The dial mod I promised Rdunae R2X

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  • Опубликовано: 5 фев 2025
  • A video of the Rdunae R2X dial swap as promised. Honestly, I'm very happy with how it turned out! Can't wait for the white lumed hands and straps to come in!
    Rdunae R2X - Seikosis Dial mod
    For any questions regarding anything that's in the video, please leave me a comment

Комментарии • 43

  • @Bama_Law
    @Bama_Law 11 месяцев назад +1

    i liked how you edited this vid. skipping sanding is always a good idea...lmao i honestly doint know why more people dont cut out simople sanding....subbed

    • @zikandesu
      @zikandesu  11 месяцев назад

      Hi Christopher! Thanks a lot for subscribing! Never in my life would I have expected anyone to praise me for skipping the sanding part LOL! Yeah, it's not much to look at and just the sound of the diamond file against the dial.... eek!

  • @-Medici
    @-Medici 11 месяцев назад +3

    Awesome! Think, I'll do exactly the same. I bought a Turtle and contemplated also getting a Willard - But building one instead will be a fun project.

    • @zikandesu
      @zikandesu  11 месяцев назад +2

      That's great! Yeah it's definitely fun!! Good luck with your project!! :D

  • @andreabrizi8061
    @andreabrizi8061 3 месяца назад

    Thanks to this beautiful review I decided to buy the R2X.
    Congratulations

  • @Othusdragonreviews
    @Othusdragonreviews 8 месяцев назад +1

    looks as good as it gets

    • @zikandesu
      @zikandesu  8 месяцев назад

      thanks so much!

  • @Little_Britain74
    @Little_Britain74 10 месяцев назад +2

    How far is the lume off the original hands with the sekosis dial?

    • @zikandesu
      @zikandesu  10 месяцев назад +1

      It's not too far off i think. It's almost exactly as you see in it in my video.

    • @Little_Britain74
      @Little_Britain74 10 месяцев назад +1

      @@zikandesu is it worth ordering replacement hands? i did't think the Rdunae's version was that far off?

    • @zikandesu
      @zikandesu  10 месяцев назад +1

      @@Little_Britain74 After going through 2 set of hands (WR and Seikosis), it became apparent to me that the lume on the Rdunae hands are close enough with the lume on the seikosis dial. You're right, it's not that far off.

  • @80sVHS
    @80sVHS 10 месяцев назад +2

    Yes you did it!

  • @ronin7106
    @ronin7106 9 месяцев назад

    Outstanding!

  • @CarJacka
    @CarJacka 11 месяцев назад +2

    Are you going to brush the logo?
    R2 and R2X are amazing watches, I've got them along with the modern Seiko reinterpretions but those classic designs are just so perfect, clone or not I wear them with pride and avoid the risk of really banging up or losing a £1000+ Seiko.

    • @zikandesu
      @zikandesu  11 месяцев назад +1

      Hey Jack! I'm going to leave the logo as is because 1. I don't have the guts / confidence / skills to do any mod on that dial 😂 2. The logo on it is sort of matte and looks ok as is for me! I absolutely agree about the R2X! I'm waiting for them to restock the R2 on the platform that I usually buy it from but yeah! R2 looks killer as well! I've been wearing the R2X and, like you mentioned, it's really nice to wear it without having to worry about getting it banged up! That classic look is awesome!

  • @nosheeatzooo
    @nosheeatzooo 11 месяцев назад +1

    Awesome , if you don’t mind me asking , do you have a link to the dial, hands and those straps? Awesome job!!

    • @zikandesu
      @zikandesu  11 месяцев назад +3

      Thanks! No I don't mind it at all! This is the watch with the strap - you can search for rdunae R2X on aliexpress.com (i'm not sure why the link for the product page doesn't work..) / dial - tinyurl.com/24ma9cyt / The hands are also from the original watch. I'm replacing it with another one. If everything looks good I'll post a video about it!

  • @80sVHS
    @80sVHS 9 месяцев назад +1

    I wana do it too now XD
    I had Willard homage from Steeldive. Sold it recently. Liked it in general but wanted that extra touch of OG. And i knew Rdunae is doing it way way better. I'm thinking to get either their version of Willard or homage of Tornek Rayville, which i also love. Guess I'll grab them both eventually XD

    • @zikandesu
      @zikandesu  9 месяцев назад +2

      Hahaha i heard that the next version of rdunae r2x is going to be even closer to the original 6105-8110! Might be a good idea to wait for that version to be available! Yeah it’s a lot of fun!!!!

    • @80sVHS
      @80sVHS 9 месяцев назад +1

      @@zikandesu ooooooooooohhhh , i haven't heard anything about it, intresting. btw regular black model is sold out iirc?

    • @zikandesu
      @zikandesu  9 месяцев назад +1

      @@80sVHS yeah i think so! I've asked them again last week and they said there's been a delay in restocking. They originally said end of march ~ beginning of april so I'm hoping they'll restock not too long from now. *fingers crossed

  • @c..7532
    @c..7532 10 месяцев назад +2

    Would you be willing to sell a Rdunae R2 with the Seiko mod dial? If not, do you have a moding kit you recommend? I am thinking of getting into moding just to add that Seiko dial.

    • @zikandesu
      @zikandesu  10 месяцев назад +1

      Hi! I'm so sorry I'm not a professional and don't have the guts to have one built and sent over. However, if you're interested in doing a mod yourself, I could share with you all the tools and parts that I use. If you're still interested, please hit me up on zikanwatch@gmail.com!

    • @ronin7106
      @ronin7106 9 месяцев назад

      Im planning to replicate what @zikan did and would really need a lot of guidance on how to proceed. A modding kit together with some guidance and direction in sourcing parts and other stuff for the build in needed. However, the thought of buying a modded one (Rdunae R2 with the Seiko mod dial) did cross my mind. The cost vs. benefit of building one not too mention errors and "accidents" through the modding process is indeed there.

  • @sukhjitsingh6288
    @sukhjitsingh6288 4 месяца назад

    Did you make another video on this ?

  • @renatocastelo48
    @renatocastelo48 11 месяцев назад +2

    Hi Zikan, was it necessary to remove the metal legs from the new dial? Seikosis sells the 3.8 and 4.2 crown dials and I would imagine that the R2X has the 4.2 crown but maybe I'm wrong

    • @zikandesu
      @zikandesu  11 месяцев назад +2

      Hi Renato!! The R2X has a 4 o'clock crown position so it's slightly off in terms of alignment. I'm not sure if there's a way to fit it without cutting the feet off. :( Thanks for asking!!!!

    • @renatocastelo48
      @renatocastelo48 11 месяцев назад +3

      @zikandesu Thanks for responding! Ok, good to know. Preparing to do my own mod shortly 👍

    • @zikandesu
      @zikandesu  11 месяцев назад

      @@renatocastelo48 Awesome! Best of luck!!!!

  • @blizzwing45
    @blizzwing45 11 месяцев назад +1

    I've been looking all over the Internet for someone who documented swapping a Seiko dial onto an AliExpress watch, can you make one for an skx?

    • @zikandesu
      @zikandesu  11 месяцев назад

      Hi! Thanks so much for commenting! I don't have any plans to do a SKX mod at the moment. However, if you're looking into doing a dial swap on an AliExpress watch, it's very straight-forward as long as you choose the right dial for the movement / case / crown position.

    • @blizzwing45
      @blizzwing45 11 месяцев назад +1

      @@zikandesu in your experience, with nh35 AliExpress skx homage watches, are most of them using the standard 28.5mm dial? And are the chapter rings also sized for those dials?

    • @zikandesu
      @zikandesu  11 месяцев назад +1

      I've never bought a SKX homage from AliExpress so I'm not 100% sure but I think it's ok to assume that a lot of them use the 28.5mm dial. A lot of them specify supported dial size on the product page. I would guess that the chapter ring is also sized accordingly. One thing you might want to keep in mind is that there are a lot of shops/seller, selling almost identical products while the dimensions may vary between shops. you are better off asking the shop directly and I'm sure they'll be willing to give you all the necessary info. Good luck with your build! @@blizzwing45

  • @7rslender
    @7rslender 11 месяцев назад +1

    Thanks a lot for posting. Looks very cool. Too bad the lume is not on the same level as on the original dial.

    • @zikandesu
      @zikandesu  11 месяцев назад

      my pleasure! yeah, the lume on the original dial is really pretty good!

  • @alvininuk7492
    @alvininuk7492 11 месяцев назад

    is it a brushed logo now on seikosis dial?

    • @zikandesu
      @zikandesu  11 месяцев назад

      Hey Alvin! I haven't looked at it with my loupe (and my eyes are sort of old and failing) but from what I can see I don't think it's brushed. But it's definitely matte and doesn't really reflect light like a polished logo. I'll have a look at it next time I'm at my workshop and let you know!

    • @alvininuk7492
      @alvininuk7492 11 месяцев назад

      @@zikandesu thank you , cause the only thing stop me from doing the same build is the polished logo

    • @zikandesu
      @zikandesu  11 месяцев назад +1

      Hi Alvin! I'm sorry for taking my sweet time. I took a picture of the logo zoomed in with the loupe. Sorry for the bad picture quality. I think you can see and I can say for certain that it's not brushed, but it's matte finish! imgur.com/gallery/m6kTTX6

  • @BusinessMango0
    @BusinessMango0 9 месяцев назад +1

    Where do you get the dial adhesive strips?

    • @zikandesu
      @zikandesu  9 месяцев назад

      Hi Nick! I basically just use the double sided tape I got from aliexpress. Here's the link to what I used: www.aliexpress.com/i/32926162892.html hope this helps!

  • @fabioricci-effeerreworld
    @fabioricci-effeerreworld 11 месяцев назад +1

    where we can buy the quadrant with the "seiko automatic" written on it? thanks in advance. i hope you the best

    • @zikandesu
      @zikandesu  11 месяцев назад

      Hi Fabio! Thanks for asking! I bought mine from Seikosis tinyurl.com/4t24s2wy . However, please note that the dial feet is for 4.2o''clock crown position. Good luck 👍🏻