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Post by watchguy666 on May 14, 2020 19:15:19 GMT -8
Hello to the group and thanks for the add! I've gone down the modding rabbit hole and want to put together a watch with a red, orange and blue theme. I plan to mod an 011 with the following:
No step sapphire crystal blue AR
Red S signed crown
Big tooth bezel
Sapphire Pepsi SKX bezel insert
NH36
It's just the hands I'm having a hard time figuring out. I'd like to have a blue hour hand, red minute hand and orange seconds. I keep going back and forth between using the SKX style hands with this color configuration or a different set altogether. Anyone have any suggestions?
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Post by condor97 on May 15, 2020 2:54:09 GMT -8
Welcome! I think the closest you are going to get, as far as stock parts are concerned, is going to be some hands from one of the PADI models. They usually have a red hand (seconds I think). I don't know of any with blue hands. You can always try aftermarket as well.
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Post by peterr on Jul 12, 2020 9:00:17 GMT -8
yeah, i agree, and i've changed hands out on a lot of seikos, because honestly, the standard hands just remind me of elementary school, but also, the gold parts on the skx011 i find garish. but that orange dial is amazing, i think, so i've done two of these, here's a photo of them together. i sold the snowflwakes and kept the daggers... Attachments:
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Post by suntzu on Jul 12, 2020 14:40:28 GMT -8
yeah, i agree, and i've changed hands out on a lot of seikos, because honestly, the standard hands just remind me of elementary school, but also, the gold parts on the skx011 i find garish. but that orange dial is amazing, i think, so i've done two of these, here's a photo of them together. i sold the snowflwakes and kept the daggers... Nice work! Orange is my favorite color. Ain’t that the truth with the gold hands (I like design) and even insert writing. Here’s mine that I toned down with standard OEM SKX007 insert, black outlined aftermarket OEM reproductions, and a heavy solid link Uncle Seiko president bracelet. So it looks stock but no gold and superior upgrade at bracelet.  |
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Post by peterr on Jul 12, 2020 18:07:58 GMT -8
man, that is just gorgeous. i have mine on mesh, and i bought it modded, with drilled lugs.
is there anyone on this forum who likes to drill lugs? i can think of a few i'd love to have done...
that is one really gorgeous 011 you've got there.
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