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So I recently picked up a slim 6105 which had a badly damaged dial (posted in another thread). I couldn't really live with that given I had another dial handy, also in not great condition but with added bonus of having a better lume job and actually being fully attached to the dial plate! 

So what to do with that damaged dial - I tend to think they should be in watches. Well... 

A 6105 mid case and crystal assembly punt arrived from Italy yesterday, which I've frankened back into a working piece with the dial...

Damaged dial now sits behind damaged crystal in an original case, currently powered by 6106 (with a 6106 caseback on to reflect this...

I've cleaned up the original crystal up to a point, but kept it fairly beaten to distract me from the dial, my markers and it's not very satisfying lume job - it's not awful but it's glossy which I don't like.

Also has a 6139 bezel on it for now because that's all I could find - I couldn't live with it naked and don't mind it tbh, though will keep an eye out as ever. 

So yes, here you go - another 6105 (almost!) back to life. I'll also keep my eye out for the correct movement and perhaps a better dial in time. Caseback might prove tricky/expensive.

I know Frankens aren't to everyone's taste but I do enjoy getting these back into working form. Better a working/worn watch than a sat in parts draws imo.

And the good news here is that, thanks to the repro service crown, this is the only one I have I could actually feel safe to swim in! 

 

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Nice rescue. I like when a few with heavy patina are worn in rotation with nicer watches of a collection. Frankens, too so long as they aren’t passed off as something else. My experience with these Seikos is they tended to disintegrate on their own so finding correct parts to put an original together is near impossible…

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41 minutes ago, rehajm said:

Nice rescue. I like when a few with heavy patina are worn in rotation with nicer watches of a collection. Frankens, too so long as they aren’t passed off as something else. My experience with these Seikos is they tended to disintegrate on their own so finding correct parts to put an original together is near impossible…

Yeah, agree on the rotation thing - I'll use this as my work beater, and rotate between the others outside of that I think. 

The 'problem' is with these that in many cases the parts are worth more separately than in a bad example: assume the bezel, dial and movement the same seller is getting rid of came from the same watch... If he sells them all he'll get a similar price to a really good condition example. 

There's a good side to that though - it means you can often find the odd bit you need. And I paid less for this case and crystal assembly than I did for a crystal and dial holding ring I bought for another project, so there's still value to be had occasionally. 

 

And what's truly magic* is that I've already managed to secure a 6105a movement, hands and much better condition dial, albeit in need of a relume...

I'll put that in the slim 6105-8000 case, bring the 6105b and it's (not as bad as this one) dial into this case. 

This ugly duckling can go back into the Chinese case where it belongs... Or rather until I source yet another case.  

(* More financial irresponsibility than magic, granted, though I'm well pleased!)

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