Thought I’d show off one of my mods. I think it works rather well. 37mm case and chapter ring from Lucius Atelier. Blue A/R crystal from Cousins. Bezel is NOS Seiko SKX001. Dial is from a Seiko 7S36-03J0. It has lumed numerals which I think is JDM only but could be wrong. Certainly the donor came from Japan. Seiko nh36 movement with black day/date wheels. Hands from Namokimods. Tropical style rubber strap. It’s just a nice size for me and not too thick. Very comfortable. Cheers.

I’m looking for a 36 or 37mm chronograph case for a vk63 project.
Can anyone point me in the right direction?

I can’t see any on eBay or Ali.

I hope this is okay with the boss.

I’m a keen modder and like building watches to my own taste. Most cases available from the usual sources tend to be large modern size but I prefer something smaller. There is a company that makes watch parts that is seeking crowd funding to produce a 37mm diver watch case which is definitely to my liking. I have signed up for one but to be honest I don’t think they’ve given themselves enough time to reach the required goal. However I thought I would post a link here in case anyone is interested.

https://ajuicet.com/products/dcp231-short-run-pre-order

I am trying to renovate a mate’s watch. He has lost the bezel (smooth insert, not rotating) and broken the clasp.
Looking for donor parts without having to buy a whole watch off eBay!

Thanks in advance

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Dave bought my Darth Tuna and it was a pleasure. I think that after his first message, the watch was on his wrist in about 20 hours!

Thank you!

Picked up a faulty GLX-5600 on eBay recently. It was white an well worn but I had a plan. It was described as having a recent battery change and the buttons on the left no longer working.

When I received it I had the strap and caseback off within 10 minutes and to my delight the module wasn’t correctly sitting in the case, meaning that it just needed correctly seated for the buttons on the left to start working again. I put the caseback back on and set about removing the grubby bezel. Underneath the bezel the watch was absolutely disgusting! I binned the bezel and set about the case with soapy water and a tooth brush. It cleaned up well and I was about to put a new bezel on when I realised the the moon/tide function wasn’t working and despite following the manual for the 3151 module, I couldn’t get it to work. Remembering that the seller said the battery had been changed, I popped the back off and carried out the AC reset procedure and the moon/tide function immediately came to life!

I had a bezel and strap from a gw-m5610nv-2 kicking about to I was pleased to see that they both fitted perfectly. Really pleased with how it’s turned out and I think I might now sell the GM-5610BC as I prefer the readability of the positive display over the negative. A few pics of how it now looks….

Scuppered again by this sub forum’s inexplicable inability to embed Youtube videos, but it’s here:

https://youtu.be/i4XTnmvpcNo

A full disassembly and service, including case and bracelet refurb.The presenter describes himself as an amateur, but he has all the right equipment and truly enjoys his work. The videography is excellent, well lit and in focus – even the macro views. There is a comprehensive list of tools and equipment used in the description.

I knew I was a hopeless weekend tinkerer, but this is next-level for an amateur. I really enjoyed it.