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 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…
Seiko Grand Seiko “Snowflake” Spring Drive 11 Oct 201928 Dec 2020 Many watch collectors have a shortlist of things they’re on the lookout for, and most will have a “grail” – the one watch they’d like to find above all others.…
Seiko Not all Speedmasters come from Switzerland 10 Aug 20191 Aug 2019 In one of my impulsive buying-at-auction moments, I picked up this little watch for what I thought was an OK price (not a bargain, but not bad - all of…
Seiko Seiko Pogue authentication part ii – Dials 20 Jul 201928 Dec 2020 Another post on spotting the differences between Seiko Pogue dials. First to understand what is fake, we need to understand what is real.There are numerous variants of dial used throughout…
Seiko Seiko Pogue authentication part i – Bezels 13 Jul 201928 Dec 2020 I like a nice Pogue. The trouble is, a lot of 6139-600x watches you’ll find on eBay are less than straight – a great many have been put together or…
Seiko Dive, Dive, Dive! 22 Jun 201929 Jun 2019 Tastes change over time, of that we can be certain. Sometimes fashion, maybe even just prejudice that is overcome – there are surely times when you totally dislike something that…
Seiko Nick’s 6139-6002–a Poguey Birthday 25 May 201929 May 2019 I’ve been talking with Nick for a couple of years about watches and in particular about his desire to get a watch from the year of his birth – a…