Seiko SKX Diver Alligator-Pattern and Tissot - but rarely

and Tissot - but rarely seen in the post-war years

Though the UK—and New Zealand

marked by a red-tipped hand

The Royal Oak essentially created an entirely category of 'luxury sport' timepieces

and Patek's manual-winding Calibre 23-300 movement inside

Seiko SKX Diver Alligator-Pattern and Tissot - but rarelyFor many years, the Seiko SKX range represented the affordable, mechanical dive watch of a generation. The descendant of a long and storied line of divers that began in 1965 with the 62MAS, the SKX series offered chunky, highly water resistant cases, automatic movements, good looks, and, most crucially, affordability. The ubiquity of these watches at the ~$200 price point was taken for granted until, sometime in the late 2010s, they were discontinued,