Pulsar 200m auto

[pauluspaolo]

Hi all - I noticed the Pulsar 200m auto diver in the sales section & thought you may be interested in my modified example & the various versions it went through before, eventually, ending up in a design I liked.

The watch as bought off Ebay complete with various dings & scratches. I liked the case of the watch but wasn't keen on the dial or hands & decided to modify it.


The first incarnation - new dial/hands fitted but I didn't have a chapter ring so modified the original hence the cut outs. Being blunt it looked awful but I kept the watch like this for a while all the same .... I didn't wear it much.


I decided to go the whole hog & get the case DLC (diamond like carbon) coated. I fitted a Seiko dial (I found in my spares drawer) along with the orange hands & a plain alloy chapter ring (custom part for a Seiko Monster I think - not 100% sure though). Parts of the overall look worked better but I hated the dial/hand combination & it didn't stay like this for long .................


............. so I went back to the orange/black no date dial. I liked this version & kept/wore it for a good few months before buying a Bell & Ross homage in a charity shop one day. I eventually decided that I had no use for two black & orange watches in my collection ................


............. so I found another sterile dial (date window at 4.30), bought a set of chrome edged sword hands & this is the result. White edged hands would've looked better but I'm happy enough with the result & can't see me changing it again ....... never say never though!



:)

[maseman]

Good job mate, must admit was pondering over the one on SC but i've got an old 6309 lying around which i may attempt to mod first. Can I ask - where do you source dials, hands etc ?

Regards,

maseman

[pauluspaolo]

There are various places to get custom parts from - a few good sources are:

The Seiko & Citizen Forum - http://www.thewatchsite.com/ - you may have to register to reply/see photos.

10 watches is also another good source of parts - http://www.10watches.com

You could always put a WTB ad on this or any other of the forums & see what turns up :)

I have another custom Seiko - a 6309-7040 fitted with a tan Seiko military dial, Seiko 5 superior hands & a 6306 hacking movement, it's a favourite of mine & one that I wear often. I'd love an original 6309 but they're getting expensive; I'm not saying they're not worth it, just that I can't afford a decent original one at the moment! If I could find a cheap beat up example then I'd like to fit a Marinemaster dial & hands into it. That'd make a fantastic watch I think :D

[bubblehead]

Hi, im trying to work out which looks better, the orange version or latest. Both look great. Good work. Regards. Kev

[sts1976]

Hi, im trying to work out which looks better, the orange version or latest. Both look great. Good work. Regards. Kev

I agree with Kev they are both are good looking mods. Think I'm edgeing for the orange version...

[SSK007]

Thats a great job on that one! :)

[rolex]

I think that that was an amazing bit of work

[Bonesey]

Looks great in its new incarnation.

[Bazza]

Excellent work but I think the orange version just edges in front.

Barry