Seiko 6th International Pogue Day–16 November 2022 16 Nov 2022 Today is the 49th anniversary of the launch of Skylab 3, the mission that carried Col Bill Pogue into space with what has been recognized as the first automatic chronograph…
Seiko… Video: Pogue Assessment Guide 21 Oct 202215 Oct 2022 I decided to have a play with YouTube over the last year or so; the idea being that I'd like to do some multi-watch reviews and some short video takes…
Seiko Brothers from another mother 15 Oct 202215 Oct 2022 It’s been a bit quiet around here for a while – something I’ll try to address over the coming weeks. To get back into the swing of things, here is…
Seiko International Pogue Day – 16th November 16 Nov 202116 Nov 2021 FIRST PUBLISHED 15 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…
Seiko Bruce Lee’s Seiko “Bruce Lee” 6 Sep 202128 Sep 2021 Watch collectors love giving names to their pieces, not normally individually but as a way of referencing the model as a whole. Sometimes the manufacturer gets involved by creating special…
Seiko Blue Yacht – another 1960s curio 29 Aug 202129 Aug 2021 Seiko definitely does have a strange history. As well as having duelling factories who were encouraged to compete against each other to make them both better, they had seemingly hundreds…
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…
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,…
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…