DIY Vintage Dive Watch Kit - Watch Dial, Watch hands & Bezel Insert Aging Experience
Our Dive watch DIY watch kit with an amazing twist! Create your very own vintage dive watch by aging your components!
This kit comes with extra dials and hand sets so you can age your components following our detailed guides on aging. (check out our video below!) Create your very own unique patina for the dials and hands and assemble them into your very own vintage sports watch.
A brown leather strap that will naturally develop patina has been paired with this diver. Upgrade this kit with a sapphire top hat crystal to achieve your perfect vintage diver :)
NEW ADDITION: We have also included an aluminum bezel that we made specifically for bleaching!
Note: The full experience will require an oven, some coffee grounds and bleach. These household items can be easily acquired so we won't be including them in our kit.
The DIY kit includes:
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Complete components of one 42mm diver series mechanical watch
Watch Case: 42mm DWC Diver Case - Coin Edge Bezel variant
- Material: SS316L Stainless Steel
- Crystal: Top-hat double dome or Sapphire double dome Crystal (All with Anti-Reflective Coating)
- Case size: 41.5mm (41.5mm bezel, 41mm body)
- Lug size: 22mm
- Lug-to-lug: 47.5mm
- Thickness: ~14mm
- Water-resistant: 20ATM (assuming correct assembly)
- Crown: Screw-down
Case Back: Stainless steel Exhibition case back (Hardened Mineral Crystal) Chapter Ring: CR-01-NH Black chapter ring with white marking (TMI NH Series) Bezel:
41.5mm DWC Coin Edge Bezel (Stainless Steel) x 2 Bezel Function: unidirectional 60-click (3-pronged click spring) Bezel Insert:
39.4mm DWC Aluminum Diver Bezel Insert with Japan C3 SuperLume dot (Black - Type C) x 2 Watch dial: 28.5mm DWC D01 Lume Dial for TMI NH35 (Japan C3 Superlume) x 2
Hands: Silver Diver Hands with Japan C3 Superlume (TMI NH Series) x 2 ( A pack of 2) Movement: TMI NH35 by Seiko Strap: 22mm DWC Navigator Leather Strap (Brown)
- 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, Cantonese & Mandarin)
Time required：120~ mins (Simply enjoy the watchmaking process at your own pace)
Mod potential：★★★★★ (With huge 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)
HOW TO AGE YOUR WATCH COMPONENTS:
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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.
DWC PRO WATCHMAKING TOOL KIT:
This is our Pro Tool Kit, a DWC in-house design from top to bottom. This is a lot more than a mere step up from standard Amazon watch-making tools; it is a collection of tools we designed and crafted to give you the best watchmaking experience possible.
And in watchmaking, just like many other crafts, the quality of the tools does affect the quality of the outcome.
Learn more about it here: What Makes a Good Watchmaking Tool
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