My budget mod 6105
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I found this Seiko 6105 case in the condition below which shows a missing case tube but hey It had the chapter ring and crystal gasket. I'm on a budget and love the 6105 look and I'm not intending to swim with it.
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Now out with the budget spares....
Flat crystal did fit but second hand fouled on the glass so needed a domed crystal. I was recommended Jonathan (JMK500 on the bay) in the US. The crystal retaining ring was a spare 6309. Out came a 6309 movement from a 6309-7040 with a 6105 dial. Movement spacer from a 6309. Now I prefer the larger 6309 hands so they had to stay.
Luck would have it that the stem and crown were not original (it had a dress stem instead). I ground the head off the crown and cut the dress stem to length.
No correct bezel so this one from 6309 and has to do until I find an original one (in my dreams) and works ok.
The case back is again from a 6309-729A which fits well.
I put some micro gaskets from cousins on the stem to offer some sort of seal between crown and case.
Work in progress below
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Thanks
Now out with the budget spares....
Flat crystal did fit but second hand fouled on the glass so needed a domed crystal. I was recommended Jonathan (JMK500 on the bay) in the US. The crystal retaining ring was a spare 6309. Out came a 6309 movement from a 6309-7040 with a 6105 dial. Movement spacer from a 6309. Now I prefer the larger 6309 hands so they had to stay.
Luck would have it that the stem and crown were not original (it had a dress stem instead). I ground the head off the crown and cut the dress stem to length.
No correct bezel so this one from 6309 and has to do until I find an original one (in my dreams) and works ok.
The case back is again from a 6309-729A which fits well.
I put some micro gaskets from cousins on the stem to offer some sort of seal between crown and case.
Work in progress below
Thanks
