r/SeikoMods

I just got a caravelle sea hunter reissue, with plans to brush the lugs, do some other light modifications. Wearing it just two days the mineral glass already has a nic. It most likely got it while I was grinding out some metal for a bezel modification for another watch. But still, can't have this.

Either want to replace with sapphire or acrylic. Acrylic being the more period correct, but sapphire just being more durable to scratches. will either of these drastically alter the water resistance? I don't need 666 feet, would be fine with 333 feet.

Also, having trouble finding it, i could have sworn I had seen at least one other person who attempted or completed this mod on the reissue. Anyone help point me in the right direction?

first time trying to build a seiko mod, saw these that i really like but would an NH38 be weird on a Submariner? flat glass instead btw.

Hi everyone, built this one a couple of years back, using a Seiko SRPD31 dial with a Namoki Willard case. Originally it had a MM300 bezel and a black ceramic stealth insert. Didn’t look quite right, so I’ve just replaced it with a pilot bezel.

What’s your thoughts?

Too much steel? Does the dial look tiny? Or have I created something amazing! I‘m not sure! I like it in a futuristic/Hamilton kind of way!

Cheers, Stu

It's been a while 😉he I share my latest cherry blossom 🌸 hand painted project.

As maybe some of you know, one of my commissions went viral and archived almost 1 Mio views and almost 10k upvotes.

I'm not mentioning this to bragg, more I want you to know that I feel grateful for this community. So, THANK YOU ALL!

Without the mods, I would've never started to hand paint dials. To honor the 1st I decided to do a black version.

As usual I used a NH35 this time in combination with a rectangular case and nylon strap. Let me hear your thoughts and zoom in, cause others won't let you 😉❤️🙏🏻

I decided to add some details to the sub dial. Here's a link to the dial being cut.

laser engraving/cutting

Saw these new tank parts on Ali. Gave it a shot! Came out decent!

I think the VH movements, VK and other quartz Seiko movements might be the way to move forward to keeping building accessible to the majority of us.

This is my first ever VH31 build. It went quite well. Hands are easy to install. No need to worry about lining up the date change with the hands. No need to file down the stumps from cutting off dial feet.

Pay attention to the spacer you order for a VH build going in a NH etc case. I was not attentive enough. Spacer needed a lot of trimming.

Overall with some more experience itll be just as fun as building NH and I think these could save a good amount of people from needing to slow down or stop building.

I had no dials without a date window for what this buyer wanted so I suggested perhaps put is initials in the window. Buyer loved it and im actually pleased with it.

Hey guys, this is my first build, so don't roast me too hard. After going through two sets of hands, I finally got this thing cased. It's an AJuiceT A3.5 case that came with a custom metal spacer. You can only see one of the clamps (near the crown), but the other one at the 8 o clock is tightened as well. I am obviously doing something wrong because I can move it around and the clamps aren't doing anything. I know I should have trimmed the stem and screwed down the crown, but that still wouldn't fix my issue. HELLLLLLLLLLLLLPPPPPP!

Edit: Appreciate all the help and support. I am trying to figure out how to add a video of the completed watch. I’ll just drop it in the comments. I don’t have it on a strap yet. I thought it needed a 21mm strap, but it actually needs a 20 and I don’t have any on hand.

I had built a PRX style case (last picture, from Caroline Mod Store on AliX) with the Namoki ‘Tron’ dial and hands a while ago. I liked the looks, but boy did that thing like to rip my arm hair out any time it moved. As a result, I didn’t wear it much. Saw the AndoAndoAndo case and decided to give it a shot. Used the band from my Angles disc one that I didn’t really like on that watch and love the way it came out. Glad I decided to rebuild it, one of my new favorites!

Originally it was supposed to be a "diver" in a case SKX007 from Wildfire. But I couldn't find a strap for this case (I only prefer metal straps). Moreover, this case is very large and was too bulky for my small hand. So I bought the frosted Octagon case.

First time building with the VK63, wanted something nice and bright for the summer, happy with how it turned out.

Rodico made it easy as pie to get all the tiny hands into place, thanks for suggesting the magical putty to me y'all!

vk63 movement

Looking to build this concept watch next. I was able to source a lot of the parts on AliExpress BUT what I don’t know is how to install a chapter ring and what tool I would need. Anyone got any tips, suggestions or knowledge about how to install a chapter ring on a case that has the crystal glass pre-installed.

Had an NH34 movement lying around and really wanted to make the swap to a GMT function in this beautiful KS case.

The dial and hands are from Lucius Atelier and it really is sharp on the wrist.

Fully leaned into the Seiko genetics with dauphine hands, GS style dial and of course the OEM KS case.

One of the reasons I started building my own watches, was to gain some experience and knowledge, learn some skills, and to get a bit of confidence in working with watches and small parts.

I love vintage skindivers, but it can be hard to get local repair shops to work on them, due to parts supply issues, and because a lot of the watches aren't necessarily valuable. Now that I've built a few, I've started working on my first restoration.

I own a vintage Douglas Skindiver Worldtimer, which needs some work to get it running sweetly. I've picked up a donor watch today, and thought I'd spend an hour cleaning it up, before I start looking at the movement and swapping parts over. I spent an hour cleaning the crystal, and repainting the bezel tonight, definitely not something I'd have been doing if I hadn't started building. The plan is to get mine up and running, but I think I'll try to get the donor going also, instead of moving it on for parts. I think bringing one back to life, is just as rewarding as building your own.

Anyone else gone down this route?

I’m making a matching 40mm for myself soon but I bent the hands making hers and didn’t have spares so the set is incomplete as of now 🫩

As I had already posted before, I took a box of SKX007 and dissatisfied with the brushing of the box not matching the bracelet, polished the center of the bracelet and the whole box. But I felt something was missing... so I decided to exchange the glass for one with red AR and... Wow! the ring of chapters is lilac according to the angle, as is the dial that degrades the dial took on lilac tones. Yes colleagues, I know that the dial is not an original seiko, but I did it for my use, because I take this activity as a hobby and care more about the color style and customize as much as I can.