Overture to the first Grand Seiko: the Lord Marvel J14039
Two years before the introduction of the first Grand Seiko, the pinnacle of the Seiko product tree was occupied by …
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King Seiko 15034 from October 1962
The early evolution of the King Seiko product line saw a number of slightly dislocated yet entangled strands emerging in …
amateurwatchfettler.com
In 2012, I started this blog to document my experiences as a developing amateur watchsmith of sorts. Since that first post, I …
A Seikomatic 6218-9000 from …
The term ‘Trigger’s broom’ gained its place in the British vernacular following an episode of the sit-com Only Fool’s and …
A Seiko 6217-8001 from April 1967
I have written on several occasions about the Seiko 62MAS and explored to some extent its place in the iconography …
And the winner is …
I can’t pretend that I am surprised at the outcome and to be honest, I think it’s about time I …
Results: Round One
Thanks to everyone to took the time to express an opinion in either one (or both) polls, one here and …
What’s next?
To distract from the onwards gallop of the four horsemen, I thought I might solicit your assistance in narrowing down …
Hummingbird: A Citizen Tuning Fork Hisonic 3711A from January 1973
Arguably, the two most important innovations in watchmaking are the mechanical lever escapement and the quartz oscillator. The second of …
A 60’s Seiko/Breitling Chrono Face-off
Two ‘60’s chronographs born two years apart: the older of the two, a youthful upstart; the younger an experienced older …
A 3d-printed watch-cleaning machine
For ten years, watch-parts-cleaning duties have fallen to my trusty Indian-made Pearl-branded watch cleaning machine, a clone of the Elma …
Adventures in Amateur Watch Fettling 