A Seiko King Quartz 0853-8025 from December 1976
It is very easy to take the view that the quartz revolution represented some sort of cataclysm for traditional watchmaking. …
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Evolution: A Seiko Crown from 1959
The underlying philosophy of Seiko’s movement designers towards the end of the 1950’s appears to have been defined to some …
Origin of the Species: a Seiko Marvel from 1956
Between 1924, when K. Hattori & Co., Ltd. first used the Seiko brand on a watch, and 1950, when it …
Box o’ bits
Four years ago I spent the grand sum of £8.73 plus postage on a small carboard box filled with what …
8 years, 125 posts, 1 million page views
Next month marks the 8th anniversary of the first entry in this blog charting my adventures in amateur watch fettling. …
Recovered memories, blunders and saves: The Orient Star Sky Sports WZ0021FZ World Timer
A leisurely commute, peddling a pushbike or sauntering along on Shanks’ pony provides ample opportunity to allow one’s mind to …
The Seiko EL-370 electronic watch
The electronic balance-driven movement: horological cul-de-sac or brilliant piece of lateral thinking? I am inclined to think a bit of …
Citizen Super Crystal Date Parawater 150m Part II
Intermission concluded and we rejoin battle, the movement parts having emerged fresh from their bath. I always clean the mainplate …
Citizen Super Crystal Date Parawater 150m AUDS 52801-Y from April 1967: Part I
In reflecting on the impact of Japanese watchmaking through the 1960’s and 70’s it is all too easy to overlook …
Grand Seiko 6146-8000 Restoration and Review | The First High-Beat Grand Seiko
By way of an epilogue to the most recent entry, I submit here a link to a review of sorts …
Over a barrel? A Grand Seiko 6146-8000 from 1969
This entry revolves around the appearance of an obstruction that turns out to be nothing of the sort but rather …
