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# Seiko Gives American Buyers the Best-Looking SKX GMT So Far
- URL: https://www.itsabouttime.email/seiko-gives-american-buyers-the-best-looking-skx-gmt-so-far/
- Published: 2026-10-28T18:04:45.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-28T18:04:45.000Z
- Author: Vuk Radic
- Tags: News

Since it launched in 2022, the SKX GMT has mostly been a way for Seiko to try out colors. The first three came in black, blue and orange, the 2023 U.S. specials added yellow, a charcoal Pepsi and a gold-accented version, and the SSK036 brought root beer. The new HDB016, another U.S. limited edition, goes maroon with a red and brown bezel. Out of all of them, I think this one might be my favorite.

![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/98/15/981552fd-1b67-4d3c-8ad7-fc38a52bf9fb/content/images/2026/10/Seiko_5_Sports_HDB016_2.jpeg)

The case is unchanged: 42.5mm wide, 13.6mm thick, with a lug-to-lug of 46mm and 22mm between the lugs. The thickness makes it wear bigger than the diameter suggests, but the short-ish lugs keep it manageable on a mid-sized wrist. The crown is still at four, and I still can't decide if I hate that or not. The bidirectional bezel has a 24-hour scale split between red and a very, very, very dark brown. So dark, it took me minutes to realize it's not black. Water resistance is 100 meters.

![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/98/15/981552fd-1b67-4d3c-8ad7-fc38a52bf9fb/content/images/2026/10/Seiko_5_Sports_HDB016_4.jpeg)

The maroon dial has a sunray finish, so it shifts in the light. Gold shows up in two places, the GMT hand and the lower half of the sloped flange that holds the 24-hour track. The applied indices, chunky hands, LumiBrite and date window all remain unchained. 

![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/98/15/981552fd-1b67-4d3c-8ad7-fc38a52bf9fb/content/images/2026/10/Seiko_5_Sports_HDB016_5.jpg)

Inside is the Seiko calibre 4R34, the automatic this line has used since 2022\. It beats at 21,600 vph and has a power reserve of 41 hours. It’s a caller GMT, so the GMT hand sets independently while the hour hand stays on local time. The steel bracelet closes with a folding clasp, has a push-button release and safety lock, and it’s just OK.

Now, for availability. Sites and instagram accounts are reporting that this is on sale already in the US, but I can't find it on any websites just yet. I would bet that it goes on sale in November. Price is supposed to be $525\. Keep an eye out [on the US Seiko website](https://seikousa.com/?ref=itsabouttime.email).