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Pilot Hands - BGW9 - Polished Blue

Name: Pilot Hands - BGW9 - Polished Blue
Brand: Lucius Atelier
SKU: Pil Blue.BGW9S (v1-Discontinued)
Price: 45.0 SGD
Availability: OutOfStock
Rating: 4.9 (30 reviews)

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The Pilot Handset. Broad & Legible. Polished Blue.

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 blue 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.

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.

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.

Specs
What's Included
Recommended
How To Mod

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 Blue
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
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)

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.

These polished blue pilot watch hands receive high praise for their "rich blue" metallic finish and excellent craftsmanship. Customers said the quality is superb with BGW9 lume that "looks amazing." The hands fit perfectly on various Seiko models and reach minute indices properly for great legibility. Some note installation can be challenging and lume duration is shorter than expected.

The hands look amazing, I especially like the lume on the seconds hand.
High quality and fitted my Seiko SNK809 perfectly.
Superb quality and craftsmanship!

5 stars: 28 (93%)
4 stars: 1 (3%)
3 stars: 1 (3%)
2 stars: 0 (0%)
1 star: 0 (0%)

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Using this mod part for: SNK809

Pilot Hands - BGW9 - Polished Blue

Very nice hands!

Using this mod part for: aftermarket case

Blue Pilot Hands

As always, great stuff from Lucius Atelier. These hands are no exception. Great look, strong lume, perfect for my pilot build

Using this mod part for: DIY watch club

Excellent hands

My first mod project. Purchased and received watch hands on time... it turned out excellent. Thanks Adriel.

Using this mod part for: SRPD with 4R36 movement installed in SKX007 black out case with screw down crown

Pilot Hands BGW9 polished blue improved version

Beautiful blue coloured hands that sparkles when it catches the light is a delightful upgrade giving the watch a touch of colour. Not listed but fits perfectly on the 4R36 movement of my SRPD. I used a lightning aftermarket second hand though.

Using this mod part for: Explorer case

Very beautiful hands

Using this mod part for: 39 Lucius Atelier Explorer Case

Thanks for the Build..

Nearly went for the Mercedes hands but I'm glad I chose these...

Using this mod part for: SKX007

Pilot Diver

My first Mod using Pilot Dial and Hands, from Lucius Atelier, on an old SKX. Very happy with the result. The items were great quality and packaged with care. Will come again!

Using this mod part for: SNK361

Pilot Hands

I was really impressed by how these hands shone in the light. They have a deep blue in low light but shine brilliantly in the sun. I paired them with the Stardust dial and they couldn’t have matched any better.

Using this mod part for: SRP Turtle

Nice Blue Hands

My first time at a watch build, love the hand choices that Atelier has to offer.

Using this mod part for: SKX013

Hands of blue, two by two

The hands look amazing, I especially like the lume on the seconds hand. They are a perfect fit, high quality, and great all around

Using this mod part for: Seiko 5 SNXS7 with a SKX009 dial and BGW9 Polished Blue Pilot Hands

Beautiful hands, even if they didn't work for me initially.

I originally bought these for a SKX011 build with silver dial and chapter ring, as well as a blue bezel insert (Pic included for reference). After installing them onto the dial and into the watch it became apparent the second hand was near unreadable. So that idea was scrapped, before i even installed chapter ring and insert! LOL So i had this old dark matte blue SKX009 dial laying around as well as a spare 7s26 and a Seiko 5 SNXS73 case. I absolutely love it! Looks best IRL, but added a few pics for your consideration. The quality of these is excellent and the blue lume, although not as bright as green does last quite a while. Can see them glowing away whilst bedside. Although not heat blued, they glow with an amazing radiance. Even if the dial is washed out with glare (no AR), the hands glow with a shimmering brilliance that makes them easy to read. I think its a keeper, and a little different as well.

Using this mod part for: SKX007

Great hands!

Great quality of hands, beautiful BGW9 lum.

Thank you very much Tyler! =)

Using this mod part for: Aftermarket but skx sizes

Beautiful hands

I bought these for a build with a meteorite dial, the hands are stunning, they are not true “ blued” steel though as finishing is only on the front of the hands but I’m being very picky here, would definitely recommend though

Pilot Hands - BGW9 - Polished Blue

It's beautiful

Excellent blued finish

This is as close to a true blued finish as I've seen without actual bluing.

Using this mod part for: I originally bought his dial to go into a bronze case baby tuna case

Far better than expected

I had high expectations for these parts based on reading previous reviews. The parts are far better than I expected. The blue hands flash brilliantly in the light which indicates the very high level of polish and flatness in the parts. The entire parts flashes at the same time, you can't get that without absolute flatness in the part.

I originally bought the bronze medallion dial to go into a bronze baby tuna build but I have a green dial in there now that goes surprisingly well so I need to come up with something that does this dial justice.

The parts were very well packaged and even came with a nice handwritten note from Adriel. I will be a repeat customer!