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Men's Watches | Home » » Seiko Men's SKXA35 Automatic Dive Urethane Strap Watch | | | | | | | Product Promotions: | | | | | Description: | | This 21-jewel, automatic watch winds itself with the motion of your wrist, so you’ll never need to change the battery. It has a stainless steel case and features a bright yellow dial with three-hand function, easy-to-read bar markers, and an English/Spanish day/date window at the three o’clock position. Additional features include a screw-down case and crown, a scratch-resistant Hardlex crystal, and a one-way rotating bezel that keeps track of elapsed time, so you can time dives or other events. With its bright colors and Lumibrite hands, markers, and bezel, this watch is easy to read in both light and dark conditions. The watch secures to a comfortable, extra-long, pressure-vented urethane strap that fastens with a buckle closure. Designed specifically for diving, this watch is water-tested to 200 meters. It meets ISO standards and is suitable for scuba diving. | | | Features: | |
• Quality automatic movement; functions without a battery; powers automatically with the movement of your arm
• Strong Hardlex crystal protects dial from scratches
• Stainless-steel case; yellow dial; day-and-date functions
• Water resistant up to 660 feet (200 M)
| | | Product Details: | | | Product Length:
| 4.9 inches | | Product Width:
| 3.9 inches | | Product Height:
| 3.2 inches | | Product Weight:
| 0.65 pounds | | Package Length:
| 4.9 inches | | Package Width:
| 3.9 inches | | Package Height:
| 3.2 inches | | Package Weight:
| 0.65 pounds | | Average Customer Rating:
|  based on 61 reviews |
| | | Watch Information: | | | Crystal Material:
| hardlex | | Clasp:
| Buckle | | Case Diameter:
| 0 millimeters | | Case Thickness:
| 13 unknown-units | | Case Material:
| stainless-steel | | Band Material:
| Rubber | | Bezel Material:
| stainless-steel | | Dial Color:
| yellow | | Movement:
| Automatic | | Calendar:
| day-and-date | | Water Resistance Depth:
| 660 feet |
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25 of 26 found the following review helpful:
 Quality ProductMar 06, 2005
By J. Michael Nace
I bought this watch several months ago and have been pleased with it since. It is quality as opposed to those watches you pay less for. One would naturally expect that but in this day and age paying more does not always equal more quality, but in this case it definitely does. The watch is heavy, and the strap is long enough for most any size wrist (no skimping on strap length) and rugged. In fact, this watch is probably made to wear underwater outside the wet/dry suit but it looks great above water in everyday life! I'm thinking already of buying the same watch in the other color (I have yellow and it is impressive, but it comes in another color as well--that's how much I like it).
24 of 25 found the following review helpful:
Very nice, but keep in mind....Aug 27, 2005
By Mark Twain 27031
This is the exact same as the Seiko SKX173, but that one has a black face, not yellow, and usually sells for $10-$12 less.
Like virtually all automatic Seiko watches with the common "7S26" components, the watch keeps very acceptable time, perhaps drifting by a few seconds +/- per day.
The watch will run down if not worn for 40+ hours. Not wearing the watch an average of 8 hours/day or not storing it flat on its back can also cause more drift in accuracy than usual.
It's also not possible to stop the second hand when setting the running watch to ensure time is perfectly accurate down to the second -- this can be done with battery-operated Seiko diver watches.
Check out the battery-operated, quartz-movement Seiko divers if virtually perfect timekeeping is needed and a watch won't be regularly worn. Battery replacement / 200m waterproofing can run pricey on those when needed, however. (It should be noted that Seiko recommends standard checks/maintenance on the automatics every 2 years or so, and similar pricey waterproofing concerns could be encountered there, too.)
If a watch is worn regularly/daily and timekeeping within a minute is generally acceptable (and someone wants to test their luck with being one of those who can reportedly go into the decades with a watch being just fine without battery replacement / new waterproofing), the classic automatic Seiko divers like this do the job just fine.
Hopefully someday Seiko explores their own solar line of watches once again. For the time being, those seem to have become their Pulsar line of diver watches, which supposedly can last 180 days on a single charge....
8 of 8 found the following review helpful:
Great WatchSep 29, 2005
By S. Guthikonda
I bought this watch two months ago, and I absolutely love it. The face is not too big, not too small. The band is tough, yet it does not get in my way. I am on the computer all day. One of my main criteria for a watch was that the band was not too thick, as thick/metal bands really push on my wrist when I'm typing.
I recently took the watch on a diving trip. I am glad I had it! My dive computer actually BROKE while on a dive. I didn't fear, though, because I had my watch on. I used the bright yellow Seiko to perform my safety stops on the way up. The yellow face and glow in the dark strips really allow you to tell the time in any condition. We dove to a max depth of 75 feet, and the watch is still going strong.
The one issue I have had with this watch is that, as mentioned, I am on the computer a lot. My wrist may not get a lot of action throughout the day. The first couple weeks, I had problems with the watch stopping (as it gets its power from the winding motion of the wrist). I solved this problem by just shaking the watch for about 30 seconds every morning before I put it on. So far so good.
4.9 / 5.0
7 of 7 found the following review helpful:
Great Low -Tech Dive WatchSep 02, 2005
By David Futrell
"Industrial/Organizational Psychologist"
This is a great watch. Not oversized, but enough weight that you can feel it on your wrist. It's an old-fashioned 21-jewel movement mechancial watch.
It's classy and elegant, even with the screaming yellow dial. I bought it for diving, but have been wearing it as my everyday watch.
7 of 7 found the following review helpful:
get unsolicited complimentsSep 02, 2005
By mike c
"mjc"
Bought this watch while looking for a real airtight water resistent watch to use while swimming- but it had to have a bezel for timing the barbecue. ( my tag heuer keeps getting fogged up and I'm tired of having it repaired). Besides working like a charm at a reasonable price, almost all of my friends have commented on it's good looks. The yellow face makes a unique and positive statement. Also very happy to be out of the battery replacement business. Glad I bought it.
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