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22 June 2019, 01:49 PM | #1 |
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1st SKX
I was checking out the Seiko at local Asian mall and found this strange looking SKX with stick hour markers and since I never had a SKX before so I bought it after lots of negotiation. The watch is simply beautiful in real life for almost nothing. I think I will get a Strapcode president bracelet and 300m Mariner Master clasp for it and maybe will swap in a Seiko movement for hacking and winding.
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22 June 2019, 02:23 PM | #2 |
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Very cool.
Please post some pics when you are done. I bet it will look sharp.
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22 June 2019, 02:49 PM | #3 |
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That’s a good find. The SKX 173 is impossible to find new these days.
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22 June 2019, 04:01 PM | #4 |
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22 June 2019, 04:02 PM | #5 |
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Congrats on it. I would put a Uncle Seiko bracelet on it before Strap Code.
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22 June 2019, 04:15 PM | #6 |
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Thank gents, it would be my 1st project watch ever.
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22 June 2019, 04:15 PM | #7 |
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22 June 2019, 05:23 PM | #8 |
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Great find!
Enjoy it!
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22 June 2019, 05:53 PM | #9 |
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If you change out the movement you need a new crown/stem. I suggest using a Seiko version like the SARB. It is better than most of the aftermarket ones I have used. But they are getting hard to find. Duarte has a few available https://www.thewatchsite.com/8-seiko...ovts-38-a.html
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22 June 2019, 07:07 PM | #10 |
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Iv had the movement and had mm300 handset done , a z199 uncle Seiko that’s just right for me great watch
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22 June 2019, 08:55 PM | #11 |
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Congratulations.
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23 June 2019, 03:21 AM | #12 |
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Congrats the 173 is a great watch. Mine says hello.
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25 June 2019, 04:56 AM | #13 |
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Cool watch OP, that’s the first one of those that I’ve ever seen, thanks for sharing!
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25 June 2019, 05:32 AM | #14 |
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Thanks guys! The watch looks much better in real life and reminds me of the 4-digit Rolex Submariner of the past.
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25 June 2019, 01:59 PM | #15 |
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Get rid of that strap, it is one of the hardest straps made. Get a GL strap from Uncle Seiko and it will be perfect.
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