Seiko Nick’s 6139-6002–a Poguey Birthday 25 May 201929 May 2019 I’ve been talking with Nick for a couple of years about watches and in particular about his desire to get a watch from the year of his birth – a…
Seiko Seiko World Time #3 – three’s a crowd 11 May 201917 Apr 2019 Following on from the previous World Time diaries, another joined the fold a few weeks prior to the silver-faced ‘64 with the original bracelet. This one, an early model from…
Seiko Seiko World Time #2 – the bracelets’ tale 20 Apr 201917 Apr 2019 Every since I got my first World Time, I’ve been hankering after getting a correct bracelet for it. For whatever reason, I tend to prefer watches with steel bracelets vs…
Seiko Seiko Bell-Matic #2 16 Apr 201918 Apr 2019 A long time ago, I covered a previous Seiko Bell-Matic – an early 1970s watch with a mechanical alarm. That watch now rests with a Sean, a fellow in the…
Seiko Malcolm’s Seiko 7A38 14 Apr 201926 Mar 2019 Malcolm (ex-RAF himself) had been looking for a Seiko RAF Gen 1 (as discussed previously here), but had been put off a little by the prices of good ones –…
Seiko Seiko 6139-600x–part iii – The Pogue 27 Mar 20198 Jan 2021 (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 Seiko “RAF Gen 1” 17 Mar 201917 Mar 2019 Seiko claimed numerous world firsts throughout their years, from (arguably) the first automatic chronograph, the first commercial quartz watch (which, at the time, was way more expensive than mechanical ones),…
Seiko Seiko 6139-600x–part ii – elusive silver PROOF/PROOF 17 Mar 201925 Mar 2019 Following on from the previous tale of the 6139 as produced by Seiko in 1969, here’s a rare and interesting piece, or rather a brace of them. According to the…
Seiko Seiko 6139-600x–part i – as worn by Francois Cevert & Nick Mason 17 Mar 20193 Jul 2019 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…