![]() Where the “5KX” was masquerading as a dive watch with its dive style design, this watch is truer to itself. With that said, this is a tool or sport watch, not a diver. I’m having a hard time thinking of a modern Seiko that is this well-executed in terms of being minimalist and still looking like a tool watch. ![]() There are no distractions here nothing to get in the way of the wearer reading the time or checking the day and date. This combined with the applied markers and SKX-esque handset makes for an extremely legible watch. The dial is sparse with minimal text and logos. When put together, these elements make for a great-fitting watch in a package that does not feel bulky like a dive watch might. The case is 40mm, which is slimmed down from the SKX, and is also marginally thinner, mainly due to the lack of a dive bezel. When I first unboxed the SRPE55 and put it on, I knew immediately that this was not just the Seiko 5 Sports dial put in an SKX case. Looking at photos of the SKX007 and this model, the SRPE55, you can see the similarities, but this shares only some of its DNA instead of being a clone. As I go through this review, I will be making some comparisons to the SKX but only because their case shapes are similar, not exactly the same. This summer, Seiko launched the first addition to the new Seiko 5 collection with a model that resembles an SKX, but mostly is not trying to be one. When I reviewed the watch, I felt it was not quite a replacement for the SKX but somewhere in between the previous Seiko 5 generation and the SKX. The collection, heavily inspired by the cult classic SKX, was met with mixed reviews. ![]() For better or worse, Seiko made a splash last year with the release of the new Seiko 5 Sports or 5KX collection.
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