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Vintage Seiko mod watches with red, olive green and blue bezels on a dark background, announcing new bezel colours
Vintage Seiko Mod Watches: New Bezel Colours
Explore new vintage Seiko mod watches with red, forest green, olive green and blue bezels. Choose a photographed model to order, or build your own Seiko mod. Read more...
Two vintage-inspired Seiko mod watches beside the heading “Seiko Mod Builder” and subtitle “Design & Order Your Watch
Seiko mod builder: how to design and order your watch
The Vintage Watch Mods Seiko mod builder lets you choose the components for a vintage-inspired custom watch and order it fully assembled. You select the design on screen, then our workshop... Read more...
Introducing the VWM Custom Watch Builder
Introducing the VWM Custom Watch Builder
A warmer dial, different hands or a softer bezel. Explore our new watch builder and see how your choices become a finished watch, with photo approval before dispatch. Read more...
Watch Patina: The Case for Honest Artificial Ageing
Watch Patina: The Case for Honest Artificial Ageing
Is manufactured watch patina dishonest, or simply another design choice? We make the case for openly disclosed aged finishes, respect for genuine vintage watches and better standards of workmanship, photography... Read more...
VWM PEPSI watch beside the DG3804 GMT movement, with the headline “Specs, Accuracy & Why We Use It.”
DG3804 Movement: Specs, Accuracy and Why We Use It
The DG3804 gives our vintage-style GMT watches a separately adjustable 24-hour hand, manual winding and hacking seconds. This guide explains its specifications, setting routine and everyday use, with THE PEPSI... Read more...
Ghost-bezel dive watch with a patinated dial and steel bracelet, photographed in sunlight on weathered wood.
Hands-On: A Day With the VWM Ghost-Bezel Dive Watch
The product photos left me sceptical, but a day with the VWM Ghost-Bezel Dive Watch changed my mind. Its faded bezel looks gorgeous in sunlight, and the 39.5 mm case... Read more...
Watch assembly process with an aged case, automatic movement, dial, hands and precision watchmaking tools
Watch Assembly Process: How We Build and Age Watches
Every Vintage Watch Mods build begins as a set of new components. Follow the complete process through hand ageing, assembly, regulation, pressure testing, final inspection and dispatch. Read more...
Complete donor watch beside a movement, case, dial and hands, illustrating the difference between a watch mod and a custom watch build.
What Is a Watch Mod? Mods vs Custom Builds
What is a watch mod, and how does it differ from a custom build? Learn what “Seiko mod” really means, how OEM and aftermarket parts compare, and what to check... Read more...
NH35 Movement: Specs, Accuracy & Reliability
NH35 Movement: Specs, Accuracy and Why We Use It
Learn about the NH35 movement’s specifications, accuracy, power reserve and reliability, plus why it is widely used in custom automatic watches and watch mods. Read more...