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The Black Ninjia Turtle hit the streets I think three years ago as a special limited edition and I fell instantly in love with it.
But, I didn't get one...
The edition was sold out fast as hell and soon the prices rocketed in the 2nd hand market.
The watch now commands up to triple amount of the original price; quite steep, I'd say...

So, I was thrilled when upon recommendation of [mention]ASCIWhite[/mention] I browsed the pages of "dialmaker-in-China" at Aliexpress and found the Black Ninja Dial as a 50 layer C3 lume homage. It became even more interesting when I spotted an excellent quality 1:1 black PVD Turtle case and corresponding hands @ Namoki's.

Now, I was all set to correct the missed opportunity of the past

Ingredients:
Dial: Dialmaker-in-China
Case, bezel, ceramic bezel insert, CB, hands: Namoki
NH35 movement: Aliexpress
Strap: Original Turtle strap for my gen SRP777 Turtle

On to the pics.
Perhaps you are up to a small competition and try to spot the differences to the gen version































And of course, a lume shot.
Mind, the watch was one was illuminated with normal light only prior to the shot and not with a UV torch







Thanks for looking.

Wow, killer build. I started looking, hoping for a price...

Yeah...., fantastic watch.

What a sneaky beast! The fat lume is something else. You clearly un-missed that opportunity now



edit: this is not a solid bar of Ti-Mascus you used as a stand there, right?

it took my first seiko SKX007 build to discover and appreciate all the various parts and mods that are out there ... I was blown away

yes ... what is that bar?

Phaedros wrote: ↑March 12th, 2021, 5:09 pm
edit: this is not a solid bar of Ti-Mascus you used as a stand there, right?

Damn that's some thick lume! Good looking watch you built there

That's a beautiful piece and awesome lume!

Now you make me wanna have one.

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Thanks for your kind words and encouragement.

Yes, the bar.
The bar is actually a case for Japanese chopsticks.
It is made from wood, as are the chopsticks, and covered with many layers of differently colored lacquer.
I found it way back when living in Japan on a flea market in Sendai or Tokyo, can't really remember.

Oooooooh that`s absolutely delicious!!

Cheers
The dials of this guy are really awesome!