A Seiko Champion 850 Alpinist J13079 from May 1963
In 1959 Seiko released the Seiko Laurel Alpinist, a recreational sports watch designed specifically to meet the needs of Japanese …
In 1959 Seiko released the Seiko Laurel Alpinist, a recreational sports watch designed specifically to meet the needs of Japanese …
In classical physics, a foundational principle is that it is possible to assign precise values simultaneously to all physical properties …
Four years before stepping over the precipice and into a horological rabbit hole, I bought the last watch I would …
I currently have comfortably more than 50 completed projects, quite a number of which rarely worn. 50+ watches is frankly …
In part 1, we made our introductions and rendered one rather beautiful Citizen Ace Parawater into its constituent parts. Most …
Although the title of this blog does not identify its main source of horological inspiration, it is fair to say …
You know, I do realise that this thing here, this documentation of activity spanning the past 14 years, skirts the …
In 2014, I bought a Grand Seiko SBGV009, part of the 50th Anniversary Historic Collection released that year, and an …
The emergence of Grand Seiko as a high-end brand with staying-power took some time to resolve convincingly: four years passed …
In common with many amateur watchsmiths, my early experiences with engine room interventions were largely concerned with revivification and modification …
Occasionally I ruminate over what combination of features might contribute to rendering the perfect watch. This is, of course, a …