Frankenstein’s Seiko (one of many)
So called “Frankenwatches” (see previous) are all over the place and tend to fall into several categories, depending on the…
7th International Pogue Day – 16th November 2023
Today marks the 50th anniversary of the Skylab 4 launch which saw not one but two automatic chronographs make it…
How to remove deep scratches from acrylic watch crystals
Watch “glasses” or “crystals” tend to be either made of glass (mineral glass or sapphire) or acrylic/plastic. There are various…
The longest watch name in the world?
Watch manufacturers seemed to like putting lots of stuff on the dial of their watches; maybe the busier it looked,…
Bruce and the bracelet
As an antidote to the previous post, here’s the story of a watch very much not acquired for its bracelet,…
“Bought for the Bracelet”- part I
One of the behaviours that my watch friends tease me about sometimes, is that I have often bought a used…
Rolex DateJust 1603
I have no real interest in Rolexes, at least I haven’t been caught by them yet. Maybe it’s down to…
Back in the hunt
It’s been a while since I’ve written on here – as with a lot of such interests, my watch obsession…
6th International Pogue Day–16 November 2022
Today is the 49th anniversary of the launch of Skylab 4, the mission that carried Col Bill Pogue into space…
Video: Looking at Lemanias
Another fairly well received video review looks at different watches from different makers, many of whom use a version of…