A Seiko 6217-8001 from April 1967
I have written on several occasions about the Seiko 62MAS and explored to some extent its place in the iconography …
Category Archives: Diver’s Watches
What’s next?
To distract from the onwards gallop of the four horsemen, I thought I might solicit your assistance in narrowing down …
A waterlogged Seiko SKX007 from 2017
The following provides a disappointing insight into the risks of entrusting even the most trivial of tasks to ‘throughput-biased’ service …
12 years, 175 posts, 2 million page views
A little over four and a half years ago, I marked the occasion of the one millionth page view of …
A Citizen Promaster 3802-451732 Y Quartz Diver
This is a Citizen Promaster 3802-451732 Y quartz divers watch, probably from 1988. Or 1998 (see discussion below). I am not …
Namokimods Nautilus Self-Build
This past year has been a particularly busy one in my day job, leaving less disposable time to spend footling …
A little light relief: a self-build 62MAS/Pelagos 200m diver’s watch
You know, I do realise that this thing here, this documentation of activity spanning the past 14 years, skirts the …
An homage to a modified Seiko 6105
In common with many amateur watchsmiths, my early experiences with engine room interventions were largely concerned with revivification and modification …
Recent YouTubery: 62MAS restomodding, KS Hi-Beatery and Grand Seiko ASMR
Following a rather extended break from the YouTube platform, I seem to be settling into a more comfortable, and importantly, …
A Seiko 7548-700B from June 1981
The second of my two palate cleansers conjures up memories of previously well-trodden paths and consequently offers a potential source …
Hot-rodding a Seiko 62MAS revisited
10 years ago, I bought a rather ratty Seiko 62MAS. Its movement was tired, its hour markers pock-marked with black …
Adventures in Amateur Watch Fettling 