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Luke
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First custom Seiko mod with custom chapter ring

This is my first attempt at a custom Seiko mod, the chapter ring is silver set with diamonds.  The idea came from seeing the moon surface dial and wan...
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Any advise on why this wont seat evenly

Trying to attach this bezel to a case with a press, but it will never seat properly always going to one side. Any tips to get to to sit perfect? 
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This was the first watch I ever designed.

So i was going through some old files and found this, i thought it was interesting enough to post, it is from 2011. I'm a jeweller/goldsmith by trade...
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Recent Comments

commented on First custom Seiko mod with custom chapter ring ·

Thanks, your suggestion saved the day 😂

commented on First custom Seiko mod with custom chapter ring ·

yeah from Namoki, a bit of heat expanded it enough to get it drop on!

commented on Any advise on why this wont seat evenly ·

Heating it up worked a treat! 

commented on Any advise on why this wont seat evenly ·

Yeah its a Namoki bezel, i think that hot water idea will work, shall give it ago tomorow as i got annoyed and left my workshop! 😀

commented on Any advise on why this wont seat evenly ·
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This is the press I'm using , the glass went in fine, know all I'm doing is bending the handle trying to get the bezel on 

commented on What?! A water watch? Show us your unconventionally-powered watch. ·

thats so cool!

commented on This was the first watch I ever designed. ·

Wow that's alot of history! Thanks for informing me! 

More posts

Some rough cases and prototypes.

Here's a few ideas for watch casing i was working on, the first 3 from left to right were cast in silver but never got any further, I like the idea of...
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My first attempt a custom watch a few years ago.

I've always wanted to design my own watches, this was my first attempt, a sterling silver minimalist watch inspired by WW1 trench watches. It's nowher...
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