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Pilot Hands - BGW9 - Polished Black *IMPROVED*

The Pilot Handset. Broad & Legible. Polished Black.

The pilot handset is built for instant legibility — broad, confident hour and minute hands with a clean second hand, the layout that made flieger-style watches readable at a glance. In a polished black finish, it carries that tool-watch clarity into a dressed-up build.

These are filled with Swiss Super-LumiNova® BGW9, so the time stays readable in the dark as well as the light. This is the improved version, with multiple layers of BGW9 for a noticeably brighter, longer-reading glow.

Legibility is the whole point.
A pilot handset earns its place by being easy to read — broad strokes, strong contrast, lume that holds through the night.

Broad, confident profile.
Wide hour and minute hands with a balanced second hand — the flieger layout that reads instantly against busy or minimal dials.

BGW9 Swiss lume.
Filled with 100% Swiss Super-LumiNova® BGW9 — a cool blue glow at night, cream-white by day. Built up in multiple layers on this improved version for a brighter charge.

Heads up — hands are one part of the build

Dial. Hands are paired with a dial. Browse the BGW9 dial collection to find your match.

Movement. Hands press onto the movement's pinions — check the fit list in the Specs tab against your caliber before ordering.

  • Dimensions

    1. Hand Length — H / M / S 8.5mm / 12.5mm / 12.5mm
    2. Pinion Size — H / M / S Hour 1.50mm, minute 0.88mm, second 0.198mm

    Materials & Finish

    1. Quality Swiss Production Quality, ISO 9001 Certified
    2. Surface Finish Polished
    3. Colour Black
    4. Style Pilot hour, minute and second hands

    Compatibility

    1. Fit Movements 7S26, 7S36, 4R15, 4R35, 4R36, 6R15, NE15, NH25, NH26, NH34, NH35, NH36, NH37, NH38, NH39, NH70, NH71, NH72

    Lume

    1. Lume Type 100% Swiss Made Super-LumiNova® BGW9 Grade A — multilayer application for brighter lume
    2. Lume Colour Blue (in the night), White (in the day)
    3. Lume Duration Up to 8 hours depending on charge
  • 1x Watch Hands Set — Hour, Minute and Second

    All photos of watches with modification parts are for illustration purposes only and are not included with the hands purchase.

  • Recommended mods with:

    1. BGW9 Dial Collection
    1. A Complete Guide On How To Mod Your SEIKO Watch Dial And Hands (Photos & Video)
    2. Seiko Modding: The Complete Build Guide (2026)

Questions, Answered

Everything worth knowing before you build.

Will these hands fit my movement?

Check the Fit Movements list in the Specs tab against your caliber. The handset fits a wide range of Seiko movements — including 7S, 4R, 6R, NE and NH families — because they share a common pinion pattern. If your caliber is on the list, these hands fit.

What are the pinion sizes?

Hour 1.50mm, minute 0.88mm, second 0.198mm. The pinion is the hole at the base of each hand that presses onto the movement — these dimensions match the standard Seiko pinion pattern shared across the calibers in the fit list.

Can I use these on a GMT (NH34) build?

The hour, minute and second hands fit the NH34. A GMT build also needs a separate GMT hand, which is not included in this set.

Do the hands come with lume?

Yes — these hands are filled with 100% Swiss Super-LumiNova® BGW9 Grade A, for a long-lasting blue glow at night, with a clean metal finish for daytime wear.