Seiko Alpinist (SBDC147) Clasp Cover Disassembly
Hey everyone - I just acquired a Seiko Alpinist that I absolutely love. It’s a beautiful piece. In typical Seiko fashion, the clasp is less than desirable, having a significant gap and only 2 adjustment positions.
I got in touch with uncle Seiko hoping he may have a solution. It seems like he does offer some clasp covers that may work but unfortunately, I am unable to remove the cover.
Has anyone else attempted to do this? The clasp release has a part that the pin feeds through and it feels like I may be able to force it out but a little apprehensive to try. Larry (aka Uncle Seiko) thought this type of clasp was not designed to be disassembled…
cheers,
ian
Always loved watches but didn’t really get into collecting until it dawned on me how stupid my smart watch was. 7”/180mm wrist
Hey @mtndvr, I know this is reviving an old post, and you may have already figured things out, but I just helped another cruncher with this same problem. He also said that while looking for a solution, he found someone else had posted about it but still didn’t have an answer, which led me to your post.
Here’s a link to my post; the thread of comments might have the info you’re looking for.
https://www.watchcrunch.com/GullibleAndroid/posts/thank-you-uncle-seiko-34230#comment-645608
Cheers!🍻