled many Rolex watches, that some people seem to think are the best, and I'd take a Grand Seiko any day of the week. And these days, how much does "Swiss Made" even mean. At least with Seiko, you know you're getting a true in house movement.
@DienekesShade5 жыл бұрын
@@JaxWatchesandEDC Exactly. It is more of legal tricks nowadays than actual Swiss provenance. At least from low to mid tier stuff. Top tier watches are so expensive (especially here in Poland) that it would be really hard to justify the price with outsourced bits. I'm just getting into acknowledging GS but those timepieces look the part already.
@Ferien75 жыл бұрын
What's are your opinions on orient watches? Specifically their dive watches.
@JaxWatchesandEDC4 жыл бұрын
@@Ferien7 Sorry I just saw your post. I think that Orient have better fit and finish to a degree.
@rosstisbury16263 жыл бұрын
like your way
@Ferien74 жыл бұрын
If you like the skx007, try the skx031
@traviskoh9992 жыл бұрын
get the nh36 movement swap on this and it will last u a lifetime
@deanwaller82832 жыл бұрын
So will the 7s26 it comes with
@goodtimes95014 ай бұрын
STOP HATING on Seikos!!! SEIKO don’t charge $1000s on repair on this SKX like Omegas and Rolex
@JaxWatchesandEDC3 ай бұрын
Who’s hating on Seiko?!
@jghernandezsalazar2 жыл бұрын
Great nato ! Where you get that ?
@JaxWatchesandEDC2 жыл бұрын
natostrapco.com/collections/all-watch-straps
@busterking.32755 жыл бұрын
Is it a refurbished watch.Maybe dials not original.?
@JaxWatchesandEDC5 жыл бұрын
I bought it brand new
@FrozenThunder4 жыл бұрын
*how is the lume now?*
@JaxWatchesandEDC4 жыл бұрын
Still going strong
@salvadorterrazas21535 жыл бұрын
I don’t know if should get the Seiko 5 Urchin ( SNZF17 ) or invest a little more for the SKX
@JaxWatchesandEDC5 жыл бұрын
I've had both, and would pick the SKX. It just feels better to me
@FatSamEIE5 жыл бұрын
Skx, theres not a huge amount if difference realistically but the Skx... it's got the X factor that few watches have
@Ferien75 жыл бұрын
Salvador Terrazas snzf17 os really cheap looking. Skx007 is better quality, though it's uglier
@seanm32264 жыл бұрын
“INVEST”?
@jroobz2 ай бұрын
how's it going now?
@JaxWatchesandEDC2 ай бұрын
The watch is still running strong.
@calypso222 жыл бұрын
If it's perfectly aligned, it's probably fake.
@Ferien75 жыл бұрын
where did you buy it?
@JaxWatchesandEDC5 жыл бұрын
I bought this one from Jomashop
@jeetmahetalia5 жыл бұрын
Is this SKX007K? is 007J or 007K better?
@JaxWatchesandEDC5 жыл бұрын
This is the k model. I have found literally no difference between the build quality, accuracy, or quality control between the k and j versions.
@WuBloodKin095 жыл бұрын
They both suck ass, this watch is a piece of garbage,.. believe that
@deanwaller82832 жыл бұрын
@@WuBloodKin09 no one cares what you think Jog on 🖕🖕🖕
@michaelharper8955 жыл бұрын
Do you use a watch winder?
@JaxWatchesandEDC5 жыл бұрын
I don't, but I know a lot of guys do.
@karlalton31704 жыл бұрын
I have same watch but after 3 yrs of wearing it the strap pin broke off level with the watch case and its seized in , not impressed would not buy another 🙁🙁
@JaxWatchesandEDC4 жыл бұрын
That's too bad. I've beat the crap of of mine
@karlalton31704 жыл бұрын
JaxWatchesandEDC its my second one I've owned , first one being a 7003 which i wore out that was a good watch no probs This one was also bought in uk till i moved here to Thailand but on noticing the dial it is the K spec not made in Japan i believe ? would this explain a inferior strap and pin perhaps ?
@JaxWatchesandEDC4 жыл бұрын
It's a possibility, but my understanding is that the j and k versions are made to the exact same specifications. I have a j model 011, and it had the crappy rubber strap as well. Sorry, that's the best I can do based on my experience.
@karlalton31704 жыл бұрын
JaxWatchesandEDC cheers mate , as i said i bought both mine in uk but ive been to my local shopping mail here to Seiko shop and some are J spec and some models are K spec but better than that less than a third in price of uk lol Less import tax i guess with not being far from Japan So looks like everything might turn out in my favour lol Might go for the Turtle this time 👍👍
@Koloherides5 жыл бұрын
had a turtle was way too big and I'm a big guy wish I had my white face Daytona back. needed the money that won't happen with this one lost my turtle jumping boiling pots cliffs big island.