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Is it new enough that the kinetic capacitor is okay? Keeping time well?
The red/blue has to do with time at depth. 15 mins is the time at the max depth. Normally you do your deepest dive first. On mobile at the moment but there is a tradition set about this stuff on dials (same for monodirectional bezel design). Will try find the link.
pdlouche-
Ah cheers, that makes sense I guess... Not sure about the capacitor - it's keeping good time so far but the second hand 'ticks' two seconds, then pauses for one, the 'ticks' two again... Pressing the button on the side used to make the second hand skim round 30seconds to indicate it was fully charged - now nothing...
Now that I've spent the day reading up on watches I'd quite like to get my hands on an SKX007... Does anyone have one in very good condition they'd like to sell?
Cheers,
Matt
mattyc
Clearing out some draws last week and found this - my brother bought it for my 18th birthday thirteen years ago... As he was visiting yesterday I decided to get a strap for it as I'd lost the original many years ago, probably not worn it for a decade! I know very little about the watch, if it is any good or a toy but will start googling it now... It has always confused my as to why the first 15mins of the bezel are red? I assume it has some origin in timing diving oxygen tanks - but then would it not make more sense to have the last 15mins in red as a warning?
Any help appreciated!
Cheers,
Matt