[WTS] Adopt an affordable watch - Feb 2024 edition | 19 pieces - Swiss, Micros, value brands | $65-$485 (8 pieces under $150!) | Tissot PRX Powermatic 80, Boldr, Timex, Borealis, NTH, Glycine, and some awesome custom tool watches from my workbench!
[WTS] Adopt an affordable watch - Feb 2024 edition | 19 pieces - Swiss, Micros, value brands | $65-$485 (8 pieces under $150!) | Tissot PRX Powermatic 80, Boldr, Timex, Borealis, NTH, Glycine, and some awesome custom tool watches from my workbench!
# ----------------- PART 2 -------------------- **37mm SNK Polar Pilot mod w/ sapphire upgrade - $135 -** [**https://imgur.com/a/IQupjUS**](https://imgur.com/a/IQupjUS) – Started with a gently used SNK809 case. Regulated / healthy 7s26c movement. 37 x 44mm case with sandblasted finish and 18mm lugs. Push-pull crown. Crystaltimes domed sapphire crystal upgrade, DLW polar pilot dial and TokeiLab SARG pilot’s handset with custom red-tipped seconds hand. \~11mm thick. Sitting on a brand new single-stitch leather strap with QR bars. Strong Green C3 lume on dial and handset. **Heimdallr “Ocean Monster” Orange - $95 - .** [**https://imgur.com/a/Pc69aR7**](https://imgur.com/a/Pc69aR7) \- Its a chinese-made homage tp the 2nd gen monster SRP309 at a MUCH easier-to-live-with price.. Seiko NH36 movement. Screw-down crown. Sapphire crystal. Really good lume, and nice bezel action. Bracelet is way better than it has any right to be at this price point. Full kit, including all links, box and papers. Buy it for parts, but it to mod, buy it as a great beater - will look amazing on a range of straps. If you’d like - i have an OEM Seiko black Gen 1 monster dial / chapter combo that I can include for an extra $35. **Addiesdive Willard - white oak bark dial - $70 - .** [**https://imgur.com/a/taRsS2u**](https://imgur.com/a/taRsS2u) \- Its a chinese-made 6105 homage. Seiko NH35 movement. Screw-down crown. Sapphire crystal. Surprisingly strong lume throughout, and nice bezel action. Bracelet is way better than it has any right to be at this price point. Full kit, including all links, box and papers. Buy it for parts, but it to mod, buy it as a great beater - will look amazing on a range of straps. Great way to get started with seiko modding, too! **Borealis Adraga - $240 -** [**https://imgur.com/a/l35Kdfs**](https://imgur.com/a/l35Kdfs) – Great take on the rolex explorer from a well established microbrand out of Portugal. High beat Miyota 90S5 movement. Strong BGW0 lume on the dial and handset. Really nicely done jubi bracelet, sapphire crystal, and 300m WR. 39 x 47mm case. About 11.3mm thick. 20mm lug. Screw-down crown. Minor wear on the polished bezel, but only visible at certain angles. Comes with all links, leather carrying case and outer cardboard sleeve. Forget sourcing a Smiths, this is way better, and half the price! **Willard Aqualand mod - $65 - .** [**https://imgur.com/a/bH4G3bA**](https://imgur.com/a/bH4G3bA) \- This build started with a chinese-made 6105 case with a sapphire crystal and ceramic insert. Added an aftermarket dial in the style of the “Poker chip” citizen BN2029-01E. Regulated Seiko NH35 movement. Screw-down crown. 6105-style hands with green lume. Good bezel action. Comes with a gently used barton 20mm canvas strap with QR springbars. Another great starer if you want to try your hand at watch modding! **Timex Q GMT / Batman - $110 - .** [**https://imgur.com/a/MWt1dqO**](https://imgur.com/a/MWt1dqO) \- 38mm case, 18mm lugs. Great vintage-y vibes with the high dome acrylic crystal, hooded lugs, and multi-link bracelet. Swiss quartz GMT movement. About 12.5mm thick to the top of the crystal. Bi-directional friction fit GMT bezel so you can dual-time any zone you want (even the offset ones in india and nepal!). Comes with box, papers, all links. Protective plastic still on the caseback - its in great shape! **SKX173 / 62mas mod - $120 - .** [**https://imgur.com/a/cBgch8t**](https://imgur.com/a/cBgch8t) \- This build started with an aftermarket 40mm 62mas case with a sapphire crystal and ceramic insert. Added a regulated NH36, OEM Seiko SKX173 dial, and a SKX007-style handset I had here. Its a bit vintage, undeniably seiko-y, but also a combo of design elements that seiko never did themselves. The blockier indices and handset feel right at home here - sorta like a skin diver from the mid 60s. Sitting on a brand new 20mm FKM rubber strap with grey stitching for some subtle contrast. Case shows minor wear. **Unimatic / Sinn Sub mod - $140 - .** [**https://imgur.com/a/qBlNi5T**](https://imgur.com/a/qBlNi5T) \- I happened upon this black sub-style dial from Dagaz, and I knew that this had to happen. The dial combined with ladder hands is a bit Unimatic-y, but the black/red/white purposeful high contrast design elements are meant to evoke Sinn’s EZM3. Case is all stainless with a transparent oyster caseback. Ceramic insert. Sapphire crystal. 20mm lugs. Solid link oyster bracelet with a glidelock clasp. Case measures 40 x 47mm, and about 12.5mm thick. Light wear on the case. Bracelet is brand new. Note that the bezel takes a slightly oversized insert. There’s a very small gap between the outer edge of the insert and the bezel itself. You won’t notice it on the wrist, but its there if you’re looking close.