Seiko Bruuuuuuuuuuuuuceeee! 6 Sep 20216 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…
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…
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.…