A Breitling Top Time 2002 from 1965: Part I
Last Spring I developed a hankering for a quartz timing machine, the throughput of watches powered by the dark side …
Category Archives: Chronograph
Auction watch
Since March 2009, the Bank of England base rate has been at or below 0.5%. Currently it sits at a …
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 …
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 …
Flying saucer: the Seiko 6139-7020 Speed-Timer
Lazy accusations that Japanese watch companies ape the Swiss in their design cues can be knocked into a cocked hat …
A little bling is no bad thing
I find myself somewhat conflicted by the whole gilt/gold watch thing. With a solid gold watch it’s the ostentation I …
Seiko 6138-8020 revisited
When last we left this revived classic panda-dialed 6138-8020 (see here), all seemed well, the only area of mild dissatisfaction …
The Seiko 6138B: a bridge too far?
A year or so after the release of their first automatic chronograph (the 6139), Seiko followed up with the 6138A, …
The Seiko 6139B deconstructed
In spite of the numerous potential pitfalls involved in buying a classic Seiko automatic chronograph, I found myself bidding on …
Separated at birth: a pair of 6139’s
The 6139A was Seiko’s (and arguably the world’s) first automatic chronograph, released in March (?) 1969 and featuring quickset day/date, …
Adventures in Amateur Watch Fettling 