I was looking at this as a beater but then I look into the description/pictures and he's 'improved the watch' by taking a blowtorch to the back to make it more conformable to wear!
What's the worst mutilation you've seen inflicted on a watch?
Alghough it was more of an accident than being inflicted, I did once ran one over with my bootsOriginally Posted by Alansmithee
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Suffice to say, it did not survive, especially since it was an older/vintage watch not as sturdy as some of the current offerings.
This horror:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/291112996750...84.m1423.l2649
Rare Jenny case plus Croton dial from a different watch. Sprinkle with a Daytona type bezel and Breitling crown and you have one sad (big) little monstrosity.
Last edited by lenny; 22nd April 2014 at 14:33.
Here's a sellers pic of my Seiko Arnie -
That's a 18mm bracelet fitted to 22mm lugs, but the best bit was that the previous owner had only one 22mm springbar and one 20mm. Rather than spending a couple of quid on new bars he decided he would make the 20mm bar fit by squeezing the lugs in a vice. There was also a broken stem which he'd attempted to repair with superglue and the crown appeared to have been tightened with blunt pliers. It took me nine months to source all the parts to get it working again and it now looks like this -
Incredibly skillfully done, but dear god, why?
Buler diver with the lugs (badly) drilled out and a nail pounded through. It worked... I guess.
Lovely wabi!
...but what do I know; I don't even like watches!
The plexi isn't as bad as it looks from that angle, and I have a new one now anyway. The 40 years of skin and crap surrended to the ultrasonic cleaner after about 20 minutes :)
I've seen the odd watch round here fitted with an aftermarket 24hr bezel that doesn't actually have a GMT hand to make use of it. That always confuses me.
Dave E
Skating away on the thin ice of a new day
God 20 minutes to unstick that
A while ago I saw a post from some effervescent youth who did "Xtreme" modding of Seikos, including one which had been turned into a sort of steampunk vampire thing by scraping most of the paint off the dial, leaving exposed brass that developed the inevitable Lovely Patina (c), and blood-red lume. Good inside a mediaeval VDB case, not so good inside a Seiko 5.
...but what do I know; I don't even like watches!
Because it looks great
Incredibly skillfully done, but dear god, why?
I really like that!
Incredibly skillfully done, but dear god, why?
Anyway, I nominate the Dagaz Black Bay, some of the stuff in here is a bad bodge rather than a modification.
What on god earth is that. I wish I'd never opened this thread.
Incredibly skillfully done, but dear god, why?
I've mentioned this guy before. Easily the worst mods I've ever seen:
Yours for £650!
£1100!
Have a good chortle here: http://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/m.html?ite...atches&_sop=16
Do these guys know how to appreciate a watch?
You know I really can't decide whether I should love or hate this!
Incredibly skillfully done, but dear god, why?
Probably would never wear it but artfully done for sure!
I think we may have a winner here. Retro-mod 'Longinerai' anyone? Yours for only £970 -
Last edited by Dynam0humm; 23rd April 2014 at 03:02.
An Oyster Perpetual or older classic, maybe. But that decoration with that dial/handset? Couldn't be less appropriate.
I dislike all mods, they all ruin a watch.
If you don't like a style buy something else.
Cheers,
Neil.
I'm amazed at how many people seem to mod Speedmasters. I imagine you have an opinion about that, Neil...
Personally I think it's sacrilege.
On the other hand, there seems to be a thriving cottage industry in modding Seikos and I quite like that (speaking as someone who used to own a Bill Yao-modded Yellow Monster).
Simon
How about this Seiko 6105...
Two of my 6015s: on the left how it should look like, on the right the 'Dremel'd' version of a 6105. Picked it up at a boot sale for 5 euros, sent it to Richard Askham for inspection and he gave the watch a new lease of life! He even refers to the watch on his blog: http://thewatchspotblog.com/?tag=seiko about halfway on this page.
Menno
I've mentioned this guy before. Easily the worst mods I've ever seen:
Yours for £650!
£1100!
Have a good chortle here: http://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/m.html?ite...atches&_sop=16
Sweet Jesus, and he wants some wedge for them too doesn't he?
Not for me, that's for sure.
So clever my foot fell off.
Imho all watch mods are ugly .... it's like "tuning" a car.....
Designers wouldn't be needed if each wat must be modded.....
I think most factories are very capable to make a beautiful watch.
de gustibus et color non disputatur ?
always hard to tell from just a photo, but might just look the db's on an orange zulu - have to have the metal work scrolled too of course.
Incredibly skillfully done, but dear god, why?
nothing wrong with a bit of modding -they are only watches !
That doesn't look too bad.
Incredibly skillfully done, but dear god, why?
Sometimes things are built to a price and an aftermarket part makes a positive difference. Are you telling me you've never even changed a strap for something different?
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