Dagaz Antartica 200m

Anyone in the Seiko modding scene would be aware of after-market parts from Dagaz, Yobokies, and the likes from Hong Kong; although there were now more premium parts too from Europe these days e.g. Dr. Seikostein, Crystalnet, etc. I used to mod with local Asian parts too, and have recently went with the European parts to test the waters. 2 such examples were my Seiko Turtle LEs @ Turtle Blue Lagoon LE (SharkOne) and Turtle Emerald LE (BlueOne). These could be the only ones in the world with such mods.

The thing about modding is that you have to get a good watchsmith to modify and install the pieces for you. For instance, bezel inserts were easily replaceable and were commonly installed using 3M double-sided tapes. Believe you me, that these quick-fix would not be a long-term solution and if you were one that brings your watches to the sea lots, it'd only be a matter of time before the insert got washed off while at sea. 

My watchsmith typically use a special glue solution for inserts to be installed on bezels. While it would take more effort for subsequent changes thereafter, it was also much more secured and your trips to the sea need not be in an alarmed state. Works for me.

Anyway, so I was looking out for parts and saw that Dagaz had an SKX009-modified Antartica watch for sale at USD315. They had been releasing SKX009-based watches around the USD300 price tags for a while now, and the Antartica caught my eye. Readers would know that this was the rudimentary base watch with non-hacking movement, but the SKX was a no-pretence, bare-as-heck watch that modders loved to play with. Next up would be the Seiko 5s. The Turtle Re-issues brought the modding scene to another level thereafter.

I quickly made the necessary payment vide PayPal but there were errors with the processing. So it shall be a matter of trial to see if the said watch would be picked up by another collector instead, whom could go through the purchase without errors. But then again, that's what make the hobby fun and frustrating at the same time.

If I missed this, there'll be another one, I'm sure.