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Seiko Core Diver SKX Automatic Watch

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Seiko Core Diver SKX Automatic Watch

dasman

387

Oct 18, 2016

Good price on a great watch... my 007k gains roughly 10 seconds a WEEK. Simply amazing and better than any of my (more expensive) Swiss autos. For the people asking about Japanese vs Malaysian movements - they are the same watch, manufactured with the same movements, in the same factory, in Malaysia.
The SKX007J is put together by robots, overseen by Japanese technicians located in a Malasian factory and are intended solely for the Japanese market. The SKX007K is put together by robots, overseen by Malasian technicians located in a Malasian factory and are intended for everywhere not Japan or US. The SKX173 manufacture is identical to the 007k, but is for the US market. The only difference between the K/J/17x watches are the dials (for both marketing and legal reasons), and I think the hands are slightly different on the 17x series watches.
All comparisons seen online between the K & J series watches are anecdotal at best and are not statistically significant. You would need to do a blind A/B comparison between hundreds of each before you could even begin to make a judgement as to whether Japanese or Malasian technicians do a better job watching a robot put something together.
For more information, see this link: http://forums.watchuseek.com/f21/where-seiko-watches-really-made-juicy-mistake-1084156.html

KrazeeLemur

Oct 20, 2016

dasmanI've got 2 Japanese and 1 Malay. Bezel feel and sound is totally different . I'll have another malay to compare when this one arrives.

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dasman

387

Oct 20, 2016

KrazeeLemur4 of the same watch? wow...
In any case, these quantities are anecdotal. It's not possible to draw a conclusion based on 3-4 watches. My Malay 007k has better bezel action and keeps more accurate time than my $1500 swiss diver - does that mean Seiko SKX (as a whole) is a better watch type than (name withheld)? No, it just means I got a really good SKX and probably got only average of the other.

ikhan

Nov 5, 2016

dasmanHey great feedback. I must ask, was it 10 seconds per week when it came out of the box? What would you say roughly the seconds gain is per month, since your 10 seconds per week was an approximation? Thanks.

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dasman

387

Nov 5, 2016

ikhanYes, after about 2 days it settled into roughly 10 sec fast per week. I typically set my watch about 15 sec slow, and then I don't really need to touch it again for about a month. I just reset it last week and I'm still about 5 sec behind. Next Friday I'll be about 5 sec ahead.
FWIW, that level of accuracy is very atypical. Even chronometer grade movements aren't that accurate. For the typical 7s26 movement I would expect around 10sec/day

ikhan

Nov 5, 2016

dasmanAlright, thanks for the info. Yeah, I did not expect to get accurate time, I have my phone for that. I bought this to serve more as a fashion accessory if anything. Also, how would I go about measuring the daily inaccuracy?

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