brand new Seiko SKX009 ready to mod

some parts already ordered, swiss red sapphire with inner AR coating, a logo free caseback to take my own logo, an "Arctic" Dagaz dial to try, but may go with another  and hands yet to be decided and already fitted with an NH36 movement and upgraded crown.....oh and its now on a seiko bracelet.................watch this space

well these arrived today so just waiting for the dial from Dagaz
beautiful



and....

The Crystal looks amazing I really like the colour tint it has

all parts are now together, just need to choose the dial and handset although i think i already have

Top right dial and hands , the red on the logo matches the bezel insert

yes agreed and the second hand will get a red tip too and it will be known as "red Sonia's sister" "Red Subbo"

a couple of quick images, i will do some proper ones shortly


really blurred but shows the red sapphire beautifully
and this shows the superb lume and the matched dial and hands

some more photo's that show the stunning red sapphire.....
i like this watch, i never liked the Seiko 009 red and blue bezel insert but this works for me























not a cheap mod, but well worth it IMO

You have done a great job with this watch the Crystal , dial and hands totally change the appearance of the watch. That swiss red sapphire is Stunning

SeikoJohn wrote:You have done a great job with this watch the Crystal , dial and hands totally change the appearance of the watch. That swiss red sapphire is Stunning

its better in real life, didnt think i would like it as i was disappointed at not getting a Yokobies mm300 dial, but it turned out good
the next move is to get my brand on the caseback

domecurb wrote:
the next move is to get my brand on the caseback

I am sure that will come together nicely with a little trial and error

Can the forum software auto resize the pictures? I can't see all of them even at 1080p?

stan wrote:Can the forum software auto resize the pictures? I can't see all of them even at 1080p?

not that i am aware of but will look into it, there is an option to resize when attaching though so maybe that needs looked at
i have set the following at 800x600

800x600 looks better when viewing the forum from my iphone

SeikoJohn wrote:800x600 looks better when viewing the forum from my iphone

seems to be an ideal size, works well on my PC and laptop

That's much better, Bruce.

I changed my default upload size in photobucket to 800x600 and now when I insert an image it imports at that size by default

SeikoJohn wrote:I changed my default upload size in photobucket to 800x600 and now when I insert an image it imports at that size by default

all well and good but it may screw up the aspect ratio of a photo thats a different shape IE if it square

just bought a Strapcode SuperOyster for the watch, the good thing about these bracelets , apart from the quality is that they are devoid of any branding so i can etch my own brand on the clasp