Love the idea of modded/customised/distressed watches, it’s always a positive when people take charge of their own stuff, and it brings much needed humour & variety to horology. But it also puts me in mind of tattoos-you have a great/funny idea on Monday, and wake up on Tuesday realising it’s permanent. Not maybe in the case of replacing the minute hand, but certainly when you hold your watch to the grindstone…
I really agree with you here and you make a good analogy. When I was getting into watches I did a Seiko mod and brushed the case with a file. While it looks OK it is far more permanent than changing the hands and dial and I’ll never be able to get the original Seiko 5 back.
Love the idea of modded/customised/distressed watches, it’s always a positive when people take charge of their own stuff, and it brings much needed humour & variety to horology. But it also puts me in mind of tattoos-you have a great/funny idea on Monday, and wake up on Tuesday realising it’s permanent. Not maybe in the case of replacing the minute hand, but certainly when you hold your watch to the grindstone…
I really agree with you here and you make a good analogy. When I was getting into watches I did a Seiko mod and brushed the case with a file. While it looks OK it is far more permanent than changing the hands and dial and I’ll never be able to get the original Seiko 5 back.