Seiko SKXA35 Yellow 200m Diver- Rising Sun

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Re: Seiko SKXA35 Yellow 200m Diver- Rising Sun

Post by BBK357 » Thu Aug 08, 2013 5:59 pm

4pfrench wrote:Congrats Ben- who knew you had a soft side? I would have asked you for a snuggle!

Seriously cool that she saw the significance and she was willing to feed the habit...
Thanks! Hey now I am a softy when it comes to my kids.... Me and my wife get along a few times a year....
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Re: Seiko SKXA35 Yellow 200m Diver- Rising Sun

Post by BBK357 » Thu Aug 08, 2013 6:04 pm

smalls wrote:If I were to change anything, it would just be to add black outlined skx hands. The polished outline doesn't fit IMO. Oh, and i also don't like the meatball tipped second hand. Great watch though! It's pretty cool on jubilee as well.

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I do like the black framed hands.
The meatball is in the right spot for me, I don't like the meatball in the back like the tuna and 007.
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Re: Seiko SKXA35 Yellow 200m Diver- Rising Sun

Post by kfalk » Thu Aug 08, 2013 7:23 pm

Congrats to you and the wifey! Nice gift as well!
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Re: Seiko SKXA35 Yellow 200m Diver- Rising Sun

Post by gonzomantis » Wed Aug 14, 2013 9:35 pm

Tomsimac wrote:Very nice
Black date would really make it though

If you are going to mod it, change the hands to black
I have the yellow Di300 Tutima and that is exactly what I would do

Great watch. And. Just because it costs $200 doesn't mean it's cheap. Just a great buy
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Don't change the date, but do change the hands.

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The polished hands looked out of place to me. Black hands match the black outlines on the markers, as well as increase legibility.

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Re: Seiko SKXA35 Yellow 200m Diver- Rising Sun

Post by BBK357 » Thu Aug 15, 2013 9:34 pm

gonzomantis wrote:
Tomsimac wrote:Very nice
Black date would really make it though

If you are going to mod it, change the hands to black
I have the yellow Di300 Tutima and that is exactly what I would do

Great watch. And. Just because it costs $200 doesn't mean it's cheap. Just a great buy
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Don't change the date, but do change the hands.

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The polished hands looked out of place to me. Black hands match the black outlines on the markers, as well as increase legibility.

That does look nice.... Hmmm..
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Re: Seiko SKXA35 Yellow 200m Diver- Rising Sun

Post by polaco23 » Fri Nov 15, 2013 8:51 pm

+1 on the black hands. Makes it look finished IMO

The silver look off. I also am in love with the loooong skx second hand with the meatball on the tail end.
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Re: Seiko SKXA35 Yellow 200m Diver- Rising Sun

Post by 2camsam » Sun Jan 21, 2018 6:27 pm

You can blacken the hands without having to replace them. Pull them off, stick them to the back of a Post-It to hold them, then carefully color the edges with a new (sharp tipped) black Sharpie. Use a magnifier if necessary. The Sharpie color comes off easily, so pushing the hands back on with a Q-Tip shaft will keep them from getting scratched.Worked for me!

Oh, and the second hand came from a Pulsar.

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Re: Seiko SKXA35 Yellow 200m Diver- Rising Sun

Post by BBK357 » Sat Jan 27, 2018 8:51 pm

Nice bump- I still have this watch and have kept it bone stock.

I actually wound it this evening and wore it on a navy blue nato.

I do plan on sending it to someone to regulate it- running a bit slow. May also have a flat sapphire installed.

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Re: Seiko SKXA35 Yellow 200m Diver- Rising Sun

Post by CGSshorty » Sat Jan 27, 2018 10:14 pm

Here’s mine.

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Re: Seiko SKXA35 Yellow 200m Diver- Rising Sun

Post by andy tims » Sun Jan 28, 2018 12:14 am

I've had 2 - cracking watches.
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