Seiko “Bruce Lee” – rare chocolate dial
Watch collectors give names to particular products in a way that the makers would never have expected – usually in association with a person or possibly a character. Normally, the…
Heuer Carrera 1153N
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…
Seiko 6139-600x–part iii – The Pogue
(see earlier missives on the 6139-600x, here and here) No mention of the Seiko 6139-6000 and its variants would be complete without talking about the moment it became known as…
Seiko 6139-600x–part i – as worn by Francois Cevert & Nick Mason
50 years ago, Seiko was quietly producing what could arguably be the world’s first automatic chronograph. Other manufacturers were trying to do the same – Zenith produced their goadingly-named “El…