Don't buy a NEW Seiko SKX007 (before you see this) 

Very good point and I agree. My collection consists mainly Seiko pieces. Its my absolute favourite brand. But , if you love Seiko seriously the SKX is a must have.

I agree with your SKX assessment. I own both the 007 and 009. I would not spend over $300 for a replacement. However, I would gladly sell either of mine for over $2000.00😊

Three months ago. I bought a purchased new but rarely worn 2017 SKX for 305USD. DO NOT buy a new one. You can find good deals on a 007 if you are patient.

Just bought an skx007 today on OfferUp for 250$. Came with the original jubilee strap and the rubber strap as well 🎉

People don't buy it for specs. Plenty of vintage Rolex/Omega with terrible materials and movements by today's standards are very expensive.

Well said Hans, from a seikoholic, really appreciate your take on things, I subscribed.

Wow you're right. That's utterly insane! I remember buying a JDM one for $350 a few years ago.

Bought my first automatic Seiko SKX011 because I always admired my brother’s Seiko dive watch in the lake 70’s early 80’s. Bought a new old stock for $220 know I might have to have it serviced because it would stop and go. But it was mint! And yes it cost $250 to service but now it’s perfect and I love it!!! There is nothing like that flat 🍊 color and a lock down crown. Received it with the black rubber and the jubilee Seiko bracelet. I’m in love… 🧡

Excellent vid. Really great points. I think for $250 it will be a good deal but anything above it is a bit much

I love my SKX, but you're quite right.

I got skx 007 and I love so much.He never trait me, and work perfectly like first day . ❤

I got my 009 a few years back for 300 and then had the movement upgraded to the nh36 by a professional. It might have devalued it but I would never sell it and it makes it easier to live with.

They also “discontinued “ their QC Dept. Alas, I have a Sarb 017 and that’s it for automatics but my collecting of Quartz rolls along. 1978 I got a hybrid analog/digital…many of those. I have apx. 35 watches in my collection. Only a couple of high end: mid 70’s 14K bracelet and case Omega dress watch (my Dad’s watch :-) and others. Nice, ancient pocket watches. I enjoy your vids! Thanks

Trouble is people pay the price for them . I bought a refurbished SKX007 , about 5 yrs ago . Going strong still , paid £300 for it , im happy and it still looks new . But make sure it was professionally done .

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Nice Certina. Just legibility is FANTASTIC on SKX. I wanted uniform indices until i needed to tell time on my motorcycle. The 12 triangle and the 6/9 oblongs put in WORK on the SKX.

It is lucky for me then, that I bought my SKX in 2012 !. I paid, I think, £200/£250 new. Only two years ago, I had the movement upgraded to NH35 because the 7s26 movement was failing and it was much cheaper to upgrade than to service the 7s26. It works great and looks lovely!. It has a Militat Oyster with solid end. This is my second Seiko watch. My first Seiko~~~which I still own and am still in love with, is my pepsi 5m63 kinetic~~~bought new in 2002. It needs a new capacitor but it will have to wait because the upgrade purchase and installation of the NH35 cost me £147. The purchase and installation of a capacitor for my pepsi, will cost £175. I will have it working soon, I am hopeful.

Bought Seiko SKX011J for 450 +/- when I realized I could be waiting years for a reissue ( screwdown crown , solid caseback). 5KX simply won't cut it for a many enthusiasts and no close copy in their prospects line.

I bought four SKX’s recently. I paid less than $400 each. Those prices you are referring to are ridiculous. Bunch of opportunists. I don’t think anyone would pay that. The Made in Japan SKX’s are more expensive. I bought the non-JDM models. They are exactly the same. My dealer told me a bloke in the UAE stocked up on SKX’s before they were discontinued. He’s controlling supply in order to jack up prices in the grey market. Unfortunately there are people like that in this world. I m sure he’s not alone. I think around $400 is still good value due to the specs the SkX’s offer (200 metres WR ISO certified with a screw down crown and the iconic Seiko 5 case design). At $150, it was extremely good value and I think Seiko realized it was under priced. Now under Seiko’s new pricing strategy, a model with a screw down crown and 200 metres water resistance will be upwards of $1,000. So at $400, I think the SKX still offers value, even despite the non hacking and non winding 7s movement. The fact the SKX is iconic makes it also worth $400 imo.

007 €308 in 02/2018 - 009 €308 in 03/2018 - 011 €290 in 04/2019 - 013 €220 in 04/2019 I’m happy with these purchases and I think I would spend up to €500 for a new skx today

In the end it is a market rules and one can ask any, even crazy amount and it is right of another to pay if they wish to. You are doing this video to educate us and for that I thank you. I think it was even worse with the omega/swatch so called bio ceramic one. It was already overpriced garbage that people would travel far from home, wait days in lines while others would pay triple and more for it. I wonder it it will be collectable piece lets say 25 years from now. I wonder if Citizen is planing to discontinue promaster dive.

You said it yourself: “doesn’t really have much going for it other than being an icon”. Name one other legitimately attainable icon at or around this price. I’ll wait.

The Seiko flightmaster has gone nuts too. Double the price I bought mine for.

I've got every Seiko SKX in the line and regularly wear them it's pure speculation but I wouldn't think there worth anymore than the original retail price back then

Love my SKX007 and my SARB033, I will never get rid of them.

Quick question to the community. SKX007 produced April 2019. Has air divers 200m engraved above a small wave. Is this real. All others have bigger wave and scuba divers engraved. Any ideas? -someone told me maybe it's part of last batch skx007 meant for North America. Is it a fake? Seiko did make air diver watches, but in a skx007 form?

have you tried the aliexpress homages of the skx? they already answered yoir concern. skx is already back in circulation

If you have a normal sized wrist there's like 0 reason to buy a skx007 or 009. The only reason I can see anyone getting a skx is if you're getting a 013 for its midsize case

SKX 0071J discontinued series will be worth over $10,000 USD with in another 20 years. Nothing wrong here as older dive watch seiko models from 1968 are selling for $20,000 ++

Seiko in Asia produced skx007k2 and skx009K2 basically the same watches on regular prices but goes easily sold out due to flippers. Wait for it to go on sale. In asia it is an urband legend that it is hard to find. 300$ max price full set here. In other part of asia used pieces goes for like 80$-100$ but a lot are either franken or are mod. Though they are mostly legit parts mixed together.

I clicked the back button only to like the video, because I forgot ;)

Got mine last year used but in mint condition for $250. Yes over retail, but I would do it again if I had to. I would not buy it for over $400 even if it was NOS, these resellers are trippin 😅

They're "only" $611.00 on Amazon! Such a deal....! I paid $191.51 for my 007 in Dec. 2017 on Amazon. Crazy....

macys is closing where I’m from and they’re selling all watches for 40% off.that being said I’m looking at buying all 7 of their skx’s.

There's certainly a nostalgia with a robust design like the SKX my example survived some near apocalyptic conditions, was very luminous when new, had & still does perform with accuracy, though I agree there is now awful price gouging with it that is simply robbery.

For $150, it was an OK watch. More than that… Not for me.

With the mod hype there is no more genuine/stock of skx every skx as been modified in a way or another and people are looking for nos now that is is discontinued. The low prices were from an old era before massive inflation on the planet and was to fulfill the mod market before discontinuation in 2019. I am among the ones who stocked 007 and 013 nos in full set when it got stopped. These are real divers with screw crown don’f forget. Also at the price they were sold people never keep papers and boxes. . . Now that it is collectible it is a must to get a full set .

there must be millions of them out there. anything over 300$ I'd consider insane.

I have a mint condition 009j that I have been struggling to sell for agaes it’s all original box and papers and I was asking £200.

Scored my 007 last month for 275. It's real. Will be sending it out to get NH 36 and Sapphire crystal upgrade.

Really not a great watch, it is a staple of the watch community due to its combination of price, reliability, and design. You can easily get a watch with better specs, better build quality and materials. I do have a few seikos around, an skx007 amongst them, and I know I can get parts for it, dials, bezels and any type of mod I’d like. It’s way past its prime though; 200m is standard now, a non hacking movement, anodized aluminum bezel, case finishing is average, etc. it was a good entry point to mechanical tool watches for me at $200. Would I buy it for $2000? No. I’d buy a marine master, a grand seiko, a secondary market Tudor, a vintage Rolex, an omega or any other piece with a quality movement, sapphire crystal, excellent case finishing, ceramic bezel, bracelet with a milled clasp and so on and so on. Nice video, new subscriber, liked the whole video front to back. Also great glasses.

Long island watch is my choice

ebay UK is full of skx's under $300

I bought one in 2011 when they were cheap and plentiful; the movement is ok, but gave up after four years. Like so many budget mechanical watches servicing cost doesn't make sense. All prices have gone up, including labour/servicing costs which makes collecting mechanical watches an expensive hobby where you'll end up with a draw of non functional 'time pieces" Of course if you've got the skill you can buy replacement movements and swap it out.. and that kind of defeated the purpose of "repairability", you know the charm of mechanical watches.

I wish Seiko would stop spamming the SKX design. My SKX had alignment issues and ran for 12 years, but the watch is top heavy, the crown difficult to access, and the rubber strap trash. The new 5KX is a better option. Only a few people dive with watches, and when they do, it’s a backup to a dive computer. The fetish with ISO certification is ridiculous especially when most of these watches are worn as jewelry and some form of daily cosplay-today I’m a racer car driver; tomorrow a diver; the next day a pilot, etc.

The cheap and cheerful SKX was okay for the money, but come on! Who can forget that notoriously inaccurate movement, the misaligned bezels, the crummy printed dials, and that lousy bracelet that rattled like a skeleton in a biscuit tin. Sorry, no RIP from me, more a good riddance, especially at stupid prices.

There are no new ones left.

I can find a skx for 300€ every days, so they are not rare and not expensive at all….

Don't buy Seiko they are overpriced.

Dont buy a Seiko at all.

The skx is garbage. One of the worst looking, worst proportioned watches out there. Excessively thick and heavy, and the movement is inaccurate trash. Total junk