Sharing a Seiko Mod project

[lunarin79]

Just to share a recent mod with one of my Seiko 5. purchased this Seiko 5 from my watchmaker to be used as my base, IMO, this model looks very dressy as compares to other Seiko 5 model. Clean bezel markings & a nice case. A good base for a mod. Somehow it reminds me of a 'Poor Man Grand Seiko' from far



My idea was to mod it into a 'PMGS' kinda look, dressy concept perhaps hence I started hunting for dials. I knew it will be difficult to find a correct type of 'dressy' dial, furthermore, it has to be meant for 4 o'clock crown type of dial.

Searched dials from noah & yobokies but the dials available are either too military or non-compatible. So I'm left with only one dial choice from noah. So I bought the dial from noah. Not sure if I wanted to mod the hands as well, was thinking of using Dauphine hands initially but had abolished the idea since I had bought 'another' type of dial.

A week later, the dial arrived. made my way to my watchmaker to have it installed

Decided to use back the stock hands but not the secondhand. Then decided not to use any secondhand at all, lol..5mins later, the mod was done

A new look. used a vintage strap for it.


bought a khaki nato, seems to go better, the vintage feel.








Thanks for reading

[caeden]

Looks good! Thanks for sharing!

[coltagious]

Hi Lunarin, thanks for sharing your mod process. The nato strap looks very gd with the watch. Mind pm me where u go it from? Cos I like to get one for my seiko diver which was modded by yobokies. Thanks in advance. Cheers

[lunarin79]

hi bro, thks

i got it from K2, Tanjong Katong Complex #03-K1. Opening hour is

2pm-9pm for wkdays
2pm-830pm on Sat &
2pm-630pm on Sun

[softup]

Maybe fitted with the second hand will looks better, IMO.

[bigwatchroom]

Nice Cali dial there

[feilong108]

wow...looks great...wonderful mod...

[lunarin79]

thks for all the comments guys

@ softup bro: I did consider using a secondhand but decided not to use at the end. I felt the whole case, dial & hands seems to blend in nicely, like a 'still' picture, adding in a sweeping hand might disrupt the flow & the main reason is, I do not have /own any watch which is 'secondhand-less' so this is actually my 1st piece,lol.

@ bigwatchroom bro: bopian, hard to find a compatible dress dial for 7S26 so 没鱼,虾也好. lol. In the end, turned out to be more military than dress but nevertheless, I'm quite satisfied by the result

@ feilong bro: Thks, maybe you can also try doing one Mod for your watches? It's a personal statement & exclusive only to you

[feilong108]

hehehe...me hor have zero ideas for mods de...hehehehe...but your seiko is such a cleaning looking beauty!

[lunarin79]

hehehe...me hor have zero ideas for mods de...hehehehe...but your seiko is such a cleaning looking beauty!

that's the fun part. Once you have selected each different parts & have it assembled & it looks nice, the satisfaction is there

[feilong108]

hehehe....yeah!i like your modded seiko....super swee...hehehehe.....much better looking than the generic seikos out there

[lunarin79]

yup, it's fun doing modding here are some of my Seiko mods

6309-7040

before


after


Black Monster simple Mod(chapter ring swap)


SKX023 Mod


Seiko 5 Mod

before


after

[feilong108]

wow..the coffin hands on the 6309 are so nice!!!!eye popping....swee swee....u r the seiko mod king!!!!

[lunarin79]

wow..the coffin hands on the 6309 are so nice!!!!eye popping....swee swee....u r the seiko mod king!!!!

nah..there are other experts out there am just an amateur

[feilong108]

the hands of the 6309 from noah?