Looks great, on mine I bought a blank stainless steel chapter ring since I had the minute track on the dial as well. It came polished but I gave it a brushed finish.
I have found that in most cases the stem that comes with the movement fits perfect in the case just changing out the crown. Great job and the Seiko on the dial is just fine since it is a Seiko movement. The case back will not have a serial number any way.
Great build. I'm doing a similar thing but cheating by starting with a Steeldive SD1970 Willard homage, which is 20mm lugs, ceramic bezel and regular crown. But it's close enough for me. I am doing a dial swap on it from Seikosis, and have it on a FKM waffle strap from juelong. I'll also polish the crown smooth to remove the thinly-etched steeldive logo, and put on a sterile thin caseback.
If you put the band into a coffee mug and then pour hot water over it and let it sit for a couple of minutes, the stiff band will more or less take on the shape of a wrist, and make wearing it a lot easier. Be sure to spill out the hot water and fill the coffee cup with cold water over the band after so you don't burn your hands removing the band.
If you want to build the closest homage to the captain Willard to look like the original. Mod the rdunae Willard watch by getting a seiko dial and get a 19mm uncle seiko waffle strap.
I actually intentionally didn't want to make it to close because I was afraid people would say I am creating a fake. I just wanted to be close to the original dimensions and the strap width. I will for sure check out the eagle strap you suggested. Thanks for your comment.
@@sukhjitsingh6288 it's not a fake, it's a Mod.. it's not been designed to fool people into thinking it's a genuine Seiko has it?.. after market strap, no seiko brandings/markings on case etc.. only a aftermarket dial that was supposed to be unmarked/blank (so no intention has been made to fool) besides...If it makes "No difference what people say".. then why are you trying to be a d/ck and say it's fake when it's blatantly not?. get a grip Suckit.😂
To form that rubber strap, roll it up and put it into a shot glass or something similar, then pour boiling water in there with the rolled-up strap and let it sit until it all cools. The strap will come out with a pronounced curl, and you can repeat the process or use different sizes of shot glass/drinking glass to get the amount of curve that fits your wrist. Works like a charm on cheaper/harder rubber dive straps
very nice build!.. I'm considering doing something similar with a "Home Made" Marine Master 300.. with a Meteorite dial, but everything else as close to original as possible (the originals are way out of my price range).
Sorry, that was the dial I used but you can check on AliExpress, there are a gazillion of choices. The movement/case will dictate what diameter dial will fit. Just read the case specs and you will know which dial diameter to use. Have fun putting a watch together. I love it so much that I am wearing this watch daily.
looks amazing! Im building my own custom willard but noticed i bought a NH35 with the crown at 3.8 instead of the listed 4.1 for the case. do you think it will still fit or are there any other alternatives?
I bought all my parts on ebay you were not kidding about the second hand it was very difficult to put on all that is left for me to do is that nerve wracking crown stem cutting and then I can assemble my homage I don't plan to sell mine so I don't mind the Seiko branding on my dial
@@HeikosGarage I have the flush cutter and I think I will cut just a little long and use my whetstone to get to the right length now if I can just find out what I did with the band that came with my case lol
There are two versions of NH35, one is for a 3 o'clock position and the other is for a 4 o'clock position. As I understand it the 3 o'clock version can also be used for cases that have the crown at 3.8 due to the date wheel aligning with the window even when the crown is at 3.8. The 4 o'clock version is the one I used here. I know my crown is slightly past 4 o'clock but I haven't noticed no misalignment. You also have to make sure you get a dial with dial feet in the correct location for your installation. I guys I got lucky that it all worked out the way it did.
hmmmm.....somehow the case seems off. It's not a Rectangula case which is supposed to have a crown position at 3.8 oclock. This one is 4.2 The bezel sides are different too.
Super video, tolles projekt! Lediglich die musik ist zeitweise bissl zu viel / zu laut fuer meinen geschmack.. ..und JA, die uhr sollte definitiv HEIKO heissen 😂😂😂👍🏻👍🏻
Leider gibt es das verlinkte Zifferblatt nicht mehr bei AE, gibt es eine Alternative für die Datumsposition bei 4.1 mit passenden Zifferblattfüßen? Ich mag die unprofessionelle Flickschusterei mit doppelseitigem Klebeband nicht…
Da das Uhrwerk und auch das Uhr Gehäuse sehr verbreitet ist, kann man jede Menge Ziffernblätter finden. In diesem Fall muss man nur ein Zifferblatt finden, dass 28.5mm im Durchmesser ist und für ein NH35 paßt. Viel Erfolg
Danke! Ja, sorry - verwechselt… 😊 Datum natürlich auf 3. Trotzdem in der Kombination (Krone 4.1, Willard-Look mit allen Einzelheiten 😉 und Versand nach D) gerade schwer bei Ali zu finden.
OK, so now I get it. It's alright to show and give instructions on how to create a counterfiet fake Seiko replica on UA-cam but it's NOT alright to show and ... but ... OK I guess I still don't get it. Hey UA-cam, can you clarify the rules again?
I am not selling those. A counterfeit becomes a problem when it is sold and cheats people out of there money. You can build your own Rolls Royce in your garage if you want to as long as you don't try to sell it, claiming it is a real Rolls Royce.
@@HeikosGarage you’re not doing anything wrong. Haters going to hate. I bought a pair of pain sneakers from the flea market and drew the Nike logo with a sharpie. No one can tell the difference.
Replaced NH35 with NH38 to maintain honesty! Awesome content.
But the NH38 doesn't have a date complication. This watch has a date window, so the NH35 is the correct choice.
Steeldive looking great on that tropic!
Excellently shot and smooth runthrough of the build :)
Looks great, on mine I bought a blank stainless steel chapter ring since I had the minute track on the dial as well. It came polished but I gave it a brushed finish.
I was debating to replace the chapter ring but it turned out alright. Thanks for sharing
I have found that in most cases the stem that comes with the movement fits perfect in the case just changing out the crown. Great job and the Seiko on the dial is just fine since it is a Seiko movement. The case back will not have a serial number any way.
Thank you.
Very nice, Heiko!!
Nice work. Tbh drive me nuts with the blue AR coating. Always reminds me of cheap old neon signs in Shanghai
Great build. I'm doing a similar thing but cheating by starting with a Steeldive SD1970 Willard homage, which is 20mm lugs, ceramic bezel and regular crown. But it's close enough for me. I am doing a dial swap on it from Seikosis, and have it on a FKM waffle strap from juelong. I'll also polish the crown smooth to remove the thinly-etched steeldive logo, and put on a sterile thin caseback.
I have that Steeldive watch too. One day I am going to mod it. Have fun.
Where are you getting your dials and could you please let me know thanks, brother🎯⏰ watch people gotta stick together
nice, I'm assembling a similar one tomorrow with a 6105 case too!
Good luck!
Where did you get the 6105 case from?
@@andrewbarnes5802 tested at around 4 meters underwater, nice and heavy
A very nice build job, you now have a nice Capt Willard keep sake 👍 Au
Thank you
Too bad I had ordered an Rdunae R2X recently, wish I had seen this first, this looks like a fun project. Thanks for sharing.
But the Rectangula Rdunae is an awesome homage, truest to the original, so you did very well.
informative build there is no chapter ring on the Seiko original but as you point out this is a very decent homage
Thank you.
If you put the band into a coffee mug and then pour hot water over it and let it sit for a couple of minutes, the stiff band will more or less take on the shape of a wrist, and make wearing it a lot easier. Be sure to spill out the hot water and fill the coffee cup with cold water over the band after so you don't burn your hands removing the band.
That is a great idea. I'll try that. Thanks
Looked ok, almost there..Heiko!
hello ralfi the french nice work I'm going to do 6105 captain willard but where did you get the dial thank you
I got it on AliExpress. The links to the parts should be in the description.
F A N T A S T I C ! ! ! 💯👍😀
If you want to build the closest homage to the captain Willard to look like the original. Mod the rdunae Willard watch by getting a seiko dial and get a 19mm uncle seiko waffle strap.
I actually intentionally didn't want to make it to close because I was afraid people would say I am creating a fake. I just wanted to be close to the original dimensions and the strap width. I will for sure check out the eagle strap you suggested. Thanks for your comment.
@HeikosGarage using a seiko dial, you have made a fake in your video, so it makes no difference what people say.
@@sukhjitsingh6288 it's not a fake, it's a Mod.. it's not been designed to fool people into thinking it's a genuine Seiko has it?.. after market strap, no seiko brandings/markings on case etc.. only a aftermarket dial that was supposed to be unmarked/blank (so no intention has been made to fool) besides...If it makes "No difference what people say".. then why are you trying to be a d/ck and say it's fake when it's blatantly not?.
get a grip Suckit.😂
@@sukhjitsingh6288waaaa
Awesome
To form that rubber strap, roll it up and put it into a shot glass or something similar, then pour boiling water in there with the rolled-up strap and let it sit until it all cools. The strap will come out with a pronounced curl, and you can repeat the process or use different sizes of shot glass/drinking glass to get the amount of curve that fits your wrist. Works like a charm on cheaper/harder rubber dive straps
Thanks for the tip
very nice build!.. I'm considering doing something similar with a "Home Made" Marine Master 300.. with a Meteorite dial, but everything else as close to original as possible (the originals are way out of my price range).
Where did you get the dial would like one myself …!! Great video keep them coming
I have started another channel and started posting my watch content over there @Heikos-Watches . I got the dial from AliExpress.
@@HeikosGarage Your link to aliexpress for the dial no longer works.
@@anthonysarno5503 I just updated it.
Thanks for the video and links! Do you happen to have another link for the dial? The vendor in your link is sold out.
Sorry, that was the dial I used but you can check on AliExpress, there are a gazillion of choices. The movement/case will dictate what diameter dial will fit. Just read the case specs and you will know which dial diameter to use.
Have fun putting a watch together. I love it so much that I am wearing this watch daily.
Exelente!!
looks amazing! Im building my own custom willard but noticed i bought a NH35 with the crown at 3.8 instead of the listed 4.1 for the case. do you think it will still fit or are there any other alternatives?
It will be fine. Have fun and enjoy the watch.
“Lug to lug” is not the strap-width, it is the top of the watch to the bottom measurement!
I bought all my parts on ebay you were not kidding about the second hand it was very difficult to put on all that is left for me to do is that nerve wracking crown stem cutting and then I can assemble my homage I don't plan to sell mine so I don't mind the Seiko branding on my dial
Good luck with the cutter. If you cut it too short you can easily buy a replacement.
@@HeikosGarage I have the flush cutter and I think I will cut just a little long and use my whetstone to get to the right length now if I can just find out what I did with the band that came with my case lol
I really wish you could still get this dial. I cannot find anywhere that sells a willard dial.
Here is a link. It is the dial I used
a.aliexpress.com/_mKkfq7W
Would be be the best Xmas gift to myself . Please consider heiko
Friend, should the NH35 movement be crown at 3.8
There are two versions of NH35, one is for a 3 o'clock position and the other is for a 4 o'clock position. As I understand it the 3 o'clock version can also be used for cases that have the crown at 3.8 due to the date wheel aligning with the window even when the crown is at 3.8. The 4 o'clock version is the one I used here. I know my crown is slightly past 4 o'clock but I haven't noticed no misalignment. You also have to make sure you get a dial with dial feet in the correct location for your installation. I guys I got lucky that it all worked out the way it did.
Gracias amigo
what i find interesting is that most of the homages of the Wilard always make the lug above the winder bigger than the original, weird
Are you talking about the crown guard? Are they larger than on the original?
Had you thought of using a VH31 instead of the NH35?
I prefer the mechanical automatic movements.
Could you fit a VH31 movement in this case? 👌
good question.
Which movement do you recommend for this willard 3.8 or 3.0? I am asking beacuse I forgot it. Thanks a lot
Since the crown is roughly at the 4 o'clock position you should buy the 3.8 o'clock version of the movement.
hmmmm.....somehow the case seems off.
It's not a Rectangula case which is supposed to have a crown position at 3.8 oclock. This one is 4.2
The bezel sides are different too.
Not trying to make it a perfect copy, just enjoying the build.
Super video, tolles projekt! Lediglich die musik ist zeitweise bissl zu viel / zu laut fuer meinen geschmack..
..und JA, die uhr sollte definitiv HEIKO heissen 😂😂😂👍🏻👍🏻
Leider gibt es das verlinkte Zifferblatt nicht mehr bei AE, gibt es eine Alternative für die Datumsposition bei 4.1 mit passenden Zifferblattfüßen? Ich mag die unprofessionelle Flickschusterei mit doppelseitigem Klebeband nicht…
Da das Uhrwerk und auch das Uhr Gehäuse sehr verbreitet ist, kann man jede Menge Ziffernblätter finden. In diesem Fall muss man nur ein Zifferblatt finden, dass 28.5mm im Durchmesser ist und für ein NH35 paßt.
Viel Erfolg
Ach übrigens, die Datum position is 3 Uhr. Die Krone is 4 or 4.1.
Danke! Ja, sorry - verwechselt… 😊 Datum natürlich auf 3. Trotzdem in der Kombination (Krone 4.1, Willard-Look mit allen Einzelheiten 😉 und Versand nach D) gerade schwer bei Ali zu finden.
With the case is crown at 4.2 ?
It is about 4 ish.
Dial link is not working
Sorry but things go out of stock. Just search for a Willard dial. There are 100 different choices.
RDUANE=Abreviation stands for "Rome was not built in a day".
I don't think this name was meant to be pronounced.
Gute Arbeit Heiko 👍👍🍀🍀
Dial URL dont work
I just checked. That dial is unavailable. I will replace the link with something matching.
@@HeikosGarage Thank You 👍👍
Hi, the link for the dial is dead. Could you please reload this ?
Let me see.
I just updated the link. Unfortunately it is not exactly the same.
couldnt actually see what you were doing most of the time as your camera wasnt capturing it
OK, so now I get it. It's alright to show and give instructions on how to create a counterfiet fake Seiko replica on UA-cam but it's NOT alright to show and ... but ... OK I guess I still don't get it. Hey UA-cam, can you clarify the rules again?
I am not selling those. A counterfeit becomes a problem when it is sold and cheats people out of there money.
You can build your own Rolls Royce in your garage if you want to as long as you don't try to sell it, claiming it is a real Rolls Royce.
@@HeikosGarage you’re not doing anything wrong. Haters going to hate. I bought a pair of pain sneakers from the flea market and drew the Nike logo with a sharpie. No one can tell the difference.
Hey bro... Did you manage to find a life in the year since posting this whine?
so the movement was a standard nh35 with crown at 3 ?
No, it was the one for the crown position at 4 o'clock .