Seiko Mod

[potenza302]

I’ve always been into Seikos and the past couple of years. Over the last couple of years I’ve been buyIng, modding snd selling custom pieces. Here are some examples of completed and sold pieces over the past year.

 

[potenza302]

My most recent build and this is a keeper. Every part has been picked individually and it came out perfect. Check out the lume!

 

[beau7816]

Just love the first one. Cant get one like that over the pond.

 

[potenza302]

Just love the first one. Cant get one like that over the pond.

The purple ar coating looks incredible in person.

There are a handful of good and reliable sellers of the custom parts and most watchmakers should be able to swap parts. If you’d like more info on building one let me know.

 

[beau7816]

The purple ar coating looks incredible in person.

There are a handful of good and reliable sellers of the custom parts and most watchmakers should be able to swap parts. If you’d like more info on building one let me know.

Do you know any supplier's in the UK/EU?

 

[Troklo]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5UEjFZutgU8

Recently found this guy on YT some of the stuff he does is truly amazing imo.

 

[potenza302]

Do you know any supplier's in the UK/EU?

The ones I’ve dealt with and that have a good reputation are all based in the US or Asia

crystaltimes, namoki, dlw, Lcbi, to name a few

 

[beau7816]

The ones I’ve dealt with and that have a good reputation are all based in the US or Asia

crystaltimes, namoki, dlw, Lcbi, to name a few

ok thanks for the direction, will give them a try.

 

[potenza302]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5UEjFZutgU8

Recently found this guy on YT some of the stuff he does is truly amazing imo.

Eric is a solid builder and very responsive. Incredible attention to detail.

 

[Troklo]

Just out of curiosity how much do you think that the mod from the video would cost?

 

[potenza302]

Just out of curiosity how much do you think that the mod from the video would cost?

Overall parts and labor it should be around $700 USD. Seems kind of pricey for a Seiko but well worth it for a unique piece that you can be proud of.

For reference, the stainless steel black face Seiko pictured above I had build was $750 USD parts and labor.

 

[Troklo]

Hmmm I might write him then to make me one, truly beautiful watch and unique. I didn't know about the Seiko mod community but seems quite big and there are some cool pieces out there. The one you made is also ace BTW

 

[potenza302]

Hmmm I might write him then to make me one, truly beautiful watch and unique. I didn't know about the Seiko mod community but seems quite big and there are some cool pieces out there. The one you made is also ace BTW

Yes it’s a huge and very helpful community. Not sure if I can recommend a Facebook page on here but every possible question you have can get answered in minutes. Thanks for the compliment!

 

[Ams55557]

It really doesn’t take much to start the seiko hobby. It how I spend my rep dollars these days.
putting the seiko parts together is really fun and easy since all the parts are made for a very specific tolerances. This sites listed are the main ones. Ajuicenet is in the us and there are others. It’s a good time.

 

[potenza302]

It really doesn’t take much to start the seiko hobby. It how I spend my rep dollars these days.
putting the seiko parts together is really fun and easy since all the parts are made for a very specific tolerances. This sites listed are the main ones. Ajuicenet is in the us and there are others. It’s a good time.

It’s amazing how well some Seikos fit in high end collections. Also great that a full set of tools to completely modify the watch is about $60.

I’ll check out that ajuicenet

 

[R2L]

Is there anyone who is doing similar things to Seiko dress watches?


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[Ams55557]

Is there anyone who is doing similar things to Seiko dress watches?

From time to time some of the sellers have milgauss style bezels but I haven’t found any dress cases. That said. Pretty much all the seikos use the n15/35/36 as the base. Just need to make sure the dial is of the 28.5m variety.

I hate to link to reddit, but this list of mods have hit my daily rotation of visits. Some of the providers have really cool stuff

https://www.reddit.com/r/SeikoMods/comments/hju0ws/rseikomods_sticky_mod_part_suppliers_tutorials/

 

[R2L]

From time to time some of the sellers have milgauss style bezels but I haven’t found any dress cases. That said. Pretty much all the seikos use the n15/35/36 as the base. Just need to make sure the dial is of the 28.5m variety.

I hate to link to reddit, but this list of mods have hit my daily rotation of visits. Some of the providers have really cool stuff

https://www.reddit.com/r/SeikoMods/comments/hju0ws/rseikomods_sticky_mod_part_suppliers_tutorials/

Thank you for the helpful info and the link. Even tho most of the mods are on the SKX and related diver models, there are a few dress seiko’ s that have been modified that look good.


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[beau7816]

Just taken delivery of this custom build.

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[potenza302]

Just taken delivery of this custom build.

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Whoa congrats! It’s great when a custom build comes out when it looks like Seiko could have built it! Stunning piece, enjoy!