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Post by jasonbrownett on Apr 7, 2017 14:16:21 GMT -8
Hi guys ive got a white face orient star gmt. I struggle to see the hands at night under artificial light i did put watch on ebay yesterday but decided to keep it so removed from ebay. Anyway my question is, is their any where in UK i can get someone to change the colors of the hands or put different colored hands on it??
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Post by cd_god on Apr 8, 2017 17:47:59 GMT -8
It would be cheaper to find a new set of hands that fit. I don't know what the hole sizes are for that particular Orient to see what other brands or movements would work. You could have them painted but they may not look perfect and they would have to be relumed which may not match the dial markers or GMT hand in color and brightness. I had considered getting one of these a year or 2 ago but I already had 3 GMT watches and for the price it was a little high in case it ended up just sitting in the box.
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Post by jasonbrownett on Apr 9, 2017 0:20:48 GMT -8
Thats really really nice damn would of def got that one if id seen it. Got mine for 420 brand new so was a bit of a bargain and love the look. May have to try and find out what size the holes are on the hands. Was thinking blue hands might look pretty good 👍cheers
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Post by jasonbrownett on Apr 9, 2017 10:45:53 GMT -8
Have emailed orient about hand sizing so hopefully should find out in a few days. I think blue hour and minute hands with lume would look pretty sweet 😀
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Post by jasonbrownett on Apr 12, 2017 9:26:51 GMT -8
No reply from orient seems since they merged with seiko epson they dont care as much about their customers. Looks like im gonna have to sell watch at a loss i expect and get one from another manufacturer. Not happy at all just wanted to know hole sizing on hands well stuff you orient 😡
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Post by Deleted on Apr 12, 2017 11:45:39 GMT -8
No reply from orient seems since they merged with seiko epson they dont care as much about their customers. Looks like im gonna have to sell watch at a loss i expect and get one from another manufacturer. Not happy at all just wanted to know hole sizing on hands well stuff you orient 😡 Mechanical Orient watches will generally if not always have the same hand hole sizes as Seiko mechanicals. Likewise with quartz since most if not all Orient quartz watches have Seiko movements/modules.
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Post by jasonbrownett on Apr 12, 2017 12:23:07 GMT -8
No reply from orient seems since they merged with seiko epson they dont care as much about their customers. Looks like im gonna have to sell watch at a loss i expect and get one from another manufacturer. Not happy at all just wanted to know hole sizing on hands well stuff you orient 😡 Mechanical Orient watches will generally if not always have the same hand hole sizes as Seiko mechanicals. Likewise with quartz since most if not all Orient quartz watches have Seiko movements/modules. Im hoping thats right as most of the comments on forums come to this conclusion. Have ordered set of black lumed seiko baton hands and a set of blue mercedes hands in seiko size 150 90 20. Will find out soon when they arrive and i try to fit them dingers crossed...
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Post by jasonbrownett on Apr 13, 2017 7:10:30 GMT -8
No reply from orient seems since they merged with seiko epson they dont care as much about their customers. Looks like im gonna have to sell watch at a loss i expect and get one from another manufacturer. Not happy at all just wanted to know hole sizing on hands well stuff you orient 😡 Mechanical Orient watches will generally if not always have the same hand hole sizes as Seiko mechanicals. Likewise with quartz since most if not all Orient quartz watches have Seiko movements/modules. Your right
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Post by small on Apr 13, 2017 9:34:12 GMT -8
While I liked the shape of the originals, I understood why they didn't work, the new ones are an improvement...
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Post by jasonbrownett on Apr 13, 2017 9:37:21 GMT -8
While I liked the shape of the originals, I understood why they didn't work, the new ones are an improvement... Think i need to find some slightly thicker hands and now i know how easy it is to change them and that seiko hands fit i will be surfing the net for some more hands
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Post by Deleted on Apr 13, 2017 11:31:31 GMT -8
While I liked the shape of the originals, I understood why they didn't work, the new ones are an improvement... Think i need to find some slightly thicker hands and now i know how easy it is to change them and that seiko hands fit i will be surfing the net for some more hands One of our long time members, ANZAC57, is a big Orient collector and I know he has used Seiko parts in restoring old Orients. Send him a PM; he may be helpful in your quest
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Post by jasonbrownett on Apr 13, 2017 13:09:28 GMT -8
Think i need to find some slightly thicker hands and now i know how easy it is to change them and that seiko hands fit i will be surfing the net for some more hands One of our long time members, ANZAC57, is a big Orient collector and I know he has used Seiko parts in restoring old Orients. Send him a PM; he may be helpful in your quest Well the seiko hands do fit just need to get slightly wider hands.
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Post by cd_god on Apr 13, 2017 19:26:33 GMT -8
One of our long time members, ANZAC57, is a big Orient collector and I know he has used Seiko parts in restoring old Orients. Send him a PM; he may be helpful in your quest Well the seiko hands do fit just need to get slightly wider hands. Well at least you have a start in terms of hand sizes. And yes those hands are "underwhelming" Since most Seiko hands for the last 50 years are the same size maybe you should check out Jake's offerings at www.dagazwatch.com/apps/webstore/Make sure you know the hand lengths you need as a lot of his new hands are longer than the traditional Seiko 5 models and don;t work well with the old dials.
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Post by jasonbrownett on Apr 14, 2017 3:32:55 GMT -8
Well the seiko hands do fit just need to get slightly wider hands. Well at least you have a start in terms of hand sizes. And yes those hands are "underwhelming" Since most Seiko hands for the last 50 years are the same size maybe you should check out Jake's offerings at www.dagazwatch.com/apps/webstore/Make sure you know the hand lengths you need as a lot of his new hands are longer than the traditional Seiko 5 models and don;t work well with the old dials. Got a set of these coming from dagaz
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Post by meepokta on Apr 14, 2017 10:21:09 GMT -8
Polaris GMT (FDJ05003W0) I believe this Orient watch has the same movement (40P51 vs 40P50 for your Star Seeker). The hands look like blued steel (no lume). And the style is very different. But it solves the issue of contrast vs white dial. Not sure where to find Orient parts though. Good luck! orientwatchusa.com/shop/mens-watches/fdj05003w0/
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Post by jasonbrownett on Apr 14, 2017 12:26:31 GMT -8
Polaris GMT (FDJ05003W0) I believe this Orient watch has the same movement (40P51 vs 40P50 for your Star Seeker). The hands look like blued steel (no lume). And the style is very different. But it solves the issue of contrast vs white dial. Not sure where to find Orient parts though. Good luck! orientwatchusa.com/shop/mens-watches/fdj05003w0/Nice can get similar on the net just got to get seiko sizing 150 90 20 as orient the same 😀
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Post by Deleted on Apr 14, 2017 17:02:50 GMT -8
Got a set of these coming from dagaz I think those hands will bring a lot of life to the Orient. See how a little bit of blue makes this otherwise boring dial... I'm looking forward to seeing how the OS looks with Jake's hand set
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Post by jasonbrownett on Apr 14, 2017 23:42:36 GMT -8
Got a set of these coming from dagaz I think those hands will bring a lot of life to the Orient. See how a little bit of blue makes this otherwise boring dial... I'm looking forward to seeing how the OS looks with Jake's hand set Will post a pic once i get them 👍
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