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,…
Tissot Tissot PR-516 – a knight’s own 28 Dec 202011 Jan 2021 An earlier post about a Lemania-powered Tissot chronograph talked a bit about how I'd bought another - lesser? - watch which came with the correct bracelet for the chronograph, so…
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 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…