SKX007 Unidirectional to Bidirectional bezel conversion

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Though the unidirectional bezel is a useful safety feature for actual diving, it can be cumbersome if you actually find uses for your rotating bezel in daily life. This video describes how to convert a Seiko SKX007 unidirectional bezel to a bidirectional bezel. It also features a quick breakdown on the differences between the older 7000 diver case and the modern 04N0 case of the SKX007.
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14 окт 2024

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@zachtan Год назад

A tip I learnt for tight bezels was to apply silicone grease (yes the same ones for gaskets) to the metal parts where the spring meets the bezel.

@evelcustom9864 Год назад

Huh, that's pretty neat

@greggusan Год назад

Thanks. This vid was exactly what I was looking for. And the mod doesn't cost a penny! Great!

@quetz666 2 года назад

I gave you the 100th thumb up because you gave me knowledge I needed for my dual time SKX mod. Thank you.

@evelcustom9864 2 года назад

Oh man! That's awesome, I feel kinda fulfilled now 🤗🤗🤗. I'm getting ready to build one myself. Check out the new Fathom vid if you have a chance. That case is awesome!

@nikolainikolaichev 4 года назад

Excellent! I'm waiting for my dual time ceramic insert and new bezel and wanted to do this! I'll definitely try to do this trick to get the bidirectional bezel!

@wrthrash 3 месяца назад

@aponinenaugcasio8456 below asked "can we make it 12 clicks?" So I relied to that as: The bezel has 120 dentents and clicks (clicks/stops every 1/2 sec), if you flatten or remove either spring finger you'll get 60 clicks, to get a click at every hour mark you could fill in every 10 of the dentents with solder/epoxy (with an open detent between), then you'd get a click at every hour. Some bezels may only have 60 dentents, so then fill in every 5!

@rbmwiv Год назад

Thanks for sharing I have a GMT with a Uni directional bezel now I can make it like it should be.

@evelcustom9864 Год назад

If you don't care about the clicks, another option is to just remove the click spring, or whatever clicking mechanism, and just put in a slightly thicker bezel gasket, to make the rotation a bit tighter.

@jdkimple 4 года назад

Thanks for the explanation. Certainly, it makes sense.

@AvgJoeWatchReviews 4 года назад

New subscriber. I believe in supporting my fellow RU-vidrs. Good video! Keep up the good content.

@evelcustom9864 4 года назад

Thank you Thank you Thank you!

@fernandoa83 4 года назад

Great vid, keep the good work

@Yakena1 4 года назад

Pure genius!

@evelcustom9864 4 года назад

Thank you!! 🙏🙏

@thistleclockworks1292 2 года назад

Brilliant!

@farhadnaqvi 2 года назад

hello sir, I like ur bezel conversation express. Sir I have question about on this, the middle of watch color, like choco leather strap>. what is the name of this strap? And where can I get?

@evelcustom9864 2 года назад

That is a regular brown leather NATO strap I bought on either eBay or Cousins UK, then I beat it up by twisting, stretching, and scratching it. Then I sprayed some clear coat (clear gloss spray paint) on it to preserve it.

@Eliisthegoat1234 2 года назад

can i do this without a crystal press? will i be able to get it back on with my hands? sorry new to this stuff

@evelcustom9864 2 года назад

You technically could, if you put enough of your weight on it, though it can be iffy. A decent press though can be around $40 so it may be worthwhile to just get one.

@Eliisthegoat1234 2 года назад

@@evelcustom9864 thanks I got just a cheap little pagani design gmt but it’s only unidirectional so I wanted to try nodding a little bit. But a crystal press is on the Christmas list for sure!

@evelcustom9864 2 года назад

@@Eliisthegoat1234 keep in mind, the pagani likely has a very different bezel mechanism. The video shows only the Seiko set up. The Pagani may have the classic tension spring and click spring set up. If that is the case, you can make it by-directional by taking the click spring out, but then it will not click.

@Eliisthegoat1234 2 года назад

@@evelcustom9864 ohhh okay. Well it’s a good thing I commented on your post I was about ready to just tear it apart I will have to try and figure out what spring is on this bezel before I make any drastic decisions lol.

@evelcustom9864 2 года назад

@@Eliisthegoat1234 it's not too bad really, and realistically you may be able to make it by directional with a similar principle to what I did in the video. The tension spring type bezels are quite common so there should be some videos on how to remove and reinstall those available here

@MrJenya79 5 месяцев назад

Nice!

@evelcustom9864 5 месяцев назад

Thanks

@jeffreyalbarandorivera8595 4 года назад

Sir. Where did you purchase that SKX 007 BEZEL and INSERT?.

@evelcustom9864 4 года назад

The bezel is the "Revenge One" from One Second Closer and the insert is from Yobokies.

@killinmabrain 4 года назад

Will doing this mod still keep the bezel insert in line with the indices?

@evelcustom9864 4 года назад

I don't recall if there was any deviation, but I usually apply the bezel insert after I fit the bezel. That way I can be sure it lines up.

@killinmabrain 4 года назад

@@evelcustom9864 ok cool! Thanks for the tip :)

@killinmabrain 4 года назад

@@evelcustom9864 ok just tried it with my insert already in. Barely any misalignment issues, although the clicks do feel alot softer. Thanks for this great tutorial :)

@evelcustom9864 4 года назад

@@killinmabrain thanks for the feedback! Yes, the clicks do tend to soften a bit.

@aponinenaugcasio8456 10 месяцев назад

can we make it 12 clicks?

@evelcustom9864 10 месяцев назад

Can you clarify what you mean?

@wrthrash 3 месяца назад

The bezel has 120 dentents and clicks (clicks/stops every 1/2 sec), if you flatten or remove either spring finger you'll get 60 clicks, to get a click at every hour mark you could fill in every 10 of the dentents with solder/epoxy (with an open detent between), then you'd get a click at every hour. Some bezels may only have 60 dentents, so then fill in every 5!

@tomasinacovell4293 4 месяца назад

It's "-0020" case.

@NathanChisholm041 Год назад

We don't use watches when diving! In fact I haven't seen anyone use a watch as a diving tool in years we use a computer the watch is more for looks.

@evelcustom9864 Год назад

I absolutely do not understand the point of this comment

@ryu-yuta9259 4 года назад

If you have sharp tweezers, u can make it better than that

@yoBradyO11 2 года назад

Next time just cut to the chase. Don't title the video "how to" if it doesn't get right to the point

@evelcustom9864 2 года назад

Um, but it does, it is a how to because it explains how to do the thing it says it will explain how to do. Sorry you don't have the patience for it

@yoBradyO11 2 года назад

@@evelcustom9864 you spent the first 7 minutes and 45 seconds of the video talking about the history of the watches. Not the actual "how to". Chances are most people already know that history and how they work if they're already working on these watches.

@evelcustom9864 2 года назад

@@yoBradyO11 yeah, I'm fine with it