Comments on: The problem with an SKX… https://www.wristworthy.uk/the-problem-with-an-skx/ The online watch & accessories magazine brought to you by watch enthusiasts, for watch enthusiasts. Mon, 30 Sep 2019 20:26:41 +0000 hourly 1 By: Ben https://www.wristworthy.uk/the-problem-with-an-skx/#comment-398 Mon, 30 Sep 2019 20:26:41 +0000 https://www.wristworthy.uk/?p=700#comment-398 In reply to Essemoar.

Hi Steve. yes you’re absolutely right – thanks – i’ve updated the article.

]]> By: Essemoar https://www.wristworthy.uk/the-problem-with-an-skx/#comment-384 Tue, 17 Sep 2019 05:37:47 +0000 https://www.wristworthy.uk/?p=700#comment-384 Hi Ben, love the article, but for your own information the 6R15 is actually the NE15 which is a step up from the 4R35 (NH35). It’s got a better mainspring, and a longer power reserve.

]]> By: Why did Seiko ‘Downgrade’ the SKX? – Wristworthy https://www.wristworthy.uk/the-problem-with-an-skx/#comment-346 Fri, 16 Aug 2019 08:07:38 +0000 https://www.wristworthy.uk/?p=700#comment-346 […] Items in this article:New Seiko 5 Sports rangeRelated:The Problem with an SKX […]

]]> By: Ben https://www.wristworthy.uk/the-problem-with-an-skx/#comment-41 Tue, 01 Jan 2019 22:02:42 +0000 https://www.wristworthy.uk/?p=700#comment-41 In reply to Peter Drysdale.

Hi Peter. The turtle and samurai are both great watches and do offer a level of build quality above the SKX. They’re both great choices although the Samurai is more of a “marmite” watch – people either love it or hate it as it it untypically angular for Seiko. However the Turtle is almost universally loved. We loved spending time with both when we wrote the dawn grey article.

]]> By: Peter Drysdale https://www.wristworthy.uk/the-problem-with-an-skx/#comment-39 Tue, 01 Jan 2019 12:15:11 +0000 https://www.wristworthy.uk/?p=700#comment-39 I agree on most of your points, however as a relatively new collector I chose to instead get an Orient Mako 2, which is around the same price as an SKX but the movement is hackable and hand winds. The crystal is still hardlex, but I think it’s just as versatile as the SKX if not more. I know I’m in the minority, but I think it has made me forego the SKX need most collectors have. If I were going to buy an entry level Seiko diver it would probably be either the Samurai or the Turtle.

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