Category Archives: Seiko

Happy New Year! The Most Popular Posts of 2011

As the editor, I would like to wish the reader a Happy New Year, and thank them for their support throughout the year 2011, either by visiting our posts or by linking to them on horological forums. WatchProjects.com consistently started publishing news about boutique brands in July 2009 and the site traffic almost doubled between December [...]

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Great loss for the watch projects community

I am saddened to hear about the passing away of renowned watch modder Noah Fuller on April 13th, 3 days after his 41st birthday and 12 days before his wedding anniversary. Noah Fuller was one of the earliest entrepreneurs offering custom watches and aftermarket parts for Seiko and ETA movements. Having amongst other things created [...]

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The Poor Man’s Fifty Fathoms

Seiko has a rock-solid reputation when it comes to their diving watches and über-affordable Seiko 5 collections. Standing on the shoulders of their legacy, history and Intellectual Property, Seiko are rightly the last company that one would expect to attempt to draw inspiration from competition. This is the certainty that was challenged in the minds of some forumers when they discovered Seiko’s latest 42mm-wide [...]

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Introducing: Motor City Watch Works

Motor City Watch Works offers services in the customization of watches. Besides repair, servicing, refinishing, crystal replacement and pressure testing, they also have spare parts to use for your watch modding project. The staff can also apply bead-blasting and Cerakote ceramic coating.  

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introducing: D.O.T. watch works

D.O.T. watch works is the official dealer/assembler for Noah Fuller’s 10watches. Here is their presentation: Dawn Of Time Watchworks offers a wide range of services to give your watch a new look, or new life. We offer beadblasting, aluminum oxide blasting, case refinishing, crystal replacement, minor repairs such as crown replacement, customization/modification work, pressure testing, [...]

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introducing: Bob Thayer Jr.

Bob Thayer Jr. does custom work, modifications, repair and restoration. He also uses NoctiLumina, a luminous material that glows for up to 36h.

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introducing: Fuller Watch Company

After two and a half years of research and design the Tsunami is finally at the prototype stage. FullerWatch‘s goal was to create a dive watch with the classic looks of the Seiko 6309-7040, but with use of easily interchangeable Seiko parts from the 7s26 & 6r15 divers (SKX007 & SBDC001). Read more at OceanicTime.

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introducing: a19als

The mysterious screen name a19als runs a gallery showing the range of original Seiko straps and bracelets to personnalize your watch.

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introducing: the Seiko Parts Mart

The Seiko Parts Mart offers used to offer a broad range of original Seiko parts such as: dials, hands, bezels. The owner can could also cusomize a Seiko upon request.

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introducing: Noah Fuller

Noah Fuller (noahfuller@hotmail.com) offers ETA and Seiko original or aftermarket parts and custom dials on his web store.

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