so you want a grand Seiko but can't afford one what do you do easy rob a bank or someone
good god who did I marry no you build a fake like I have sorry
homage sounds much more classy so you build a homage like I have now let's check her out
introducing my grand Seiko homage vintage Seiko mod with the series 9 inspired case
it looks absolutely gorgeous the case is from Lucas atelier it comes in two sizes 36 and 39
but skipped at 39 the bezel proportions are way off they don't look like the birch while the 36
bezel looks proper with the brushing and polishing ratio most 36 mil mods are the Rolex explorer case
the vintage one the good one and I do have one here and I did put this movement dial and hands in
there to give you guys a comparison you're going to see it in the macros which one do you think
looks better the case quality is pretty good but there is a little bit of bleed over the brushing
goes into that high polished bevel that travels along the case but you can only see it under macro
so it's not too bad other than that it's a well done case just has a side slab look and it's
a little bit tall for a 36 mil so it does have maybe a little bit of a weird profile on the wrist
but in every other position on the wrist it looks gorgeous now we went with the nh38
movement we do have a screw down crown 5.8 millimeters giving the watch 200 meters of
water resistance all right 100 more than the birch and we pull out once and it hacks that's it
push it in and it's in the winding position the dial does have patina the markers are
deteriorating they are hand applied applied seiko logo and some specs on the silver sunray finish
but you can only see that under extreme macro and wearing the watch daily it looks beautiful so
i think the vintage dial is a good option the hands are from the Namoki's and they are grand
Seiko style hands dauphine brushing on the top high polished bevels and a painted blue seconds
hand to give it a little splash of color I think I did well here with this combination maybe I
should have went with the all polished hands hmm comment down below if you think I should
have went with the all polished hands these are the measurements 35.7mm in diameter a thickness
of 12.7mm but that's including the double dome sapphire with clear ar we got no drilled lugs
and a lug to lug of 43mm even so with these dimensions we have a compact elegant watch
although it is a little bit tall we're gonna see some faraway shots on how this wears on my six and
a half inch wrist and you guys be the judge the case has an optional bracelet I would skip it the
reviews are not great on the bracelet and you know what I think grand Seiko belong on a beautiful
leather strap 20 mil tapering down to 16. now you can get this case with a sapphire
case back but it does add to the height a little bit and the biggest negative of this case
is that height so skip it now the price the original birch 9000 usd this homage a lot cheaper
we're gonna dissect that price the case 145 usd the hands 35 the dial 50 the movement nh38 56
the handmade Esty strap 84 usd total 290 usd very affordable for a 200 meter sapphire crystal
Seiko movement with original dial it looks pretty good eh for the movement nh38 it's basically a
4r movement 24 joules hack and wine automatic low b at 21.6 vph 42 hours of power reserve and of
course i did regulate it so it's going to perform decent 290 amplitude wow that's powerful no error
we got negative one we got zero we got negative one and the fourth and final round negative two
so 12 down we're going to see that positional variance how is it going to react on your wrist
well I already know it's about plus four on the wrist because dial up if you let it sit
long enough it actually settles to negative four so I settled with plus seven plus eight for 12
down because I like to be around plus three plus four seconds a day with these
type of movements and I'm happy with that performance so that's what we're gonna see here
ignoring that first number plus 10 plus eight plus seven plus six and the fourth and final round plus
six all right b air increased amplitude did drop typical of these movements but on the risk
performance is fantastic if you want to build a 36 mil case and you're sick of the explorer cases
this is a great option i personally still like a 36 mil explorer case the best it wears nicer
on the wrist it's more thin but this one better quality because of the ar coding it makes a big
difference what are your thoughts let me know which one is better and is the mod successful
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