I have a SKX that I'd like to mod for purely cosmetic reasons. One of these mods includes a c-thru caseback from Yobokies. However I feel like modding would ruin the Diver's 200M rating.
I don't dive but I do take my SKX swimming, and it's good to know that you have a beastly watch that can handle 200M sitting in your desk somewhere. Modding it would take away these properties.
My question to the dive watch subforum is...would you take the "dive" out of your diving watch?
I don't dive, so losing some of the WR wouldn't be a deal breaker for me if the mod was worth doing. That being said, I do like knowing if a watch has been modded if I'm purchasing used. You could also have the piece pressure tested after the mod to verify the WR, no?
Originals always gets more valuable overtime. With the spate of modifications nowadays, unmoded models shall be gone even if they are produced by the millions.
Modding is fine as long as you ensure it remains water proof for diving by pressure testing.
I ruined this SKX009 (modded) by diving to 30m in the Solomon Islands without having a pressure test done which would have discovered the issues with the modded crown!
I have a SKX that I'd like to mod for purely cosmetic reasons. One of these mods includes a c-thru caseback from Yobokies. However I feel like modding would ruin the Diver's 200M rating.
I don't dive but I do take my SKX swimming, and it's good to know that you have a beastly watch that can handle 200M sitting in your desk somewhere. Modding it would take away these properties.
My question to the dive watch subforum is...would you take the "dive" out of your diving watch?
Do the mods you have planned, but leave out the exhibition case back. The 7S26 is a basic workhorse movement that's not really worth looking at. Do the other mods and then get it pressure tested.
But if the see through case back is important to you, I'm sure the watch will still be swim capable.
Part of the fun of owning an skx diver is modding it. I say go nuts! I have been dying to do a PMMM based off a 171 but havent had the time to do it. Let us know how it goes.
Great question! I would think that most potential leaks would come from the crown/stem aperture, rather than a crystal/case seal - but I'm far from an expert. I tend to agree with the ' Go for it' mindset. Show us how it tuned out!
I have 2 modded watches and they are my favorites. My #1 fav is my skx Black bay mod just like the one above. Mod your watch and get it just the way you want it.
Not to mod. I am a SCUBA diver and I picked my SKX007 for the purpose. I am far from a pressure testing equipment so I leave my watch as it is so as not compromise its dive rating, however you may consider its rubber strap alteration an exception to the rule:
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