Got to agree
The Seiko SKX was my first watch that I was truly excited with.

It's just such a versatile watch and lends itself to all kinds of mods.
It's a solid lump of metal and very well made.
It certainly set a bar for me for what I could get for my money. mine was £45 from eBay....although prices seem to be strong, with some needing some love going for about £60.
As shown above they can be had new as well.
To be honest, I bought mine as a stop gap before I could get my hands on an OM, but that though soon changed as soon as I had the SKX on my wrist.
It's a lovely watch and as rugged as a mountain goat.
This is one I won't part with





So what are you getting for your money?

A solid stainless case, polished up to a nice shine (no plating going on here!)
A 4 0'clock crown with very nice and discreet crown guard shoulders. It's a screw in crown with a nice solid action and positive stops
There's a nicely knurled 120 click bezel with a nice solid tight feel to it
No annoying loose stuff going on here!

Admittedly mine had an orange face when I bought it which was dull and faded.
A chance look on eBay found a chap selling a brand new face and chapter ring from an SKX007 (mine is originally an skx011)
So now I have basically an SKX007 with a black second hand

So lume...,



Speaks for itself!

Screw in back which is nicely decorated,
And on the back you'll find the serial number...my first watch where I could actually trace its lineage...I like that.

The heart of the beast is the seiko 7S26
Movement (borrowed pic)
Which is a workhorse movement rugged and reliable.



So there you go, my first real watch crush which I managed to turn into a mini review...

Now you lot all probably own your own SKX and know the above already!