Flawed genius: A Seiko Lord Matic 5606-8010
Navigating one’s way around the vintage Seiko model hierarchy is in one sense straightforward but in another extremely perplexing. Our …
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Auction watch
Since March 2009, the Bank of England base rate has been at or below 0.5%. Currently it sits at a …
Form follows function: a Seiko Tuna 7549-7010 from 1983
What exactly constitutes an iconic watch design? Is it something that derives from design for its own sake and somehow …
The waiting room
As I gear up for the next little adventure, it occurred to me that a glimpse into the waiting room …
And now for something completely different: the Seiko Elnix Electronic Watch
It is generally accepted that the death knell for the mainstream mechanical watch sounded in 1969 with the introduction of …
The comfort of familiarity: A Seiko Sea Lion Weekdater from 1966
Notwithstanding the apocryphal association of the term ‘to live in interesting times’ with ancient Chinese curses, we are nevertheless, living …
A 52 year old Olympian: Seiko one-button chronograph from October 1964
Just as the 1964 Tokyo Olympics served as a celebration of Japan’s reemergence onto the world stage as a first …
WYSIWYG: A Seiko 7548-700B
Genuine. Straight. Honest. Three words that should foster a sense of confidence that a transaction you are about to embark …
The Blue Bell: A Seiko Bell-Matic from 1971
The Blue Bell. A very small but perfectly formed, no nonsense traditional Edwardian pub in the heart of York. Hyacinthoides …
Glam Rock: the Seiko 6139-7060
Towards the end of June 1975, Pink Floyd’s Dark Side of the Moon entered its 118th week in the UK …
Bubble and squeak: another 30 minute mod
In the grand tradition of the celebrity chef-conceived 30 minute meal that patently cannot be assembled, prepared and cooked in …
