Test3 Stealth Watches: How to Build an All-Black Seiko Mod

The release of the SKX007 was truly a blessing to watch fans all over the world, giving birth to Seiko modding, and allowing many of us to create our own perfect watch. Seiko’s second biggest gift to us is arguably their release of the SSK001, SSK003, and SSK005 back in 2022. When it dropped, Seiko fans wondered how good it would look on their wrist, while Seiko modders wondered what they could add, subtract, or upgrade on it to make it look even better.

 Make no mistake, the original SSK trio was already great when it was launched, but modding is all about taking something great and making it even better (or making another project watch better). Thankfully, modders did not have to use a perfectly good SSK and gut it just for its 4R34 GMT movement, since the unbranded NH34 movement was released alongside it for the use of microbrands and watch modders. The new NH34 was every bit as reliable as the NH35, which by then was already known as THE workhorse movement to use for Seiko mods. It has the same diameter, same 24-jewel construction, and only a slight bump in thickness as it crams a whole new complication. It’s what’s called a “caller” or “office” GMT and not a true travel GMT, but for the price, it was a game-changer.