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Post by marsss25 on Aug 18, 2020 23:53:11 GMT
A nice WF watch with some cool mods. Seller’s description... Authentic Seiko Diver Mens Watch, japan made. aftermarket 6105 dial and hands, calendar date, ss bezel-rotates with click-aftermarket insert, original crown (2x screw lock), case and backcase are stainless steel, aftermarket stainless steel bracelet. Attachment DeletedAttachment DeletedAttachment Deleted |
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Post by zeb on Aug 19, 2020 2:31:12 GMT
A nice WF watch with some cool mods. Seller’s description... Authentic Seiko Diver Mens Watch, japan made. aftermarket 6105 dial and hands, calendar date, ss bezel-rotates with click-aftermarket insert, original crown (2x screw lock), case and backcase are stainless steel, aftermarket stainless steel bracelet.   Looks really cool, Marcel! That's a pretty big one for your tastes, isn't it? |
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Post by marsss25 on Aug 19, 2020 2:37:54 GMT
A nice WF watch with some cool mods. Seller’s description... Authentic Seiko Diver Mens Watch, japan made. aftermarket 6105 dial and hands, calendar date, ss bezel-rotates with click-aftermarket insert, original crown (2x screw lock), case and backcase are stainless steel, aftermarket stainless steel bracelet. Looks really cool, Marcel! That's a pretty big one for your tastes, isn't it? It does sit at my far outer limit, yes, but every review says it wears comfortably. Also, I like the fact that it’s been “Willardized”. |
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Post by zeb on Aug 19, 2020 3:24:17 GMT
Looks really cool, Marcel! That's a pretty big one for your tastes, isn't it? It does sit at my far outer limit, yes, but every review says it wears comfortably. Also, I like the fact that it’s been “Willardized”. How has it been Willardized? Is the case original? Just new dial and hands? I need details!  |
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Post by marsss25 on Aug 19, 2020 3:40:37 GMT
Basically, the aftermarket “Willard” dial and hands are in the turtle case. First, the 6105 “Willard” Attachment Deletedstraight bar hands with traffic light seconds and date only dial with square and rectangular indices Next, the 6309 Turtle Attachment Deletedarrow hands with lollipop seconds and day/date dial with round/trapezoid indices The mod... Attachment Deletedthe case and movement are original turtle equipment, aftermarket bezel insert looking pretty original and the aftermarket “Willard” dial and hands. Internet pics |
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Post by zeb on Aug 19, 2020 4:57:26 GMT
Basically, the aftermarket “Willard” dial and hands are in the turtle case. First, the 6105 “Willard” straight bar hands with traffic light seconds and date only dial with square and rectangular indices Next, the 6309 Turtle arrow hands with lollipop seconds and day/date dial with round/trapezoid indices The mod... the case and movement are original turtle equipment, aftermarket bezel insert looking pretty original and the aftermarket “Willard” dial and hands. Internet picsThank you! I see the case difference now. |
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Post by marsss25 on Aug 19, 2020 12:04:13 GMT
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Post by John Lind on Aug 19, 2020 19:31:39 GMT
The symmetrical 6309 shaped case makes it look closer (but not identical) to a 6105-8000, the "Captain Willard" 8110 predecessor. 6105-8000 Photo from Fratello  |
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Post by marsss25 on Aug 19, 2020 19:53:05 GMT
The symmetrical 6309 shaped case makes it look closer (but not identical) to a 6105-8000, the "Captain Willard" 8110 predecessor. 6105-8000 Photo from Fratello Cool, I didn’t realize that. So used to the 8110 look... With so many variations and mods on the Seiko watches, the very thing that makes them fun, makes them confusing. Thank you for pointing that out, John. |
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Post by russmurray on Aug 20, 2020 0:00:03 GMT
A coin edge bezel would be the bee's knees for that mod!
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Post by marsss25 on Aug 20, 2020 0:18:37 GMT
A coin edge bezel would be the bee's knees for that mod! Ah, but it has the pleasing bezel edge we spoke of before... the original coin edge would look cool, but I do like the 7040 version. |
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Post by jamestkirk on Aug 20, 2020 9:11:17 GMT
A nice WF watch with some cool mods. Seller’s description... Authentic Seiko Diver Mens Watch, japan made. aftermarket 6105 dial and hands, calendar date, ss bezel-rotates with click-aftermarket insert, original crown (2x screw lock), case and backcase are stainless steel, aftermarket stainless steel bracelet.  I like this case better then the Naomi Uemura version, to be honest. |
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Post by John Lind on Aug 20, 2020 11:46:54 GMT
The symmetrical 6309 shaped case makes it look closer (but not identical) to a 6105-8000, the "Captain Willard" 8110 predecessor. 6105-8000 Photo from Fratello Cool, I didn’t realize that. So used to the 8110 look... With so many variations and mods on the Seiko watches, the very thing that makes them fun, makes them confusing. Thank you for pointing that out, John. The 6105-8000 (and 8009 North American market) was only out for two years from 1968 to 1970. It was preceded by the 62MAS-010 and followed by the famous 8110 in 1970 (and North American market 8119). Its production continued to 1978. At the same time, the 6105 movement inside was incremented with a revision from the 6105A to the 6105B, which included adding hacking. As a result, there are many, many more 8110 than there are 8000, with some rarities as the 8000 spanned the required change from water"proof" to water"resistant" - a marking found on the back and the dial. The rarest 8000 are the "proof-proof" with "waterproof" on an original back and dial. Very few were made as Seiko built out their remaining stocks of "proof" that got mixed in with the new backs and dials marked "resistant". Didn't matter which were used on their production line; there was no effort to distinguish between the two. The 6105-8110 was followed by the 6306 and 6309 in 1976 with two years of production overlap. |
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Post by marsss25 on Aug 20, 2020 14:15:20 GMT
A nice WF watch with some cool mods. Seller’s description... Authentic Seiko Diver Mens Watch, japan made. aftermarket 6105 dial and hands, calendar date, ss bezel-rotates with click-aftermarket insert, original crown (2x screw lock), case and backcase are stainless steel, aftermarket stainless steel bracelet. Not quite as flat- I can appreciate that. |
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Post by marsss25 on Aug 20, 2020 14:19:12 GMT
Cool, I didn’t realize that. So used to the 8110 look... With so many variations and mods on the Seiko watches, the very thing that makes them fun, makes them confusing. Thank you for pointing that out, John. The 6105-8000 (and 8009 North American market) was only out for two years from 1968 to 1970. It was preceded by the 62MAS-010 and followed by the famous 8110 in 1970 (and North American market 8119). Its production continued to 1978. At the same time, the 6105 movement inside was incremented with a revision from the 6105A to the 6105B, which included adding hacking. As a result, there are many, many more 8110 than there are 8000, with some rarities as the 8000 spanned the required change from water"proof" to water"resistant" - a marking found on the back and the dial. The rarest 8000 are the "proof-proof" with "waterproof" on an original back and dial. Very few were made as Seiko built out their remaining stocks of "proof" that got mixed in with the new backs and dials marked "resistant". Didn't matter which were used on their production line; there was no effort to distinguish between the two. The 6105-8110 was followed by the 6306 and 6309 in 1976 with two years of production overlap. Great info, John. Thank you! |
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