Damasko/Sinn looks on a small budget

[ImDesigner]

I've looked at Sinn and Damasko watches lovingly over the last few days but my budget won’t allow for one for at least a year or two.

Is there such a watch that encompasses the looks (and to a certain extent, quality) of these two fantastic watch makers on a small budget of around £150? For that price I'm not expecting wonderful build quality but something to the level of my Seiko Monster would be nice.

[TKF]

$76 delivered

[ImDesigner]

Thanks for the suggestion.

Apart from the face, that particular watch bears little resemblance to the DA46 I posted above IMO. It's not just the face I'm looking for, but the bead blasted metal case and bezel. I think it’s the bezel that really makes the above Damasko.

[sneijder]

I think you might be a bit limited if you are insisting on a divers style rotating bezel with an aviator face.

Seiko did make a very Sinn esque model though. Have a trawl through the Seiko Divers section on Creations website.

[ImDesigner]

sneijder said:

I think you might be a bit limited if you are insisting on a divers style rotating bezel with an aviator face.

I'm sure I am. In the real world I'd just have to go ahead and get the DA46 but I can't

I'm not adverse to modifying a watch to achieve a similar look if someone can advise how to do so, on a good base watch to start with?

[ImDesigner]

Are you referring to this Seiko?

http://www.creationwatches.com/products/seiko-dive...

If so it has a nice face a bezel but looks a bit too bulky to carry off the look IMO.

[sneijder]

Yes, that was the one.

Have you had a look at Yobokies Photobucket account ? He modifies Seikos with aviator dials. Don't know if a modded 007 would be too chunky ?

[AlexC1981]

What about this? Seiko 7S26 modification.

http://www.pmwf.com/Phorum/read.php?10,240638,2406...

This particular watch is sold, but he has listed the parts he used.

[ImDesigner]

sneijder said:

Yes, that was the one.

Have you had a look at Yobokies Photobucket account ? He modifies Seikos with aviator dials. Don't know if a modded 007 would be too chunky ?

If it's the account I'm thinking of, the yes. I'll have another look over it

I think the face will be the easy part to get right, but the bezel is key. I heard you can fit a particular Rolex bezel to some Seikos. Can this be done with a Damasko bezel?

Edited by ImDesigner on Friday 1st April 15:30

[CardShark]

Here's my modded Seiko based on an SKXA 053 which I'm pretty sure has the same case/bezel/crown/movement as 007s and 009s. Not quite the look of a Sinn face wise but that can be done - have a look a Yobokies, 10watches and Motorcity Watches for a huge selection of faces, hands, bezels, crystals etc, mostly for 007/009 Seikos. I've just ordered a whole load of bits to transform my 009 (unless I get a head on it's own soon), you can pretty much make up any look you want.