New lease of life into SKX009

[jw0n]

I've been consolidating some of my watches in recent months, with many of my Seikos getting axed from the drawer. I have (well, had) both the SKX007 and SKX009 at one point, but decided to offload the 007 and keep the 009 as it was a J1 variant. Anyway, both watches have not been strapped on for months (if not years) so it really was time to let some go. After all, better off on someone's wrist than in a lonely dark drawer, right?

Recently, I decided to perform a bezel mod on my remaining 009. Purchased an aftermarket bezel, dipped it in bleach, then smeared it across tarmac. After that, it was simply popping off the bezel on the watch (first time seemed difficult for me), then replacing the original Pepsi insert with the new faux vintage one. Also swapped out the stiff Z22 rubber strap in favour of the new silicone strap from my Darth Turtle; made sure to also swap the buckle (the all-black combo doesn't work well on the SKX imho).

Result? I think she'll get some wrist time now.