It's Alive! FrankenSamurai!
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Perhaps you remember the 'disaster in a bag' I was given by a mate, Hung earlier this year? Well, it took some time, some money, and the generosity of a few watch buddies, but..... well, judge for yourself!! Some things are best left dead. Cheers, JOMW!
True to finest of Seiko traditions the chapter ring is misaligned :/
Looks like a Seiko to me!
Would we really have it any other way though?
If the chapter ring is aligned, it's not a real Seiko. The crooked chapter ring is the mark of Seiko quality.
Excellent job, Jody! The watch looks absolutely amazing. I’d like to place an order, as I assume these are limited editions ...LOL
Ed F You evil bugger. The LAST thing Seiko needs is an excuse for another limited edition...
I would buy this in a heartbeat
Very proud of you Jody. Salvaging this watch is a very good deed. If you’re not too attached to it, I think it fitting that you put back in the plastic bag, and send it home to poor chap who dropped it on the road. Instant Karma.
A watch with a good story. What more could the guy want? Nice job, for sure.
Good job, Dr. Jodenstein!
Well done for restoring it Jody! It just has some added character now!!
Cool. I love mods. I'm so glad you fixed a watch. When the garbage reveiwer Bruce Williams broke a watch he cried and begged his veiwers for money to pay for a rolex airking. Glad you helped a friend with a watch.
Fun video, and learned even more than I knew previously. Thanks for sharing Jody...brilliant repair. Cheers, Craig
Carlos of LCBI is top rate man and it reflects in his great business sense of treating customers with care and respect. Glad you hooked up with him.
I love this. Breathing life into broken things. Wonderful.
That is a fantastic restoration Jody. I can't believe how much you were able to bring it back - great work. I also really like the way you put this video together. Thank you :)
Just like my grandfathers axe. Changed the head twice and the handle three time but it’s lasted 60 years
Its got a bit if history on it now now. I like resurrections like this, got one or two myself and funnily enough as ugly as they are, I love em, warts and all....
Love your videos man, you're the whole reason I got into watches about a year ago , and I'm coming up on my 4th watch purchase very soon :) Thanks for the great content!
Jody made me a watchman also... I ordered 2 SKX's and somewhy I am unable to get my Sharkey 62MAS homage... Ordered 3 watches almost at the same time lol... THANKS Jody...
You are lucky I've gotten 10 watches in the past year because of Jody ... and a whole list of more to go.
All worked out well in the end .I'd be proud of that ,very nice ,
I love and want it!
As for that infamous chapter ring, I always go for brushed stainless steel, never need to worry about alignment.
I always look for watches with some story behind them. I have a Vostok Komandirskie K34 GMT (Black 2426 / 350006) owned by a real Commander in the Russian Military. The watch started in Russia, found it's way to Greece, and ended up here in Canada to then make it to Montreal, Quebec. Sold to me by the Commander's 2nd nephew.
All things considered you did a bang up job on it Jody
The orange and blue color combo looks great.
That's was really good! Thanks Jodie :)
ever seen the sketch from fools and horses. trigger said. " i"ve had this broom 20yrs. & changed the broom head 20 times & the handle 14. lol
Merci pour cette démonstration, faites nous d'autres vidéos comme celle-là
looks good, nice job Jody 👍🏻
I think your Frankenstein looks as good as my Great White. The sapphire really classes them up. Well done!
You got by, with a little help from your friends. You could write a song about that! Looks great at first glance but then most of it’s brand new. I think you did a bang up job there Jody, nice one. 👍
That's great man. It looks really good. I like how blue and orange go together. I would've got a orange bezel insert. Great job and choice. You made it look easy
Great work Jody, my skills are terrible, I hire an electrician to change my globes on my CBUS systems at home. I have a bangled up Panerai 8 Day Power Reserve GMT I think that I loaned to a friend to impress a girls father who was taking him out on his boat, they must of had big one because my mate fell in the gutter that night & found about 150 reasons to not return my watch over 4 months, as he had smashed to the side of the case, broken the band, lost the buckle & put a small sratch on edge of the sapphire front & the rear rotor is unhinged moving around the back of the watch. My watch dealer quoted like 3K to polish to case & sapphire before we got into the band, buckle or dislodged rotor, so its been sitting in a draw do nothing for about 3-4 years, as I keep saying I am going to put is on my best mates (being my small Scottish dogs collar to make a statement as I have since replaced it with an upgrade). It's yours to keep if you want a project to work on & film, will probably be the worst repair job needed of a Panerai in TH-cam history.
+1 for the manual hand setters, so much better imo. Before setting the hands though you can change the time until the date wheel clicks over. Right when it clicks, you can install all your hands all at the 12!
Love salvage mods. Always looking through ebay for empty cases to build off from, especially skx’s. Since Im always upgrading the 7s26, dial, and hands I really just need the case.
This is great! Half dead and beaten up but still turned out good. Love it.
Nice tutorial Jody! Not a bad Frankenstein. Entertaining and fun! Thanx!👍😁
Good job, great watch with the orange hands!
I think you might be the most entertaining and down-to-earth watch reviewer on TH-cam. Keep it up.
Barton Elite Silicon straps look like they were made specifically made for the Samurai- super light and comfortable, and the texture matches the watches crown and bezel knurling👌
I enjoyed this video so much, thank you sir.
Looks awesome Jody!
Looks great! Not sure about the hands though, a bit too chunky for my taste, but they do give a nice pop of colour to the watch. Plus orange and dark blue always work great together. The misalignment, missing indece and scuffs on the case wouldn't bother me one bit, on the contrary, they just tell an interesting story of life well (sort of) lived. A bit like the Rolex Bruce Williams forgot on his car roof and then sold totally demolished to some guy on the internet who restored it. I think the guy posted about the watch on Reddit and it looked fantastic, battle scars and all.
Here's the post on reddit: www.reddit.com/r/Watches/comments/70ozay/rolex_air_king_116900_bruce_williams_update/
And here's a post about the watch when he got it: www.reddit.com/r/Watches/comments/638ylj/role_air_king_yes_this_is_the_bw_road_rash/
I forgot that the guy is the owner of Toxic Natos. Apparently he paid 600 USD for the watch and estimated it would cost an additional 2500 USD to completely refurbish it. No idea how much he spent in the end, but I think the end result is just amazing. It's the perfect beater watch with a really interesting back story. Definitely the coolest Air-King I've seen.
In my humble opinion, it looks fab,, you did a really good job, well done!
Great info and finished watch looks good
Great job Jody 🏴👍
Nice work Jody I'm impressed 👍👍
I'd see it more as having sentimental value than monetary value as you'll always know that you put the work in to bring it back and that it has a story to tell.
Good effort jody,you,re now ready to start on that new Patek.
Wouldn't be a Seiko without misalign chapter ring.
Looks great, very nice job!
Cool restauration!
Watch with a nice story behind it! Who can say that his watch has been run over many times by cars haha:)
love these modding videos!
Awesome job 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👌🏾 - makes me want to add sapphire to my Samurai 👍🏾
Wow your a genius, you made it look so easy but I'm sure it was very difficult to put together.
I really appreciate your vid and spot on.
Take care from Montréal, Québec 😀
Minging glass for a fully minged watch and a brilliant finish with a story. It was meant to be!
Great job! Ones mans trash is another mans treasure!
hmmm. Maybe Seiko should make a Samurai model like this, cause it looks pretty cool.
It always feels good bringing something back to life. I made Frankenstein's out of just about everything except a watch. I have a feeling that will change since getting into watches.😁
Really enjoyed this great "Back from the Dead" video! ))
Great work! Actually really like the final result, well worth the time and effort (and money?!)
Nicely done, I even like the irn bru coloured hands.
Seiko modding is not for me as I lack the skills. Nice repair job and even gave it a better movement, crystal, and hands than it had before. It looks pretty decent really. Those parts can really add up. Plus the tools. You brought back the dead watch and made it better. :)
Great job Jody! Looks better than stock. I sold my Padi Samurai after 3 months of ownership. Not a terrible watch, but the hardlex and cheap bracelet really put me off considering the price.
Leave no watch behind, good man. Did you think about bead blasting the case? Satin finish might look interesting on this project.
Awesome resurrection job. The battle scars really give it character.
Nice work, great vid!
This was super interesting to watch. More of these, please!
Nice one Dr Jody 😃
Great work on this Jodi!
Totally worth it!!
Good job. And if all fails you can always get a job at Seiko. Your misaligned chapter ring is better than some of the watches I have purchased. Keep up the great videos as always!
resurrection ! if somebody didn't know the history of this watch, he wouldn't know that it was almost given up for dead. great job!
Jody: "Seiko done it again haven't they with misalignment issues. Jody: Does his own build and misaligns the chapter ring. ;)
Copying the best!
A really decent piece doc.
Great result!
I would have replaced the dial too, but the end result is pretty nice and the watch has a story to tell...
Well done sir.
Really cool brother makes me think about modding my old Seiko diver with the 7 s26 in it instead of selling it
Very entertaining made me laugh great job !
Of course I liked this video before I watched it. Of course.
Looks good. Really nice job
Trigger's broom comes to mind.
Jody very entertaining to watch the process and the outcome, not sure if it was worth it but I bet it was fun and a learning experience.
Mate that’s brilliant job!!! Thats better than original 👍👍👍
Jody, great work👍 I know we all own a 'bazillion' straps but if you ever have the opportunity to try a ToxicNato "Magnum" rubber strap I'd highly recommend them, they have wonderfully soft/pliable quality and cost 1/3 less than an isoframe! -No, I don't work for Terry at TN's but I love his products and he resurrected my failing Doxa 1200T, so i'am a huge supporter.
I picked up an SRPB55 off of FB marketplace this past weekend for $200US. New with tags.
The kid got it as a gift and didn’t want it. So I took it off his hands.
Cool project!
Hi Jody, good fun there.. Was just checking out the Merkur brand watches on Ali Express... some nice stuff, Tunas, Turtles with NH35s, and nice Sea gull 1963s etc.. check it out, may find some ideas!
I would steer clear of any watch in such condition, but if anyone could attach a similar video how it was lovingly restored, I would definitely change my mind and would wear it happily knowing what it went through.
The 'minging' sapphire is fantastic. Perhaps next time you can get a munter or a skank. Top stuff as always buddy! Have you seen that Merkur have a new 62MAS homage out? Worth a look.
Great job!
Really love these modding episodes mate.
Just one critique;
If you knew beforehand that the bezel would be immobile I would think that a twelve hour or compass type insert would be preferable.
That's all.....but it looks okay all things considered.
I really enjoy your videos! Keep up the great work.
That watch has just the right amount of distressed appearance. A perfect conversation piece.
Looks great!
"We can rebuild him! We have the technology!" Beep beep beep...
dennis neo BIONIC MAN😆
It looks great. Thank for the video
Great fun. More like this, please.
It’s a good story, and if the watch has sentimental value I can understand going through this process to get it wearable again....
nice build!
You’re becoming a pro modder now!
It’s a Groundhog Day miracle!
You've done good saving this samurai!
Monstrous, absolutely. Good job; I'd wear it proudly.
Talk about character.... whew!
Haha, I sort of expected that scene from Young Frankenstein! Watched that movie an umpteen times! ;) Great review as always!
Nice job!
It has some charm
That chapter ring would drive me maddd! Other than that it's a beautiful piece.