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Hemicube Dial (No Date)

LIMITED EDITION · 200 pieces only. Once this run sells out, this dial is retired for good — never remade.

Hemicube Guilloché Dial. Sandblast Ruthenium. No Date.

True guilloché is engraved on a rose-engine lathe by a handful of master craftsmen, and a single dial can run from roughly a thousand to tens of thousands of dollars — the technique is all but monopolised by luxury houses. We wanted that hand-engraved depth without the hand-engraved price.

So we recreated the look of guilloché: a repeating field of three-dimensional cubes — the hemicube — built from a precision sandblast texture that plays with depth, light and shadow. The illusion of carved geometry, at a fraction of the cost.

No logo, no indices, no numerals. Just a pure, illusionary cube field in cool Ruthenium Silver. This is the closed no-date version — a clean cube face from edge to edge.

A numbered run of 200.
Prefer the exposed-balance look? See the Open Heart Hemicube, or Browse the dials collection .

A guilloché illusion.
A repeating three-dimensional cube field that reads as carved depth — the look of rose-engine guilloché, reproduced in a precision texture rather than hand-engraved.

Sandblast Ruthenium.
A matte, non-reflective sandblast finish in cool Ruthenium Silver. The lack of gloss is the point — the cubes draw their depth from shadow, shifting as light moves across the dial.

A clean, blank face.
No applied or printed indices, no numerals, no logo, no text. The cube pattern is the entire design; your choice of hands does the timekeeping.

Choose your Hemicube dial

Version Layout Movements Run
Hemicube Dial (No Date) — you’re viewing Closed cube face, no date 3 & 4 o’clock NH / 4R / 7S 200 pieces
Hemicube Dial (Open Heart) Open-heart balance aperture NH38 / NH70 / NH71 / NH72 100 pieces

Heads up — a dial is one part of the build

Hands. A dial needs a matching set of hands to tell time. This is a non-lume dial, so it pairs with any set of hands you like — for a night-time glow, choose lumed hands, since the dial itself carries no lume.

Movement. The No Date Hemicube ships with four dial feet and seats on a broad range of 3 o’clock or 4 o’clock calibres — 7S26, 7S36, 4R15, 4R35, 6R15, NE15, NH25, NH26, NH35, NH36, NH38, NH39 — clip the two feet you don’t need. A date or day movement works too; the disc simply hides behind the blank cube face.

Questions, Answered

Everything worth knowing before you build.

Is the Hemicube a real guilloché dial?

No — and we’re upfront about that. True guilloché is cut by hand on a rose-engine lathe, and a single dial can cost anywhere from around a thousand to tens of thousands of dollars, because only a handful of master engravers still do it. The Hemicube reproduces the look of guilloché — a repeating three-dimensional cube field that plays with depth, light and shadow — using a precision sandblast-textured pattern instead. You get the hand-engraved illusion at a tiny fraction of the cost.

What finish and colour is the Hemicube dial?

A sandblast-textured surface in Ruthenium Silver. The sandblast finish is matte and non-reflective, which is exactly what makes the 3D cube pattern read — the depth comes from shadow, not gloss. The ruthenium tone is a cool, gunmetal-leaning silver that shifts subtly as light moves across the cubes.

Does this dial have any markers?

No — it's a fully sterile dial. No applied or printed hour indices, no numerals, no minute track, no logo, and no "Automatic" text — just a clean, uninterrupted surface. Your choice of hands does the timekeeping, and the blank face also makes an ideal base for your own design.

Does this dial have lume?

No — this dial carries no lume. If you want the watch to glow in the dark, pair it with a set of lumed hands; the glow then comes from the hands rather than the dial face.

Which movement does this dial need?

This is a no-date dial, so a no-date caliber is cleanest — the NH38 (the NH70, NH71 and NH72 fit too). It also runs on a date caliber like the NH35 or NH36, and on the wider Seiko/TMI family (7S26, 7S36, 4R15, 4R35, 6R15, NE15, NH25, NH26); the date wheel just turns unseen behind the blank dial. In fact, many modders fit an NH35 or NH36 on purpose to future-proof the build — that way they can later swap to a date or day-date dial without changing the movement. One thing to expect if you do: the crown keeps its date-setting position, so you'll feel it click into that detent when you pull the crown partway out — but with no date window, nothing changes on the dial face.

Will this dial fit my case?

Yes, almost certainly. This is a standard Seiko mod dial — 28.5mm in diameter and 0.4mm thick, the industry-standard size — so it fits most, if not all, Seiko cases. Where a dial is shown with a particular case, that's an aesthetic pairing, not a fitment requirement. If you're unsure, the surest check is to remove your current dial and measure it with a vernier caliper.

Why does the dial have four legs?

The dial ships with four legs so it fits two different crown positions. Seiko movements come in 3 o'clock and 4 o'clock crown layouts, and the dial feet sit in different places for each. Clip off the two legs that don't match your crown position — two stay, two go.

How do I fit this to a 3 or 4 o'clock crown movement?

Remove the two legs that don't match your movement's crown position by clipping or gently twisting them off, then seat the dial as normal — two legs stay, two go. Alternatively, set the movement's crown to the 3 o'clock or 4 o'clock position, superimpose the dial on top, and see how the feet line up — whichever way it aligns, note which two legs need cutting and proceed from there. See the How To Mod tab for the full fitting walkthrough.

Does this dial work with a normal or an ultra thin chapter ring?

Both our normal and ultra thin chapter rings fit this dial. Where a dial has applied (raised) indices, they sit within the clearance of either ring — so the choice is purely about looks: the ultra thin chapter ring sits low and discreet, while the normal sits a little more pronounced. Pick whichever suits your style.

Is this a limited edition / will it be restocked?

Yes, it's a limited edition, and it won't be restocked. Once the run sells out it's retired for good. The edition size is shown on the product page.

Are hands included with this dial?

No — dials and hands are sold separately. This listing is for the dial only; choose a matching handset to complete the build. If your dial is lumed, pairing it with lumed hands in the same lume type keeps the whole face glowing together.