Seiko Seiko Crown – The 1st Chronograph from Japan 31 Oct 202028 Sep 2021 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 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…
Omega Omega Seamaster “Flat Jedi” 3 Aug 20191 Aug 2019 A long time ago, in a land far, far away… there was a guy called Chuck Maddox, who was a fanatical watch collector and one of the first to prolifically…
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…
Uncategorized How to remove the stuck back of a watch 6 Jul 201925 Jun 2019 First of all, ask yourself – do you need to take the back off your watch? In general, you shouldn’t as for most people, taking a watch apart will only…
Heuer Heuer Carrera 1153N 29 Jun 201928 May 2019 The Chrono-matic story continues.I saw this watch on a watch trading forum which has its software rooted in the 1990s and despite having supposed rules about what is and isn’t…
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…