Real world time trial of Seiko's SKX007

[danny]

Hi guys,
I'm certain there are many of us here who own one or two of Seiko's 200m divers and wear them as daily beaters. Have you ever wondered how accurate these little mechanical timepieces are?

Well, b_andersen of GMTPlus9 has provided the world with the answer when he subjected his Seiko SKX007 to a real world time trial lasting 7 days.
The results, after 7 days on the wrist the Seiko was off by only +24secs (Average gain per day = 3.5 secs). Absolutely incredible performance by the venerable 7S26 caliber ticking inside the watch. 

[chrisyen]

danny, again good shot! aiming at the hand reflecting to light make the watch stand out...

this thread will poison alot of guy here to buy seiko!

[takashi78]

Nice shoot Danny.
I really applaud Seiko for producing many affordable divers.

[Gigi]

does the seiko movement made in malaysia / china counted as accurate too?

[takashi78]

If its made with the same process and QC i find not reason that it wont be as accurate.

[danny]

Hi Chris,
It's more of a lucky shot. 

To answer gigiplastic,
My understanding is that the 7S26 and other related movements are probably produced and assembled by automatic robots requiring very little if any human intervention. so the quality of the watches should be very consistent regardless of country of origin.