A Brilliant Affordable Dive Watch SEIKO SKX007 Replica Review

Here I will do a Seiko SKX007 replica review. The Seiko SKX007 replica is one of the most popular well known Seiko Diver watches, which is a brilliant affordable diver’s watch with an ISO-rated case and a high quality build throughout. Many collectors start out with the Seiko SKX007 replica, but it’s also well respected by many long time enthusiasts.

 

SEIKO SKX007 Replica Technical specifications

To start I figured it would be a good idea to just take a look at the general specifications of the Seiko SKX007 replica. This should give you a quick idea of the important details of the watch before we look at it all in more depth.

  • Model Number: SKX007
  • Crystal Material: Hardlex
  • Case Diameter: 42.5mm
  • Extra Features: Day & date display, screw down crown
  • Water Resistance: Diver’s 200m / 20 bar
  • Strap Material: Varies depending on model

A Brilliant Affordable Dive Watch SEIKO SKX007 Replica Review

 

Seiko SKX007 Replica Design And Build Quality

The fake Seiko SKX007 isn’t one of the most popular Seiko watches for no good reason. It’s well built, has some great specifications, and is also affordable which is important to a lot of people. The casing of the watch is nice and large that gives the watch this bold appearance, something I like to see in diving watches. There’s also a uni-directional rotating bezel that has this lovely coin edged design to it, something I’ve always been quite fond of myself. The screw down is set at an offset position at the 4 o’clock mark on the dial. Overall the whole watch has a sturdy build to it, as you’d expect from a watch with a Diver’s 200m water resistance rating.

Fake SKX007 Dial

This dial itself has a nice uncomplicated design to it. A key aim for diver’s watches when it comes to the dial is making them easy to read, even at a glance. The copy Seiko SKX007 manages to achieve this by keeping most the dial sparse and having these wide hands and hour markers. These hands and markers have a generous coating of LumiBrite making them easy to read in dim lit conditions as well. There’s also a useful day and date display at the 3 o’clock position. The day is shown in black on top of a white background for the weekdays, but on a Saturday it is displayed in blue and Sunday displayed in red. Overall I like this dial design and its high contrast finish with the white over matte.

Repica SKX007 Sizing

As is very popular with dive watches at the moment, the SKX007 has a nice large casing diameter measuring 43mm, 45.5mm if you take the crown into acocunt. With a decent thickness of 13mm the watch sits nicely on the wrist with a little bit of height to it. If you have smaller wrists and typically don’t like larger watches, then this might not be ideal for you, it’s just something that’s worth keeping in mind.

Fake SKX007 Crystal

This watch features Seiko’s proprietary Hardlex glass. This is similar to mineral glass that’s been specially hardened to be extra resistance to scratches and knocks. Seiko developed Hardlex glass for use in their Seiko, Pulsar, and Lorus watches. In this sort of price range Hardlex glass is something I’m quite happy to see. I don’t really expect to see Sapphire glass, especially on a Seiko, plus honestly I don’t feel there is any need for the added cost that would be involved in that.

A Brilliant Affordable Dive Watch SEIKO SKX007 Replica Review

Strap & Clasp

Earlier on I mentioned you can get this watch with a choice of different straps, this varies depending on the code at the end of th SKX007. For instance, a SKX007K like in the picture above would feature a durable high quality rubber strap with a 22mm band width. Whereas a  SKX007K2 has a stainless steel Jubilee strap that’s flexible and comfortable to wear, as well as being easy to adjust.

Personally, I prefer the rubber edition myself, I feel it fits in with the design a little bit better, but that’s just my personal opinion on it. You could always opt for fitting a Nato-style strap to watch. I’ve seen a few examples of this and have to admit it does look very nice, and switching the strap wouldn’t prove too difficult to be fair.

Fake SKX007 Water Resistance 

The copy Seiko SKX007 features an impressive Diver’s 200m water resistance rating. This type of rating is ISO rated meaning it’s gone through all the rigorous testing to be classed as a proper diver’s watch. A Diver’s 200m water resistance rating is suitable for professional marine activity, serious surface water sports and scuba diving at depths not suitable for saturation diving.

The thing with water resistance testing is that it’s done in a still environment with no added pressure. So 200m resistance doesn’t mean you can take it 200m deep. The very motion of moving your arm would increase the pressure forced upon a watch greatly from that that it would experience just submerged.

So there you have it, the fake Seiko SKX007 is specially tested and rated for scuba diving at depths not suitable for saturation diving. This should prove plenty for most of you and shows that this is built to a high standard, rather than some ‘dive’ watches that simple try and look the part.

Fkae Seiko SKX007 Pros & Cons

I think now’s a good time to take a look at some of the pros & cons of the fake Seiko SKX007. I figured I’d display them in a nice easy to read format for any of you who are skim reading your way through.

Replica Seiko SKX007 Pros:

  • Long lasting durable casing design
  • High-quality LumiBrite coated onto the watch hands and hour markers
  • Diver’s 200m water resistance offers a brilliant level of protection
  • Hardlex glass gives you a good level of protection from scratches and knocks. This is fair value for money in my opinion
  • The watch is self-winding which means it never requires any battery changes

 

Fake Seiko SKX007 Cons:

  • some might find the watch a little too large for them at 43mm
  • You can expect to loose around 1 minute per month in accuracy, however, this is easily sorted when you adjust the date