Seiko 5 Sports GMT - Cyclops Eye Removal?

teekos1

Hi everyone,

Have any fellow modders attempted to / removed the cyclops eye on the Seiko 5 Sports Style series GMT?

I adore the watch but like many am not a fan of cyclops eyes and it is the biggest deterrent for me to purchase.

Thanks

#seiko #seiko5 #seikogmt #modding #gmt
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Jason2032
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I don't know the best way to remove it , but I think the easiest is replacing the crystal ....

ks2549
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You can do it

mechanically https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EZV0AYEl2S4

thermally https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ycgh7GM8kMc

I've thinking about remove my cyclops but maybe in future. On SSK it looks pretty good and don't annoying too much.

teekos1
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Jason2032

I don't know the best way to remove it , but I think the easiest is replacing the crystal ....

Good point! I have heard many people are already swapping out the hardlex, I wonder what they look like without the cyclops

teekos1
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ks2549

You can do it

mechanically https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EZV0AYEl2S4

thermally https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ycgh7GM8kMc

I've thinking about remove my cyclops but maybe in future. On SSK it looks pretty good and don't annoying too much.

I found an image of an SSK003 without the eye, looks interesting but a little naked? Maybe the cyclops stays..

photo credit https://www.reddit.com/user/Ornery_Dark/

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ks2549
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teekos1

I found an image of an SSK003 without the eye, looks interesting but a little naked? Maybe the cyclops stays..

photo credit https://www.reddit.com/user/Ornery_Dark/

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Looks like mod, bezel is not originally from SSK. May be from Marine Master

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teekos1
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ks2549

Looks like mod, bezel is not originally from SSK. May be from Marine Master

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Good eye! I was too distracted by the dial to notice

Thanks

nightfury95
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You can with some heat from a small butane torch, but I wouldn't do that with a hardlex.

But, the cyclops looks good on this GMT model in particular. It gives an overall nice visual effect.

kutsarov
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I've never had a watch with a cyclops eye. Are they that annoying that people don't want them?

teekos1
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kutsarov

I've never had a watch with a cyclops eye. Are they that annoying that people don't want them?

It depends on the model and how the cyclops eye was actually placed on the crystal

If the cyclops is to close to the outer edge of the dial it will cover and skew the minute indices (usually 14, 15 and 16).

But what is more frustrating is it tarnishes the legibility of the date window from certain angles (see the original photo I posted as an example) - which isn't a problem if you always look at your watch head on I guess, but can be an aesthetic issue for some