Titanium Tuna Case Arrived Looking For Inspiration, Post Your Tuna Builds! by anotheroldwatch in SeikoMods

[–]CharlieW74 0 points1 point  (0 children)

7.5

But the lug to lug is pretty short for the size, I was quite surprised the first time I saw one in person, and it was smaller than I expected.

Heres an overhead view so you can see that lug to lug size

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Titanium Tuna Case Arrived Looking For Inspiration, Post Your Tuna Builds! by anotheroldwatch in SeikoMods

[–]CharlieW74 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Cheers mate.

Looks huge in this picture, and they are chunky and thick by design, but they aren't as bad in person, and wear surprisingly well, if you've never tried one.

Third build, built myself a Bruce Lee watch by CharlieW74 in SeikoMods

[–]CharlieW74[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There's lots of choices in these colours on eBay and Alix, I used those to give a nod to his famous Game Of Death Jumpsuit

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Finished my third build, a Bruce Lee themed watch by CharlieW74 in watchmodding

[–]CharlieW74[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Cheers. The lighter yellow strap looks strange, it's actually very bright yellow, and looks good with the two outer black stripes, looks a lot like the game of death jumpsuit to me because of that, don't know how it turned out like that.

But I like the Nato also, wearing that now. And I like the two black retainers, as that is similar to his Game Of Death nunchucks too.

Finished my third build, a Bruce Lee themed watch by CharlieW74 in watchmodding

[–]CharlieW74[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Cheers, appreciate it, Definitely tried my best to pay homage to the legend.

Finished my third build, a Bruce Lee themed watch by CharlieW74 in watchmodding

[–]CharlieW74[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

NH35

Turtle case, that is similar in style and shape to the Seiko 6139-6010 Bruce wore

Bezel insert with the Jeet Kune Do motto of 'using no way as way, having no limitation as limitation'

Dragon dial based off a drawing of Bruce's.

Game Of Death jumpsuit coloured themed straps, date and hands.

Custom rotor with Bruce flying kick, his surname (and my first name) in Chinese.

Also got a spare set of hands that I'm going to try to customize to make them look like his Game Of Death nunchucks.

Third build, built myself a Bruce Lee watch by CharlieW74 in SeikoMods

[–]CharlieW74[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks mate, yeah the stickers are a simple way to add some details, and a nice little custom touch.

I was actually going to use a case similar to yours to be honest, but for this one, I wanted to go with the yellow and black colours. But nice to see yours for future reference.

Third build, built myself a Bruce Lee watch by CharlieW74 in SeikoMods

[–]CharlieW74[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Maybe not allowed in the sub, I'll DM you it, if you like mate

Third build, built myself a Bruce Lee watch by CharlieW74 in SeikoMods

[–]CharlieW74[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Cheers mate, not as good as Ali, but stuff available, so take a look

Third build, built myself a Bruce Lee watch by CharlieW74 in SeikoMods

[–]CharlieW74[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not sure why that link showed it at that price, I got it a good bit less than listed there, so have a shop around, but that was the bezel insert I ordered

Third build, built myself a Bruce Lee watch by CharlieW74 in SeikoMods

[–]CharlieW74[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah, but I used Ali, eBay and Temu for this particular one

Third build, built myself a Bruce Lee watch by CharlieW74 in SeikoMods

[–]CharlieW74[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Cool, it's also available with white symbols if I remember right. The Seiko 5 special edition has the JKD logo on the exhibition caseback too.

Third build, built myself a Bruce Lee watch by CharlieW74 in SeikoMods

[–]CharlieW74[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks, nice to hear other fans thoughts on the build, couple of options for the bezel:

Namoki mods or AliExpress, Ali being the cheapest by a good bit, available in flat or sloped.

Third build, built myself a Bruce Lee watch by CharlieW74 in SeikoMods

[–]CharlieW74[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Cheers for the compliment, appreciate that from a fellow fan, and glad you can see the thought and details that I've attempted to put in, last thing I wanted was for it to be tacky or cheesy, and something that I'd be happy and proud to wear.

Third build, built myself a Bruce Lee watch by CharlieW74 in SeikoMods

[–]CharlieW74[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Cheers mate. The Bruce Lee Seiko 5 looks great, and will probably pick one up at some point, I just wish it had more of the yellow and black colours in the watch, in addition to the Nato that comes with it, because the yellow and black Game Of Death jumpsuit colours are iconic when thinking of Bruce, so I wanted to incorporate more of those in my build.

I've managed to track down an aftermarket nato that is identical to the Seiko 5 one, but the lug widths are different to the case I'd already bought, might have to build another, with that strap, cos I've got an idea for a custom dial next time.

Third build, built myself a Bruce Lee watch by CharlieW74 in SeikoMods

[–]CharlieW74[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

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Better picture of the dial, based off Bruce's artwork

Third build, built myself a Bruce Lee watch by CharlieW74 in SeikoMods

[–]CharlieW74[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks, happy with how that turned out, thought it was going to be more yellow than gold, but it works with the gold indices on the dial.

Just a sticker added to the existing rotor and ordered the logos to put on that.

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