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Shirakaba White Birch Tree Dial (Day Date)

LIMITED EDITION · 300 pieces only. Once this run sells out, this dial is retired for good — never remade.

Shirakaba White Birch Tree Dial. Applied Silver Indices. Day Date.

Shirakaba (白樺) is Japanese for white birch. A silver dial worked with the fine, bark-like texture of a birch trunk — quiet, organic, and unmistakably crafted.

Finished in a silver white-birch texture and dressed with mirror-polished silver applied indices and minute markers — a non-lume dress dial that rewards a close look.

Part of the Shirakaba White Birch Tree family.
Limited to a single run and never restocked — once it sells out, it is retired for good. Browse the dials collection .

White-birch texture.
A silver surface worked to echo the fine grain of birch bark — organic lines that shift with the light. Photos flatten it; in the metal it has real depth.

Applied silver indices.
Mirror-polished silver hour indices and minute markers, individually applied — a dress finish with genuine relief, not flat print.

Choose your Shirakaba White Birch Tree dial

Variant Complication Movement Notes
Shirakaba White Birch Tree Dial (No Date) No Date NH38 (NH70 / NH71 / NH72 also fit) Clean no-date face
Shirakaba White Birch Tree Dial (Date) Date NH35 (NH36 also fits) Date window at 3 o'clock
Shirakaba White Birch Tree Dial (Day Date) — you're viewing Day Date NH36 Day + date at 3 o'clock
Shirakaba White Birch Tree Dial (Open Heart) Open Heart NH38 only Open-heart aperture; 2 legs; 3 o'clock crown

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 dress dial, so pair it with a set of polished dress hands — no lumed hands needed here.

Movement. This Day Date dial needs the Seiko NH36 (day + date).

Handle the minute markers with care

The minute markers are individually applied and extremely small, with a correspondingly tiny adhesive footprint — they can shift or lift if touched. Handle the dial by its edges and never press the marker surface. The logo and "Automatic" text are firmly applied and do not lift in normal handling. Because of this delicacy, this dial is best suited to experienced modders and professional watchmakers.

Questions, Answered

Everything worth knowing before you build.

Will this dial fit my case?

Yes, almost certainly. This is a standard 28.5mm dial — the industry-standard size for Seiko mod builds. It fits any case designed for a 28.5mm dial, whether that's a Bauhaus 33, an SKX013, or another aftermarket case. The matched case shown with a dial is an aesthetic pairing, not a fitment requirement.

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 it to a 3 o'clock or a 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. See the How To Mod tab for the full fitting walkthrough.

Does this dial have lume?

No — this version's indices are mirror-polished silver and are not lumed.

Is this a limited edition — will it be restocked?

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

Are the markers printed or applied?

Applied. The hour indices and minute markers are individually applied, mirror-polished silver — raised metal on the silver white-birch texture, not flat print. The relief is what gives this dress dial its depth.

Will the markers come off if I touch them?

The minute markers can. They are individually applied and extremely small, with a correspondingly tiny adhesive footprint, so they can shift or lift if touched — handle the dial by its edges and never press the marker surface. The logo and "Automatic" text are firmly applied and do not lift in normal handling. Because of this delicacy, this dial is best suited to experienced modders and professional watchmakers.

Which movement do I need?

This is a day-date dial, so it needs the Seiko NH36 — the caliber that drives both the day and the date. An NH35 gives you the date but not the day, so it won't populate the day window.