Seiko SKX781K1 Watch : Orange Monster 200M Professional Automatic Diver

This review is from: Seiko Men' s SKX781K3 "Orange Monster" Automatic Dive Watch (Watch) First off, this is a great watch and an even greater value. No other true "diver' s" watch (a watch must meet an ISO standard to be able to say "diver' s" on the face) with an in-house automatic movement comes even close to the Monster in price. Second, here' s a tip that works for most fast running monsters -- assuming you wear the watch daily and are active enough to keep it well wound: When you take the watch off at bedtime leave it on the dresser on its side with the crown pointing up. This slows the movement down enough that it will at least reduce the daily gain, if not cancel it out altogether. You' ll need to keep the watch running (preferably by wearing it) for at least a month before it settles in to a predictable daily gain (or loss). My Black Monster has been running for about 6 months and gains about 6-8 seconds per day on my wrist and gives back 3-4 seconds overnight (crown up!) -- that' s a net daily gain of 2-5 seconds. If your daily pursuits require accuracy better than that, you' re wound too tight! My Orange Monster is a little bold for daily wear, and so hasn' t run enough to improve beyond a gain of 15-20 seconds per day. Since I have to set it every time I wear it and I don' t usually wear it for more than a day, it' s relative inaccuracy is a non-issue. Besides, a $200 watch is jewelry, and as a fine piece of jewelry this Seiko is a unbelievable value.