i wrote a review of this after i had Duarte Mendonca construct it,
here it is:

Well, here it is, a Miyota-Powered, slim-cased "SKX" that has no Seiko
parts whatsoever. My problems with SKX have always been their chunkiness,
they always seemed to parallel the classic '57 Chevy in their chunky ways.
well, this one is 42.5mm wide x 46.4mm lug-to-lug x 11.6mm thick, and it's
that last number that really does it for me, the case has some deep under-cuts,
and using the slim caseback and slim bezel, it just really sits low and flatly on
the wrist. I bought a straight end jubilee for it which i need to get bead-blasted
now, but i temporarily have it on sharkmesh, and it is behaving perfectly on the
wrist. my real test of whether or not this is happening is shuffling and dealing
a deck of cards, no corner-turning with this one.

I think what "SKX" means here is SKX compatible with SKX mod parts, be that
bezels or inserts or crowns or crystals. The only limitation i really see here is on
dials, though there are lots of Seiko date only dials that would be compatible
with one of the Miyota movements offered. When i decided to go no day/no date,
i was reaching for a certain kind of purity, and that always limits your options.
To me, that's often welcome.

The movement i chose is a no day/date, the other option would be a date
only. so at this point it's not possible to integrate an SKX dial into this,
and that would have been my first inclination, an 007, an 011, or an A35.
since it was an all non-Seiko deal, i went with a knurled bezel and crown,
because i like them, and because i feel they really go with the slim feeling.
So i decided on a Tokeilab sunburst black dial, and Namoki hands. The dial
is lumed with BGW9, the hands with C3, because i feel the hands are
pointing more to the Scandi-One derived bezel insert ( for some reason,
Scandi-One has quit making these, so you need to go after-market-after-market
on this one.) The lume pip is C3 as well, so the hands and pip sort of pop
forward together, while the dial indices recede. I do love these dials, there's
not much i could think of that would improve them. speaking of which,
that seconds hand is lumed, i am curious to see how long the lume lives.
We'll see tonight ( unless i sleep straight through the whole night.
ya never know.)

lume preview, is, hot damn! it lights up!

When you look at those side views, you know this is not a standard SKX.
I love carving these cases, with this one, i gave it hints of musculature,
went a bit more biomorphic than i usually do, especially where the lugs flare,
near the end. it's pretty subtle, as it's on the case underside, but it makes it
feel more alive, to me. i used this prototype Lola from 1958 as inspiration
for the carving:

So, i think i may have a keeper here. i may do another, maybe one with a date,
i was thinking of that swirling, metallic mini-turtle zimbe dial in yellow, those are
available as dials alone every now and then, and that would be a wild watch.
but i like this understated one as a first effort.

if i add up the parts list, it comes to $401, which did not include Duarte's
labor, or the bead blasting. i know all about losing money modding watches,
but this is a really special one. I am asking $300 head only, i'll find something
that works with it, or we could add a bracelet in for cost, i currently have it
on a nice Uncle Seiko for $69...And, feel free to make your own best
reasonable offer, i'll consider all, and i'll consider keeping it

Thanks to TheWatchSite, Thanks Duarte, Thanks for looking, feel free
to write to me at TheWatchSite or at [email protected]