• Seiko
    • Bell-matic
    • Chronograph
      • 5719
      • 6138
      • 6139
      • 7018
    • Crown
    • Diver’s Watches
      • Cronos Sea horse
      • Silverwave
      • 62MAS
      • 6105
      • 6306
      • 6309
      • 7548
      • 7549
      • SKX
      • Sports Diver
    • Electronic
      • EL-370
      • 0703
    • GMT/Navigator
      • 6117
    • King Seiko
      • 4420
      • 4502
      • 5245
      • 5626
    • Ladies’ watches
      • 2205
      • 2625
    • Lord Matic
      • 5606
    • Lord Marvel
    • Marvel
    • Seikomatic
      • 395
      • 603
      • 5106
      • 6205
      • 6206
      • 6216
      • 6218
      • 8305
      • 8346
    • Sports
      • 603
      • 6106
      • 6119
      • 6601
      • 6619
      • 7606
    • Quartz
      • 0853
      • 2625
      • 3823
      • 4822
      • 7548
      • 7549
      • 9F82
  • Grand Seiko
    • 5722
    • 6145
    • 6146
    • 6245
    • 9F82
  • Citizen
    • Parawater
  • Orient
    • Orient Star Sky Sports
  • Swiss
    • Breitling
    • Omega
    • Rolex
    • Silvana
    • Tudor
    • ESA/ETA
    • Valjoux
  • Military
    • Cabot Watch Company
    • MkII
    • Precista
    • Seiko 6619
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Adventures in Amateur Watch Fettling

Category Archives: Modified watches

Hot-rodding a Seiko 62MAS

November 16, 2014

Hot-rod          verb    \ˈhät-ˌrä-d\ To modify an engine to achieve higher performance In common with many watch companies of the …

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A little bling is no bad thing

March 26, 2014

I find myself somewhat conflicted by the whole gilt/gold watch thing.   With a solid gold watch it’s the ostentation I …

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A faux milspec 6309

August 11, 2013

Sometimes, you buy a watch not because you like it particularly, but because you like something about it:  a nice …

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Variations on a theme

June 30, 2013

Two more SKX007 recreations now follow, both of which based on new but empty cases as the starting point and …

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A hacking day date Seiko 6105 (and ruminations on modified watches)

June 16, 2013

The modified watch, in my experience, peculiarly appeals to the vanity of its creator rather more frequently than it does …

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1964 and all that: Part II

July 31, 2012

The second of the two 1964 projects is a simple yet handsome 6601 automatic, again, slightly larger than might have …

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SKX Pilot (a thirty minute mod)

May 29, 2012

Take one Seiko SKX007J (or K*), one machined bezel, one Seiko 7S26 fit MkII Plongeur dial (day/date variant) Image credit: …

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A poor man’s big pilot

May 15, 2012

And now for something completely different.  It’s quite rare that any new watch causes me to break step passing a …

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An homage to a watch that never was

May 12, 2012

A few years ago, I came across a picture of a rather lovely, but unlikely Omega dress watch, combining a …

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A classic cushion

May 5, 2012

Arguably the most ubiquitous, yet still desirable Seiko divers watch of the past 35 years is the 6309-7040, the successor …

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Ugly ducking conversions

May 2, 2012

On occasion, complete junk can provide the source of a diverting little project or two.  Early on in my dabbling …

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Recent Posts

  • A Grand Seiko powered 62MAS: Finished. Fin. The End.
  • Hot-rodding a Seiko 62MAS: Updates, YouTubing, Resources
  • Hot-rodding a Seiko 62MAS revisited
  • A Seiko King Quartz 0853-8025 from December 1976
  • Evolution: A Seiko Crown from 1959

Archives

Brands

  • Citizen
    • Parawater
  • Orient
    • Orient Star Sky Sports
  • Grand Seiko
    • 5722
    • 6145
    • 6146
    • 6245
    • 9F82
  • King Seiko
    • 4420
    • 4502
    • 5245
    • 5626
  • Seiko
    • Bell-matic
    • Chronograph
      • 5719
      • 6138
      • 6139
      • 7018
    • Crown
    • Diver’s
      • Cronos Sea horse
      • Silverwave
      • 62MAS
      • 6105
      • 6306
      • 6309
      • 7548
      • 7549
      • SKX
      • Sports Diver
    • Electronic
    • GMT/Navigator
    • Ladies’ watches
    • Lord Matic
      • 5606
    • Lord Marvel
    • Marvel
    • Seikomatic
      • 603
      • 395
      • 5106
      • 6206
      • 6216
      • 6218
      • 8305
      • 8346
    • Sports
      • 603
      • 6106
      • 6119
      • 6601
      • 6619
      • 7606
    • Quartz
      • 0853
      • 2625
      • 3823
      • 4822
      • 7548
      • 7549
      • 9F82
  • Swiss
    • Breitling
    • Omega
    • Rolex
    • Silvana
    • Tudor
    • ESA/ETA
    • Valjoux
  • Military
    • Cabot Watch Company
    • MkII
    • Precista

Top Posts & Pages

  • A Grand Seiko in all but name: the Seikomatic 6216-9000
  • This is not a military watch†: a Seiko Sportsmatic 6619-8280 from 1967
  • Hidden depths: A Seikomatic-R from 1966
  • Flawed genius: A Seiko Lord Matic 5606-8010
  • A technical tour de force: Seikomatic-P
  • The King Seiko Hi-Beat Automatic Part II: A Seiko 5626-7111 from 1972
  • Rise and Fall: The King Seiko 4502-7001
  • King Seiko 5245-6000 from December 1971

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