Head-to-Head: Precista PRS-18A vs MkII Paradive
Preamble Great beauty is often associated with high symmetry: a snowflake, the Taj Mahal or a single molecule of Buckminsterfullerene …
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Hidden depths: A Seikomatic-R from 1966
It is easy to develop a misapprehension, when first dipping one’s toe into the pool of what a particular watch …
Shabby chic: A Grand Seiko 6145
In constructing a heart-over-head case to acquire another short-lived object of desire, absolute reality trumps virtual any day of the …
DIASHOCK39JEWELS: a Seikomatic 395 Self-Dater from 1963
The hierarchy of early 1960’s Seikomatic movements follows a path from the base 17 jewel calendarless 603 (the 20 jewel …
…and rise again: disaster recovery
The now you see it, now you don’t moment last month was one of those occasions where one’s ability to …
Rise and Fall: The King Seiko 4502-7001
This is a tale of ups and downs, of resurrection and catastrophe. The subject is a high beat King Seiko …
Face-off: Rolex vs. Grand Seiko
In the eyes of a typical consumer on the hunt for a new wristwatch, the received wisdom is that a …
The first automatic Grand Seiko: the 6245-9001
Grand Seiko. A 55 year old heritage of fine Japanese watchmaking but only now starting to make an impact as …
Crown revival: Seiko 6105 and 62MAS crown gasket replacement
It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a Seiko man (or woman) in possession of a good pre-1976 150m divers …
DIASHOCK 35 JEWELS: The Seikomatic 6218-8971
At risk of coming across as a complete Seikomatic bore, my developing infatuation with this rather cool ‘60’s sub-brand continues …
WATER150mRESIST: A Seiko 7548-7000 from June 1982
In flagrant violation of my self-imposed rule not to buy watches with lug widths larger than 20mm, I find myself …
Adventures in Amateur Watch Fettling 