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Orange Samurai Mod

Post by mattcantwin » Mon Jul 29, 2019 8:50 pm

Just got pictures from Nathan Goodrich of the mod he did on my Samurai:

Turtle bezel with a lumed, ceramic insert and a flat sapphire crystal.

I decided to skip the AR, hopefully no regrets over that decision.


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Re: Orange Samurai Mod

Post by CGSshorty » Mon Jul 29, 2019 8:57 pm

That looks great, Matt. Don’t cock it up with some goofy strap.
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Re: Orange Samurai Mod

Post by hoppyjr » Mon Jul 29, 2019 9:00 pm

Looks really good!


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Post by Danny_T » Mon Jul 29, 2019 9:04 pm

That’s sweet Matt. Now piss off Chris and strap that bitch with a turquoise isofrane


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Re: Orange Samurai Mod

Post by mattcantwin » Mon Jul 29, 2019 9:15 pm

I forgot to thank Chris for suggesting I check out the Seiko Mods Group on FaceBook.

Saw the Mod I wanted and then made contacts through the group to source the parts.


Thanks, Chris. :thumbsup:
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Re: Orange Samurai Mod

Post by 59yukon01 » Tue Jul 30, 2019 4:58 am

That all black bezel looks soooo much better than the standard one with that non matching orange section. Main reason I've never bought one.

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Re: Orange Samurai Mod

Post by unsub073 » Tue Jul 30, 2019 10:14 am

Danny_T wrote:
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That’s sweet Matt. Now piss off Chris and strap that bitch with a turquoise isofrane ImageImage


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Re: Orange Samurai Mod

Post by mattcantwin » Tue Jul 30, 2019 11:26 am

Going to try it on Terry's new strap (already have one).



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Post by pbj204 » Tue Jul 30, 2019 5:07 pm

I have a mint Turtle bezel if anyone wants to try the same thing. No insert, just the bezel.

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Re: Orange Samurai Mod

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Post by andrema » Wed Jul 31, 2019 7:36 am

Funny. I have a similar setup on the way in the mail. Plus an OEM set from Monster Watches that I am trying out that I think will look good.

Looks good, M@
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Post by Joeprez » Wed Jul 31, 2019 10:58 am

That looks very nice Matt, congrats!
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Re: Orange Samurai Mod

Post by Honeybadger » Wed Jul 31, 2019 2:10 pm

mattcantwin wrote:Going to try it on Terry's new strap (already have one).



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Here ya go Matt. Still trying to decide if I like the combo. Strap is awesome as usual, but it’s definitely a dark reddish orange. Not sure about 3 very distinctly different shades together. It’s growing on me though. Might look better with the all black bezel insert on your mod. Post pics when you get it back. Although that might turn into me spending money to do something similar to make the a strap work better Image



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Re: Orange Samurai Mod

Post by mattcantwin » Wed Jul 31, 2019 2:12 pm

Thanks for posting the combo. :thumbsup:

When I first saw the strap, I thought the stripe was red; I see what you mean about the colors.



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Re: Orange Samurai Mod

Post by andrema » Wed Jul 31, 2019 2:21 pm

May look good on a grey NATO too.
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Re: Orange Samurai Mod

Post by Joeprez » Wed Jul 31, 2019 2:47 pm

Black rubber strap Matt, I think that would be the best option.

Maybe something like this if you want more color:

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Re: Orange Samurai Mod

Post by andrema » Wed Jul 31, 2019 8:43 pm

^ that would look nice
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Re: Orange Samurai Mod

Post by mattcantwin » Wed Jul 31, 2019 8:59 pm

Joeprez wrote:
Wed Jul 31, 2019 2:47 pm

Black rubber strap Matt, I think that would be the best option.
Thanks for the input, Joe.

Before the mod I had it on a Hirsch Pure black rubber strap, leaning toward just going back to that.
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Re: Orange Samurai Mod

Post by CGSshorty » Wed Jul 31, 2019 9:47 pm

It looks best on the Seiko strap. I’ve tried just about everything else.
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Re: Orange Samurai Mod

Post by hoppyjr » Wed Jul 31, 2019 10:09 pm

Doesn’t Crafter Blue make something fitted for these?

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Re: Orange Samurai Mod

Post by giosdad » Thu Aug 01, 2019 2:59 am

You should try it on a mesh bracelet. :popcorn:
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Re: Orange Samurai Mod

Post by Joeprez » Thu Aug 01, 2019 4:43 am

hoppyjr wrote:Doesn’t Crafter Blue make something fitted for these?
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Re: Orange Samurai Mod

Post by mattcantwin » Fri Aug 02, 2019 6:24 am

Honeybadger wrote:
Wed Jul 31, 2019 2:10 pm

Here ya go Matt. Still trying to decide if I like the combo. Strap is awesome as usual, but it’s definitely a dark reddish orange. Not sure about 3 very distinctly different shades together. It’s growing on me though. Might look better with the all black bezel insert on your mod. Post pics when you get it back. Although that might turn into me spending money to do something similar to make the a strap work better Image

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As you pointed out, the oranges don't match.


Not terrible, but I'd rather keep it simple with the Hirsch rubber.


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Re: Orange Samurai Mod

Post by Honeybadger » Fri Aug 02, 2019 6:34 am

Yep. Definitely looks better on the Hirsch. Mod turned out great. Looks awesome. Honestly, the Super Sport is growing on me. Had it on for about a week now. After seeing yours I think it actually probably works better with the stock insert. The darker orange on the insert kinda acts as a bridge to the even darker orange on the strap. If I wear the heck out of it for about a year and a half and the strap fades a little I think it’ll be perfect .


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Re: Orange Samurai Mod

Post by CGSshorty » Fri Aug 02, 2019 7:52 am

The Toxic stripe is too red to be used with an orange dial. I paired it with this one, so the different colors aren’t so obvious.
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