Seiko Men's SKZ211K1 Five Sports Stainless Steel Automatic Watch

First of all, the Seiko Sports 5 SKZ211K1 is colloquially known as the 'Atlas' or 'Landshark' due to a rotating inner bezel with compass markings. This is a 'gadget' watch, but quite sturdy with superior design elements in the large yellow minute and hour hands, a yellow second hand, Roman numerals at 12-3-6-9, obverse day and date outlined in red, fine knurling around the outer bezel, a larger, beefy crown to rotate the inner bezel, a screw-down crown, 7S36 movement (non-hacking or winding), 20 Bar (200m) water resistance rating (suitable for shallow diving or snorkeling), brush-finished case sides and stainless bracelet with - get this: solid end links! The lume is quite good - not Monster good, but quite good. Charged up at 2000 and face was readable in the dark at 0400. I initially didn't think a resizing was necessary (i have beefy wrists), but decided to remove a link and use the outside pin on the latch. Link removal was a snap by pushing out a split pin, removing the link, then pushing it back in (follow the arrows; what look like screw heads on the pin ends are not - pins are split). Result? A perfect fit. Took the watch for a nice half-hour early morning swim in pool. No leak (one might ponder how watertight the compass bezel crown is, but hey, 20 Bar ratings generally mean swimming should be fine?) All in all, a very nice package. Unlike others, I don't find the compass rotating wildly during wear. Watch has kept quite accurate time so far. Here's what I don't like: Buying watches on Amazon, especially more expensive watches. Why? Because of the four last watch purchases I've made, I've been burned by receiving previously modified, returned, and gray-market watches stripped of original packing documents. The worst offender was Amazon itself, which shipped me a Seiko Monster that had been obviously returned. Fortunately, all docs were there and the watch was fine. Amazon also shipped me an Orient M-Force with no warranty card, no manual, mangled box, and a watch with a bracelet missing links and modified to fit a child's wrist! Another Amazon purchase of a Seiko 'Ice Monster' via the seller 'E Watch Stock' resulted in a great watch with original stickers but missing a Seiko warranty card (the excuse of the seller is that the warranty is through Amazon - if so, why not include the warranty card? we all know why, don't we?). Finally, this watch, purchased from seller 'Dexclusive' arrived missing a warranty card and a case back without the Seiko protective sticker. These are some things to keep in mind if you purchase through gray-market sellers. In some ways, Amazon could be complicit in the enabling of the accumulation and sale of blank Seiko warranty cards (check a large on-line auction site for such sales) - for what purpose? I think we all know, don't we? Anyway, this would not happen through a purchase from a Seiko dealer. We all like a good deal on a watch, and we all know that the chance of getting a bad Seiko is minimal, but just be aware of what is going on when you buy a watch via Amazon from a seller offering warranty via Amazon. BTW, i got a sticker in the box saying 'Register for your warranty now!' Went to the web site, entered my info, clicked 'Register,' and got a 'Warranty is through Amazon, see them'-type message. I really wish more folks who post negative reviews on some of these watches would follow up with warranty repair results.

I just got this bad boy and it is very nice. I've had another Seiko diver with the hollow links and although it never broke, it always felt like it would and it pulled my arm hairs. I am so massive and buff that it did not hurt, but still! The compass is goofy and I suspect that no one will actually use it. It's kind of like using the sun's position to figure out where you are, and if you're doing that, you really don't need the watch's compass "function" which is no function at all. The watch works great, looks great and feels great. It is also pretty dang cheap, but it looks expensive; I can't remember which -- more expensive -- watch it resembles, but it does harken to some other, more costly timepiece. This is a good one.

I have this watch for less than a week. It's a beautiful watch with a major problem. It work's perfectly with two exceptions. First, it lost approx. one hour. After correcting the time it worked perfectly for three days until yesterday when it lost approx. two hours (at 9:00am it showed 7:00am). I corrected again the time and wait for your instuctions on how to handle it. Please advise.

My father owned a couple of Seikos, but I never gave them too much attention, I thought they were average almost boring watches but that's about it. BIG MISTAKE!!! this is probably the best cost-benefit ratio watch I have ever owned, why? it is solid, accurate (-5 sec a day, great for an automatic), resistant (my baby boy got its hands and mouth on it, so you can imagine), very nice looking ( at least $300 more expensive than it actually is and the night view is almost unbelievable)and an over-all weather watch. I am even considering on getting the Orange Monster next, but that's just out of greed, this watch will last for ages I'm sure. Things I would improve? just two: I would love it to be a bit bigger (but that's just me)and the compass crown, its only weakness if you ask me, it is too soft and moves all the time, plus compass is not like the most useful function (GMT would be superb), but this does not bother me that much since is not a vital function. Buttom line, EXCELENT choice if you decide for this baby.

The watch keeps good time and looks really nice. The only issue I have is the compass knob. It is loose and feels flimsy. There is a slight bit of play as well. I would still recommend it at 250ish but as others have said the compass will turn while you wear it so it never stays where it is set. I’m not willing to test it’s water resistance and the loom is not quite as bright as my other seiko watches.

I have a 7.25 inch wrist. The watch seems smaller than what I expected. To give you a point of reference I include a picture of a 48mm case. I was concerned the 42 inch millimeter case might look a little small on my wrist as I can't even get near 40 mm watch it just looks too small on me. Because of the screw down at 4:00 and the compass at 9:00 gives the watch a slightly greater wrist presence. I'm a machinist and different types of finish blasted polished really gives a watch a nice aesthetic. This is my first Seiko and I was really impressed by the bracelets comfortability and just how it sits nicely. large hands easy to read decent loom first time with hardlex glass so the jury is still out on that feature. The bezels edge constantly grabs my attention in a good way. This was one of the best watch purchases I've made in years. Thanks for bringing back a legendary Seiko, knocked it out of the park.

Another cheap and cheerful Seiko and will not disappoint; The watch has a nice weight to it with a good looking oyster band. The outer bezel rotates counterclockwise (unidirectional) with a pretty ratcheted clicking. The crown on the 9 O'clock position, rotates the inner compass rose located within the crystal. There is no screw down locking mechanism on this crown; this means that as the watch is worn, this crown is free to rotate the inner bezel as it rubs against your wrist. This is about the only down side to this watch. On the other-hand, the crown located at the 4 O'clock position is used for setting the watch, day and date functions. This is a screw-down mechanism, which is nice. The day and date are located in the window at the 3 O'clock position. This being a watch for the Canadian market, it has the option to choose between English & French days of the week and of course Arabic numbers for the date. The main hands are yellow, including the seconds hand. The main indices and all three hands are luscious and works quite well and is bright. The lume lasts for about 2-3 hours. This watch is a automatic 23 jewel (Cal. 7S36) non manual winding movement and also it is a non-hacking however, the poor mans hack does work. On to the exterior, The rotating bezel is black with the white 60 min indices, of course, the sides of the bezel are polished steel. The rest of he watch has a satin finish, with the left crown guard is polished whereas the right crown guard is similar to the rest of the watch. The back is a polished screw down back case. The band is a oyster style with a dual push button release with a safety clasp. The bracelet and watch go well together and provide a nice utilitarian look to the watch but also give the look of a more expensive timepiece. The watch wears well and fits my 7in wrist quite well (looks a tad bit small on my wrist), The bracelet will probably fit upto a 7.5in wrist. Over all a great looking watch looks good functions well, and meets all the requirements of the Seiko 5 mantra of being 1. Almost unbreakable main spring 2. Highly Shock resistant 3. Automatic winding 4. day/date indication 5. Water resistant and great for all occasions.

This product was probably a "return". The bracelet clasp keeps popping out and the crown is a nightmare to use. Unusually poor quality for a Seiko.

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EXCELENTE RELOJ, DE LOS SEIKO SPORT 5, ES DE LOS POCOS O EL UNICO QUE TIENE CORONA ENROSCADA Y RESISTENCIA AL AGUA DE 200 METROS.

Die Uhr ist sehr gut verarbeitet. Einzig ein Stift am Armband musste nach 2 Jahren getauscht werden. Das Problem hatten/ haben alle Uhren von Seiko die ich bisher hatte. Das Uhrwerk ist nicht super genau, aber wenn man sich damit abfinden kann einmal pro Monat die exakte Zeit einzustellen, bekommt man eine sehr gut ablesbare und sauber verarbeitete Uhr.