/fa/ - Fashion

>>15949933
the cost of adding a screwdown crown would be negligible, and sapphire isnt even that expensive
its purely an economical decision. The old SKX was definitely cutting into sales of the turtles/sumo/samurais. Some analyst crunched the numbers and figured it would be more profitable to push the prospex divers than it would be to sell a ton of upgraded 5kxs
>>15949919
the Seiko 5 Sports (5kx, dresskx) are very accessible, fashion friendly aesthetically pleasing watches. They are like the kind of watch you'd buy for a guy friend who isnt that into watches. I dont think the value is *that* bad, as they have good solid bracelets which is historically very unusual for seiko. The niggles are that they are so damned close to being exceptional watches, only lacking small but crucial things like lume pip, screwdown crown, and the option of a small sized model (like the skx013). Regardless, seiko probably does sell alot of them. The departure of the skx007/skx013 left a big void leaving many to turn to Orient or the various micro/aliexpress brands.