I bought a near mint 007 three years ago for 265 USD. I liked it so much, I bought another one about two years ago for 305USD. While I did have to send both of them back to Seiko repair in New Jersey, It was WORTH every penny.. I wear one almost every day (on NATOs - Goldfinger and SPECTRE). They go with everything I wear, from my blue jeans, to my blue suit.
Cool nato strap combinations! I also have a spectre nato colorway, I bought 3 of them. Haha. Yeah this movement is durable as they come. Both of these are running close to cosc. After regulating. 7s26C version.
I have all three SKX models in my Seiko dive watch collection. 007, 009 and the 013. I was lucky to find them in pristine condition a couple years ago. I will wear them once in a while but want to preserve them. I tend to wear the SRPE03 King Turtle as my everyday tool watch rather than the 007.
God - the SKX007 were so cheap back when I got mine (2007) - 160 bucks new in some places. Seiko and their new pricing have lost the plot for "tool" watches...
I wanted one for a long time right after they were discontinued. But as I've grown older in my watch collecting journey, I am not at all interested in having a watch with such outdated specs and an outdated movement. If I want an SKX007, I'll get a LIW Islander.
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I bought a near mint 007 three years ago for 265 USD. I liked it so much, I bought another one about two years ago for 305USD. While I did have to send both of them back to Seiko repair in New Jersey, It was WORTH every penny.. I wear one almost every day (on NATOs - Goldfinger and SPECTRE). They go with everything I wear, from my blue jeans, to my blue suit.
Cool nato strap combinations! I also have a spectre nato colorway, I bought 3 of them. Haha. Yeah this movement is durable as they come. Both of these are running close to cosc. After regulating. 7s26C version.
I love my 009J, if I knew they were gonna be discontinued back in 2019, I'd have bought and just rock this watch the rest of my life.
013 started my addiction. My true first love!
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I have all three SKX models in my Seiko dive watch collection. 007, 009 and the 013. I was lucky to find them in pristine condition a couple years ago. I will wear them once in a while but want to preserve them. I tend to wear the SRPE03 King Turtle as my everyday tool watch rather than the 007.
Glad to know you got them all! The Seiko king turtle surely supersedes the skx. Not a bad option to have.
God - the SKX007 were so cheap back when I got mine (2007) - 160 bucks new in some places.
Seiko and their new pricing have lost the plot for "tool" watches...
@@hellboy1976 man that sounds like an excellent deal in hindsight. Should’ve bought a few new ones and kept new. Haha
I have the SKX 009 and a 7002 -7000 I like the square markers better on the 7002😊
@@canadianwatchmonkey3992 i sold my 7002-700J but decided to keep the black dial for the same reason you have. Those square markers.
put that SKX on some Razor Wire
@@dmarcellus intriguing!
I wanted one for a long time right after they were discontinued. But as I've grown older in my watch collecting journey, I am not at all interested in having a watch with such outdated specs and an outdated movement. If I want an SKX007, I'll get a LIW Islander.
Islander is the better overall watch indeed. The skx007 is just a reminder of what seiko used to be (affordable and reliable)
While the Islander beats the SKX in specs, it's still a copy nonetheless. Hard to beat the OG.
009?
Same watch with a blue face and a Pepsi bezel.
100% female end links.
@@harrisonvanandel9435 gonna keep it. I think. Haha