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Pilot Hands - BGW9 - Polished Silver IMPROVED

Name: Pilot Hands - BGW9 - Polished Silver *IMPROVED*
Brand: Lucius Atelier
SKU: Pil Sil.BGW9S
Price: 52.0 SGD
Availability: OutOfStock
Rating: 5.0 (11 reviews)

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The Pilot Handset. Broad & Legible. Polished Silver.

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 silver 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.

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 Silver
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)

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 silver pilot watch hands receive universal praise for "highest quality" craftsmanship and "excellent lume" that lasts all night. Customers highlight exceptional readability day and night, beautiful polish that catches light, and even lume application. One watchmaker noted installation challenges. Fast shipping and personal customer service noted.

This handset is of the highest quality and looks fantastic.
Lume is excellent and these go great with any dial, not just pilot ones.
They not only look good, they serve a very specific function in readability both day and night.

Polish (positive)Lume (positive)Craftsmanship (positive)Hands (positive)Readability (positive)

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Using this mod part for: Existing build using Great Oak GMT

Pilot Handset - Polished Silver

As always from Lucius Atelier, this handset is of the highest quality and look fantastic. As a returning customer, I can thoroughly recommend not only this handset, but Lucius Atelier products all round.

Using this mod part for: SKX007 Compatible Aftermarket

Lovely hands that go great with dark dials

Lume is excellent and I can safely say these go great with any dial, not just pilot ones. I added them to a Nautilus dial and the fit and like is exceptional. Great work Adriel.

Using this mod part for: SRPG37K1

Great craftsmanship

Beautifully done! The quality of polish is highlighted when light hits the hands. The even application of lume is also of high quality. If there is one flaw, the watchmaker said it was challenging to fit on the movement - will wait and see if there will be issues going forward.

Sword hands

Very stylish and legible, including in the dark! Illumination is very easy to charge in the sun, and will last throughout the whole night if done properly.

Using this mod part for: Seiko skx013

Dial and hands

The quality of these items look awesome,

Using this mod part for: Custom Build

Flawless

Super high quality hands with amazing lume

Using this mod part for: NH35A modified, field, w/bezel

Pilot Hands for a Pilot

I built a watch with these specifically for flying hence the choice of pilot hands, they not only look good they serve a very specific function in readability/legibility both day and night, the lume does work very well (having a green lume option would be nice but not an issue for me). Shipping was fast to the US and having a personal note is testament to the owners commitment to great customer service, lacking in so many other businesses today. Thank You.