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carlottt 3T WIS
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This is a Seiko originally born as model SNKE61. It is part of the Seiko 5 family and is about 39mm wide, it is has the standard 7s automatic movement that does not hack or handwind. It is a simple timepiece but it is also a great base for some simple customization. If one has some familiarity with watches he will immediately figure out the similarity with another famous and much more expensive watch. This however is totally coincidental.  I liked the looks and thought I could make something by getting some hands and dial together into a case with a Seiko movement in it. I kind of like the result.  I have not worn the watch at all yet as I am still wearing another custom watch I just made (more on this later...) but it works, it has some lume, not super but seems pretty OK and definitely enough to read the time at night. It normally comes with a folded links bracelet, which is actually quite nice looking, but I did not feel like re-installing it after the job and I wanted to try out this new strap anyway. This is a real Bond regimental Nato strap... yes apparently the original strap worn by 007 in a famous scene where he shows the time of his Rolex on such strap using a lighter, had this color combination. Anyway, I thought that maybe others may like this combination and therefore I thought to share some quick photos. Sorry for the specks of dust that always seem to find their way on my photos... Please enjoy.            |
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Nabco 3T WIS 
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Wow great job, really like it |
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carlottt 3T WIS
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Thank you my friend and glad you like it. |
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ncvol17 3T WIS 
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sweet!! |
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hucky 3T WIS 
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That looks Really Sweet! The dial and Hands go well cheers Omega, Sinn, Eterna Kon Tiki combo Last edited on Thu Jun 10th, 2010 08:27 pm by hucky |
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Willieboy 3T WIS 
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Very pretty. |
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IanM 3T WIS 
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very well done! I have not seen the SM300 dial with PO hour and minute hands before, and the all-red seconds hand was a very nice addition. Wear it in great health! Cheers - Ian |
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carlottt 3T WIS
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Thanks a lot everyone for the kind words. I am really glad to share the photos and ideas on watches and if other appreciate these then it is even better for me as I know that they are worth something. I have yet to wear this as I have been completing another project... soon to come... |
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Hammerfjord Moderator 
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Nice Carlott! I like the all stuff...Got good access to the crown to screw it off? Where did you get this dial? I have a HARD time to put my hands on a cool military 28.5mm dial non-dated fitting eta mvts like 2801-2...  Last edited on Fri Jun 11th, 2010 05:26 am by Hammerfjord |
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carlottt 3T WIS
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Thank you very much. This dial comes from Yobokies, it is made for Seiko's however I am sure you can remove the feet and install it on a ETA movement if you want. However, if you are looking for military type dials, you may want to check out Ofrei. See this link here for their dials for the ETA 2801 movement: http://www.ofrei.com/page1193.html Not sure if this is what you are looking for. Here are a couple of other mod's I did using this same base model watch and different dials/hands combinations, the dials are all 28.5mm made for Seiko Automatic movements: Dial from Noah:   Dial from Yobokies:    Dial from MKII   The crown is not screw down, just push in. It is kind of small and not easy to use especially for my big hands. Fortunately you can adjust the watch so that you don't need to use it much at all. LOL Last edited on Fri Jun 11th, 2010 11:06 am by carlottt |
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Hammerfjord Moderator
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I know about Otto and was there some days ago, found a dial and found out that I couldn't use Paypal... For so little as a dial, taking out all credit-card infos, it's ennoying. I don't want to cut feets of dials to glue them on my ETA: It's dirty work in my eyes... Thanks for the tips anyway! Last edited on Fri Jun 11th, 2010 11:53 am by Hammerfjord |
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bigrustypig 3T WIS 
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I like it Carlottt. The entire rig with the nato is perfect! |
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carlottt 3T WIS
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Thanks a lot for the nice comments guys. I agree with you Hammerfjord, but some times one does what he must. Especially if it is worth doing it. You can actually use permanent double sided tape which is much better then glue and a lot less messy. I have done only 3 such projects and they came out all right, but for sure it is not fun doing them... But hey, I just remembered another place where they have a military dial for ETA. This however has a date window, but you can check this link: http://www.motorcitywatchworks.com/parts.html Last edited on Fri Jun 11th, 2010 03:52 pm by carlottt |
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ndburley 3T WIS 
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that looks great!! |
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