{"title":"Speedmaster Mods","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"rv-collection-intro\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eOur speedmaster-style chronograph seiko mods are motorsport chronograph watches built around a Seiko VK63 meca-quartz chronograph movement (a hybrid, not a full automatic - we always say so), wearing the stepped tachymeter bezel and utilitarian moon-watch legibility. Every one carries a sapphire crystal, a 5 ATM (50m) everyday water rating (splash and rain, not swimming or diving), and a 1-year warranty. Made to order, with free worldwide shipping, from A$289. Made to be looked at twice.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe racing chronograph, reimagined. The \u003cstrong\u003eSeiko Speedmaster mod\u003c\/strong\u003e brings the tri-sub-dial motorsport dial to a dependable quartz chronograph movement and sapphire crystal.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBuilt to order with free Australian shipping. Independent and independent. Not a copy. A choice.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"rv-related-guides\"\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eGuides for this collection\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/blogs\/news\/daytona-speedmaster-chronograph-seiko-mods-meca-quartz-vs\"\u003eChronograph mods: meca-quartz vs automatic\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/blogs\/news\/best-seiko-mod-watches-in-australia-an-honest\"\u003eBest Seiko mod watches in Australia\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/blogs\/news\/homage-vs-replica-vs-fake-what-a-seiko\"\u003eHomage vs replica vs fake\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"rv-collection-faq\"\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eFrequently asked questions\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eIs a Speedmaster mod a real watch?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYes. Each one runs a Seiko VK63 meca-quartz chronograph movement (a hybrid, not a full automatic - we always say so). The chronograph module is mechanical while a battery keeps the time - we label it meca-quartz, never automatic.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eCan I swim or dive with it?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNo. Every Rosevari watch is rated 5 ATM (50m): fine for splashes, rain and everyday wear, but not for swimming, showering or diving. The look is a style tribute, not a dive rating.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eIs this an original watch?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYes. Every watch is an original Rosevari build: a genuine Japanese automatic movement in a case and dial style that pays homage to the classics. Every watch is sold openly as a Rosevari custom build, never as the genuine article, and we disclose every part we use.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eHow much does it cost and how long does it take?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBuilds start from A$289 and are made to order, with free worldwide shipping.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cscript type=\"application\/ld+json\"\u003e{\"@context\": \"https:\/\/schema.org\", \"@type\": \"FAQPage\", \"mainEntity\": [{\"@type\": \"Question\", \"name\": \"Is a Speedmaster mod a real watch?\", \"acceptedAnswer\": {\"@type\": \"Answer\", \"text\": \"Yes. Each one runs a Seiko VK63 meca-quartz chronograph movement (a hybrid, not a full automatic - we always say so). 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It is the layout people stand and look at behind jeweller's glass then walk out and keep thinking about.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eOn your wrist it is a much easier thing than that. The blue rubber strap sits flat and light, the white face reads at a glance in any light, and the sub-dials give it the busy, purposeful look a plain dial never has. Someone leans in over lunch and asks what it is. You say it is a chronograph and leave it there.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eA stopwatch that actually snaps back\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eUnder the dial is the Seiko VK63 meca-quartz chronograph. Quartz handles the timekeeping, so it is set-and-forget accurate and asks nothing of you. The stopwatch is a mechanical chronograph module: press the top pusher and the hand sweeps cleanly, press the lower one and it snaps straight back to zero. There is a date display, and the whole watch runs for years on one battery.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eA sapphire crystal sits over the front and shrugs off keys, door frames and desk corners. The white dial is what keeps the blue registers legible rather than merely decorative.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eMovement\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eSeiko VK63 meca-quartz chronograph, date display, battery powered\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eDial\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWhite with blue sub-dials\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBezel\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBlue\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eStrap\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBlue rubber\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eCrystal\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eSapphire\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWater rating\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e5 ATM\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eWhat this price actually buys\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe watch this design echoes sells for more than fifty times this price, and a routine service on it costs more than this entire watch. Here, one price buys the whole thing: a genuine Seiko meca-quartz chronograph module under sapphire, built to order for you. Nobody needs to know what it cost. That part is yours.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eOrder yours and start your build. You will get photos of your finished watch before it ships. Then you will get the watch.\u003c\/p\u003e\n","brand":"Rosevari Watches","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42782242668610,"sku":"RV-YACHT-BLUE","price":349.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0585\/5107\/4882\/files\/seikmaster-blue.png?v=1786278364"},{"product_id":"seikspeed-snooby","title":"Speedmaster (Blue Panda) | VK63 Custom Chrono Mod Watch","description":"\u003cp\u003eA racing dial, stripped back to white.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWhite face, tachymeter bezel, rubber strap. This is the chronograph shape that went to work in the sixties and never needed redesigning: sub-dials for the stopwatch, a scale on the bezel for speed, and nothing on the dial that is not doing a job.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWhite is what makes it wearable now. It reads instantly in any light, it looks right with a navy jacket and equally right with nothing on your arms at all, and it photographs better than any other dial colour. It is the watch that turns an ordinary weekday into one where you keep glancing at your wrist for no reason.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eYears on a battery, seconds on demand\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe Seiko VK63 meca-quartz chronograph is underneath. Quartz handles the timekeeping, so accuracy is set-and-forget and the watch runs for years on one battery. The stopwatch runs on a mechanical chronograph module, which is why the hand sweeps crisply when you start it and snaps back to zero the instant you reset. 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