Seiko SBDC051 Mod

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Seiko SBDC051 Mod

Post by Bradystraps » Sat Apr 28, 2018 5:27 am

Thank you to Jeff at Watchmakers 4 for his excellent work on this one. I fell for the watch the moment I saw it but thought Seiko completely missed with their choice of hour hand. :scratch:
I added the black date wheel to give the watch dial a bit more stealthy look.


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Re: Seiko SBDC051 Mod

Post by Nellipj » Sat Apr 28, 2018 5:30 am

Great mod, well done :thumbsup:

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Re: Seiko SBDC051 Mod

Post by mellonb1 » Sat Apr 28, 2018 7:59 am

Looks great! Is the hour hand GS oem?

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Post by JDC222 » Sat Apr 28, 2018 8:01 am

I like it! :thumbsup:
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Post by r.palace » Sat Apr 28, 2018 8:11 am

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Re: Seiko SBDC051 Mod

Post by gonzomantis » Sat Apr 28, 2018 8:44 am

That hour hand really looks well proportioned in this setting. Genuine Seiko? Where did you source it?

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Re: Seiko SBDC051 Mod

Post by Bradystraps » Sat Apr 28, 2018 9:23 am

mellonb1 wrote:
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Looks great! Is the hour hand GS oem?
Yes, Jeff sourced it.
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Re: Seiko SBDC051 Mod

Post by Rob.B » Sat Apr 28, 2018 9:38 am

Looks good I have these on mine. Really like the datewheel... Image


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Re: Seiko SBDC051 Mod

Post by spring-diver » Sat Apr 28, 2018 2:14 pm

Very cool mod Now it’s perfect


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Re: Seiko SBDC051 Mod

Post by pbj204 » Sat Apr 28, 2018 2:44 pm

Great mod. Perfect handset.

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Re: Seiko SBDC051 Mod

Post by toxicavenger » Sat Apr 28, 2018 2:47 pm

Jeff did an excellent job on it!

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Re: Seiko SBDC051 Mod

Post by Captdave » Sat Apr 28, 2018 4:55 pm

Great mod! Jeff did an awesome job on it.


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Re: Seiko SBDC051 Mod

Post by Bradystraps » Sun Apr 29, 2018 9:46 am

I will post more pics once I have it this week.
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Post by tyd450 » Sun Apr 29, 2018 10:39 am

Love the mod, looks great! I was obsessed with this Seiko for awhile and I managed to talk myself out of buying it and now I am starting to regret that I think

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Re: Seiko SBDC051 Mod

Post by Bradystraps » Sun Apr 29, 2018 12:13 pm

tyd450 wrote:
Sun Apr 29, 2018 10:39 am
Love the mod, looks great! I was obsessed with this Seiko for awhile and I managed to talk myself out of buying it and now I am starting to regret that I think

I went back and forth with this one, modded, vs. a MM300. I have owned a MM and loved the watch and thought the bracelet was rubbish. I've heard the bracelet on this one is better so I will give it a whirl. Will more than likely pick up another MM soon though. ;)
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Re: Seiko SBDC051 Mod

Post by 59yukon01 » Sun Apr 29, 2018 6:29 pm

I like the mod and it does look good. Having said that the original handset has grown on me and I still like them better. I'm just a stock watch kind of guy. If I have to change something on the watch to like it better I'll just not buy it in the first place.

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Re: Seiko SBDC051 Mod

Post by unsub073 » Mon Apr 30, 2018 8:54 am

nicely done. :thumbsup:

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Re: Seiko SBDC051 Mod

Post by Ruggs » Tue May 01, 2018 7:15 am

Looks great!


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Re: Seiko SBDC051 Mod

Post by dinexus » Wed May 02, 2018 10:54 pm

Hour hand actually looks more native here than it does on the GS. Well done.


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