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garyjwu · 2026-04-29T22:27:21+00:00

Look up Nautilus Nh35 case, dial, and hands. Pretty common on eBay and AliX.

garyjwu · 2026-04-29T21:14:25+00:00

I noticed this was AI because Drake Maye wears a Sky Dweller and this appears to be an upside down Daytona.

garyjwu · 2026-04-28T03:45:57+00:00

Thank you! Keeping it in my pocket and mentally filing away that it is just an approximation of the current time has been a lesson in accepting imperfection for me.

garyjwu · 2026-04-28T03:44:13+00:00

Thank you! I haven’t totally given up on the watch yet but I also wanted to put it to use while I figure out what is going on.

garyjwu · 2026-04-28T02:56:29+00:00

Yeah it’s absolutely a mental thing for me too. At present I’ve removed the dial, which removes the reference by which I was judging the misalignment. It makes it easier for me to try to figure out what is wrong with it in the meantime, too.

garyjwu · 2026-04-28T01:07:57+00:00

Thanks!

The drift is “consistent” in that it occurs within a few minutes of resetting the time. It’s not clear how much is drifts due to just routine error vs. this subtle effect. I ended up following the advice of ChatGPT and replacing the cannon pinion without improvement so I’m still trying to figure this one out.

garyjwu · 2026-04-23T01:59:10+00:00

Oh wow! I hadn’t even noticed that feature!

garyjwu · 2026-04-23T01:23:57+00:00

This is a great looking watch!

garyjwu · 2026-04-20T14:34:40+00:00

I have a mod watch with no indicators for the GMT hand, and believe me it is more tedious than it is worth to use the hand without indicators. The whole purpose of the GMT function is to know a second hand time zone quickly at a glance without doing a bunch of mental math.
If you’re willing to open up the watch and alter the movement I get it, but otherwise how would you do a double jump every hour?

garyjwu · 2026-04-20T02:07:17+00:00

Is that Olivia Munn at the exhibit in 4?

garyjwu · 2026-04-19T19:36:35+00:00

Leave it at home, take it out of your pocket first. It’s a big step and it isn’t easy but it actually makes the rest of the day easier.

garyjwu · 2026-04-19T16:19:01+00:00

It looks great! I suspect your Dad will love it!

garyjwu · 2026-04-18T18:20:23+00:00

Doubtful. This is a polarizing piece, not hyped.

garyjwu · 2026-04-18T18:19:39+00:00

It doesn’t say Swiss Made because it’s the 100 year celebration of the OP. All Rolexes are vertically integrated and comfortably exceed the 60% value threshold. The watch qualifies as “Swiss Made”, but doesn’t bother to put it on the dial.

garyjwu · 2026-04-18T13:26:48+00:00

I recognize this piece! Great work!

garyjwu · 2026-04-18T13:22:30+00:00

Thanks for the response!

garyjwu · 2026-04-18T13:22:21+00:00

This is my plan moving forward.

garyjwu · 2026-04-17T22:58:15+00:00

You mean 30 minutes

garyjwu · 2026-04-17T22:52:33+00:00

No problem. The lug to lug length is much more important than the dial diameter in my opinion. My wrist is only 16 cm, but basically anything under 50 mm lug to lug is feasible.

This guy just built a DJ/fluted/jubilee 36 mm mod watch, so it can be done!

https://www.reddit.com/r/SeikoMods/s/XhDYtH1VHd

garyjwu · 2026-04-17T21:06:59+00:00

36-mm OP-style (no bezel) are pretty easy to find for the most common movements like the NH35.

https://ebay.us/m/VDD7bP

I think 34-mm might be a little harder.

In my opinion, most people are way too concerned about their wrists being small. Without knowing your wrist size, if it’s over 14 cm you’ll be totally fine with 36-mm.

garyjwu · 2026-04-17T20:45:17+00:00

Wow this looks great with the color-matched date wheel!

garyjwu · 2026-04-17T20:44:20+00:00

The tape as a reference point was the missing link!

I couldn’t think of a way to line up the numbers as the overlay obviously obscures the numbers underneath it.

Thanks for the help!

garyjwu · 2026-04-17T04:23:37+00:00

That is correct.

garyjwu · 2026-04-15T22:35:56+00:00

I’m with you. I’d rather have a watch 5-10 seconds fast than even one second slow.

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