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Seiko

Not so “Royal Oaks”

15 Feb 202115 Feb 2021
One of the big hitters of haute horologie shook up the market in spring 1972 by unveiling a bold new design, exquisitely made from a non-precious metal yet priced well…
Omega…

Big-hand chronographs

25 Jan 202126 Jan 2021
Most chronograph watches have a large hand that measures seconds elapsed while the chronograph is running, and sub-dials which show elapsed minutes (and sometimes hours) - though you might need…
Uncategorized

How to use the bezel on your watch

8 Jan 202125 Jan 2021
Keeping track of time is ever-present in our normal working lives, all the more so during These Difficult Times™. Those of us who still wear physical, mechanical wristwatches may be…
Seiko

M.M.M.Monaco

6 Jan 20218 Jan 2021
One of Steve McQueen's own watches - well, a Heuer Monaco he apparently wore for a while at Le Mans in 1970 ... ... before giving it to his mechanic,…
Tissot

Tissot PR-516 – a knight’s own

28 Dec 202011 Jan 2021
An earlier post about a Lemania-powered Tissot chronograph talked a bit about how I'd bought another - lesser? - watch which came with the correct bracelet for the chronograph, so…
Seiko

Seiko “Bruce Lee” – rare chocolate dial

1 Dec 202028 Dec 2020
Watch collectors give names to particular products in a way that the makers would never have expected – usually association with a person or possibly a character. Normally, the producers…
Seiko

More Ceverts to the grid

11 Nov 202028 Dec 2020
Someone pointed out that if you Google “International Pogue Day” then the top hit is on this site – in one of the many posts about Seiko’s “Pogue” family and…
Seiko

The 1st Chronograph from Japan

31 Oct 202028 Dec 2020
I fell so deep into many rabbit holes when learning about Seiko watches, largely because they had so many watch lines and lots of curious and interesting developments. As well…
Seiko

Another Seiko chronograph, from Daini

24 Oct 202028 Dec 2020
I’ve not been writing very much over the last year, but I have still been collecting (and in a few cases, disposing of) watches. A recent addition has been yet…
Seiko

International Pogue Day – 16th November

15 Nov 201915 Nov 2019
I like a nice Pogue, as the many posts on here will attest. Every watch collector who has a soft spot for the Omega Speedmaster should get themselves a Pogue…

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