DIY Vintage Dive Watch Kit | Complete Seiko movement 40mm Dive Watch with tools and full video guide:

This is likely the best-in-class vintage diver DIY experience.

Quality components, in-house designed watchmaking tools, and detailed high-definition step-by-step video instructions to guide you through a 2-hour watchmaking experience.

This modding bundle includes 2 extra bezel, 2 extra bezel inserts, and 2 extra watch straps, giving you a total of 9 possible different looks with this one watch! The components have been carefully selected so that you can enjoy some of the most classic dive watch colorways.

The watch case is inspired by vintage divers such as the Rolex 5512/5513. The 40mm case size, with a slightly smaller case body, allows the watch to sit beautifully on most wrists. The chosen material for this beautiful high-dome vintage crystal is Acrylite 8N. This specialty material enables us to design this watch with a construction that minimizes the perceived thickness, and its optical properties bring us that organic vintage look and feel. Look carefully at the dial, then you'll notice that we are free from optical distortions that are unavoidable when using modern high dome crystals.

The exhibition case back has been carefully designed to maximize the window size, and therefore you'll have a full view of the beautiful automatic Seiko NH35/38 movement beating in this watch. As we are shooting for a true vintage aesthetic, we have designed the dial to not include a date window. This way we have that perfect symmetry of a vintage dive watch.

Refined ratios, tried and true design, reliable Seiko mechanical movement, specialty tools, and teaching materials from the #1 DIY watch brand internationally. You cannot go wrong with this kit :)

If it is your first time assembling a watch, please do consider our second hand installation support tool; it will make the hardest step of this experience significantly easier.

The DIY kit includes:

• Complete components of one 40mm Diver series mechanical watch 

  Watch Case:	40mm DWC Vintage Diver Case Material: Stainless Steel Crystal: Acrylite 8N specialty vintage high-dome acrylic  Case size: 40mm (40mm bezel, 38mm body) Lug size: 20mm Lug-to-lug: 47.5mm Thickness: 13.3mm (including high dome crystal) Water-resistant: 10ATM (assuming correct assembly)
  Case Back:	Stainless steel Exhibition case back (Hardened Mineral Crystal)
  Bezel:	40mm DWC Classic Bezel (Stainless Steel) - 3X
  Bezel Function:	unidirectional 60-click
  Bezel Insert	37.6mm DWC Aluminum Diver Bezel Insert (Black, Red and Green)
  Watch dial:	28.5mm DWC VD03 Black Dial with C3 Superlume
  Hands:	Silver Diver Hands with C3 Superlume (TMI NH Series)
  Movement:	TMI NH35 / NH38 / NH70 movement by Seiko
  Strap:	20mm DWC FKM Strap (Black) 20mm DWC Vintage Leather Strap (Brown) 20mm DWC Nylon Fabric Strap (Army Green)

• Watchmaking tool options:
• DWC Essential tools for this experience
• DWC Professional watchmaker tools with Box upgrade
• No tools - for those who already have watch repair tools. Please make sure you have hand removal tools and hand-setting tools (usually not included in watch repair kits)
• Complete video instructions  (English) 

Time required：120~ mins (Simply enjoy the watchmaking process at your own pace)

Mod potential：★★★★ (With great potential for modding due to Seiko Mod compatibility. Details below)

Difficulty Level: ★★★★ (without the new second hand installation tool)

• Key challenge: second hand installation

Difficulty Level: ★★★ (With the new second hand installation tool. Details below)

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• We made the hardest step much easier!

  We know. Installing that second hand for the first time can seem a little daunting. That's why we spent a year to invent this second hand installation tool for everyone.

  Get the tool here.

SEIKO MOD COMPATIBILITY:

This dive watch is partially compatible with Seiko Mods. For detail please check out our blog post here: 

https://diywatch.club/en/blog/parts-compatibility-for-seiko-mod

MODDING SUGGESTIONS

A Seiko made original rotor with Côtes de Genève finish, customized by us. A perfect icing on the cake for the watch you assembled yourself or a mod you are proud of. Best paired with an exhibition case back. Design your custom rotor