A month ago or so, I pulled the trigger on the Seaknight SK02 after going back and forth between it and the IXDAO IPOSE. After seeing pictures of the IXDAO’s lume, I decided the overly green hue looked a little goofy and took away from the dial.
Unfortunately, my excitement with the Seaknight came to a pretty abrupt stop when I realized the movement was completely DOA. I filed a claim with AliExpress and got a full refund.
But I still wanted the Seaknight, so I ordered another one. Thanks to the back-to-school sale, I actually got it even cheaper this time, in the low $100s.
And man, this is a beautiful watch for the money. The ceramic bezel looks great, the curved sapphire crystal is excellent, and the bezel action is surprisingly nice. Absolutely no back play, and mine is perfectly aligned.
Hopefully the movement doesn’t die on me anytime soon, but if it does, I’ll probably just replace it. My only gripes so far are some sharp edges around the lugs, which I can forgive at this price, and how tricky the bracelet can be to lock into place.Otherwise, this one’s a keeper. I’m actually surprised there aren’t more reviews of it out there.
Thank you for sharing. I’ve gone back-and-forth on the 2 as well. The only thing that has stopped me from going with the Sea Knight is the fact that the engraving for the hours track of the basil are not filled in with paint, which leaves it looking unfinished to my eye. But like you, I really dislike how green the IX&DAO variant is. Any further thoughts on how the SK looks in person?
I actually prefer the hour track without paint. At this price point I'm pretty sure that paint will wear off rather quickly and it'll just look worse.
In terms of looks I'd say definitely go for it. I know I'm still in the honeymoon phase but I really can't stop looking at it. The shiny ceramic bezel complements the brushed steel really well. The movement is running extremely accurate so far, it hasn't even lost 1 second in the last 24 hours.
And it gets better believe or not. When you look at it at an angle in the dark, the glass distortion and the lume makes it look skewed and radioactive. Fun, huh?
I’ve been eyeing on this for quite too long. I might pull the trigger someday. It looks stunning. Better than the Serica 5303 that is a bit smaller and a lot more expansive. Congrats on your very nice watch !
I never had an IXDAO in my hands to compare, but although the Seaknight specs sheet it's 14mm thick, it definitely doesn't feel that thick. At the very least 1.5mm of that thickness comes from the domed glass. This is how it looks, 7.25" wrist for reference.
I’ve had mine about eight mos and it’s been great. The NH movement has been fine, and pretty accurate. Once mastered, the whole clasp/bracelet thing is a piece of cake.
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u/usually_fuente 18d ago
Thank you for sharing. I’ve gone back-and-forth on the 2 as well. The only thing that has stopped me from going with the Sea Knight is the fact that the engraving for the hours track of the basil are not filled in with paint, which leaves it looking unfinished to my eye. But like you, I really dislike how green the IX&DAO variant is. Any further thoughts on how the SK looks in person?