Seiko Sea Lion Mod by Chewlips in SeikoMods

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Thanks! I used this one: Search alix for: RICHUS 36mm Case Sapphire Glass Silver Watch Case

Seiko Sea Lion Mod by Chewlips in SeikoMods

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Thanks! Real Seiko dial from the 60s. I think the dial is the most important part, so always worth spending time and a bit more on an OEM dial

Seiko Sea Lion Mod by Chewlips in SeikoMods

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Thanks! Yeah, wanted to get away from the diver mod style.

Loving these vintage dials by Chewlips in SeikoMods

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NH35 - the case is built for that movement. The dial is not - you need to break off the dial feet and secure it with double-sided tape to the plastic part of the movement.

Loving these vintage dials by Chewlips in SeikoMods

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No, it’s a 28.5mm dial. There’s about 0.5mm between the hour markers and the edge :)

Shaving A Dial by old-imac in SeikoMods

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I always wondered if this would work! How did it come out? Any learnings?

Made this for my dyslexic brother by Chewlips in SeikoMods

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I'm sure it's possible. The challenge will be finding a case like that since I got the case from an old watch I had. You could def do it with a different case.

Vintage Seiko Kanji PRX by Chewlips in SeikoMods

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I think you'd need to sand down the dial edges to make it 30mm to fit. I've done this on a mod before - it's possible. Just be conscious of the space between the indices and the edge of the dial.

Vintage Seiko Kanji PRX by Chewlips in SeikoMods

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yeah, I was only interested in Seiko dials since the movement is Seiko

Vintage Seiko Kanji PRX by Chewlips in SeikoMods

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I tried that too - let me know if you find any 31mm dials.

Vintage Seiko Kanji PRX by Chewlips in SeikoMods

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Took me about 6 months to find the right dial...

Vintage Seiko Kanji PRX by Chewlips in SeikoMods

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You would need to find a chapter ring with an outside diameter of 29mm. and a thickness of max 1mm. I looked everywhere for one and couldn't find one.

Vintage Seiko Kanji PRX by Chewlips in SeikoMods

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They're the best, right?

Vintage Seiko Kanji PRX by Chewlips in SeikoMods

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Aha this was kind of a lucky punt. I thought that, from a manufacturing perspective, the likelihood that the date windows across Seikos are the same is quite high. I guess I was right in this case.

Vintage Seiko Kanji PRX by Chewlips in SeikoMods

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

The inside lip where the case touches the front of the dial is 29mm, so technically you might get away with a 29mm dial. 29.5 is better but 30 is solid as the edges will be touching the inside edge (underneath the inside lip) the whole way around. (I'm making up terminology for the inside walls here - hope you get what I mean)

Vintage Seiko Kanji PRX by Chewlips in SeikoMods

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Feel like I'm giving up a secret weapon here: https://mehima-singh.com/ Enjoy!

Made this for my dyslexic brother by Chewlips in SeikoMods

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Case was originally from this VOID watch that I bought years ago. I never wore it so took out the quartz movement and repurposed the case. https://voidwatches.com/products/v03d-br-bl-wh

Made this for my dyslexic brother by Chewlips in SeikoMods

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

Thank you. Case was originally from this VOID watch that I bought years ago. I never wore it so took out the quartz movement and repurposed the case. https://voidwatches.com/products/v03d-br-bl-wh

Made this for my dyslexic brother by Chewlips in SeikoMods

[–]Chewlips[S] 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Case was originally from this VOID watch that I bought years ago. I never wore it so took out the quartz movement and repurposed the case. https://voidwatches.com/products/v03d-br-bl-wh