Seiko Men's Dive Silver-Tone Watch #SKA367

Cheap Seiko Men's Dive Silver-Tone Watch #SKA367 Review

I have owned a Citizen Aqualand CO22 dive watch for over 20 years and when its analog movement finally needed service, I had to send it to Citizen in Tokyo for a month. As I needed a backup quickly I bought the Seiko SKA367 200 meter dive watch for 7.00 including shipping from amazon.com. I couldn't be happier with the low price, quick delivery, and the quality of this timepiece.

An international effort, the SKA367 Kinetic Diver is assembled in Singapore; its kinetic movement is from Japan; the stainless steel bracelet is from China. Everything comes together very well and Seiko really got it right with an affordable, low maintenance, accurate, and rugged dive watch.

In the eight days I've owned it, the SKA367 has gained a little over one second, surprising accuracy for a dive watch that cost less than 0. The weight of the watch, while noticeable at first, soon vanished. I hate to over-use the analogy, but this watch is "built like a tank". The sunny yellow dial is big and the black hands stand out in bold relieve - easy to read, even for my old eyes. I replaced the bracelet with a Hadley Roma rubber dive strap with yellow stitching for comfortable everyday wear.

I plan to use this watch for snorkeling and diving, but in the meantime I'm enjoying it for daily use.

Seiko Men's Dive Silver-Tone Watch #SKA367 Feature

• Kinetic movement; Functions without a battery; Powers Kinetically with the movement of your arm
• Strong Hardlex crystal protects dial from scratches
• Case diameter: 45 mm
• Stainless steel case; Yellow dial; Date function
• Water resistant up to 660 feet (200 M)

Seiko Men's Dive Silver-Tone Watch #SKA367 Overview

Sophisticated design takes on a bold athletic face in the Seiko Men's Divers Watch #SKA367. Showcasing a stainless steel unidirectional bezel featuring a black finish with silver-tone Arabic numeral indices and textured edges, along with a vibrant yellow dial with round, lumibrite indices, and skeleton hands with lumibrite pointers, this kinetic watch features an automatic power generator. Also offering a stainless steel bracelet band held in place by a fold-over clasp with double-push-button safety, a screw-down crown and caseback, and a durable hardlex crystal, this timepiece is water resistant to 660 feet and is backed by a three-year manufacturer warranty.

Kinetic: A powerhouse in technological innovation

Like mechanical and quartz, Kinetic is a platform. Over the past 20 years, SEIKO has created on this platform a suite of Kinetic movements, each bringing unique features to the consumer.

It was at the 1986 Basel Fair that SEIKO unveiled its first Kinetic prototype. Introduced under the trial name of 'AGM', it was the first watch in the world to convert kinetic movement into electrical energy. It was the first step in a development that, 20 years later, has made Kinetic synonymous with environmental friendliness, high performance and long-lasting convenience to a generation of users worldwide. From the launch in 1988 of the first commercially available watch (then under the new name AGS) until today, over eight million Kinetic watches have been sold (as of 2007).

In 1998, Kinetic Auto Relay was released, extending the 'at-rest' operating period of the watch to a remarkable 4 years. 1999 saw the launch of the Ultimate Kinetic Chronograph, a masterpiece which fused the very best of SEIKO's mechanical and electronic watch making skills, and in 2003 another Kinetic Chronograph was launched. At Baselworld 2005, the Kinetic Perpetual made its first appearance, combining Kinetic convenience and longevity with a perpetual calendar, correct to the year 2100. In 2007, SEIKO's emotional technology Kinetic Direct Drive is introduced.

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