• Seiko
    • Bell-matic
    • Chronograph
      • 5719
      • 6138
      • 6139
      • 7018
    • Crown
    • Diver’s Watches
      • Cronos Sea horse
      • Silverwave
      • 62MAS
      • 6105
      • 6306
      • 6309
      • 7548
      • 7549
      • SKX
      • Sports Diver
    • Electronic
      • EL-370
      • 0703
    • GMT/Navigator
      • 6117
    • King Seiko
      • 4420
      • 4502
      • 5245
      • 5626
    • Ladies’ watches
      • 2205
      • 2625
    • Lord Matic
      • 5606
    • Lord Marvel
    • Marvel
    • Sea horse
    • Seikomatic
      • 395
      • 603
      • 5106
      • 6205
      • 6206
      • 6216
      • 6218
      • 8305
      • 8346
    • Sports
      • 603
      • 6106
      • 6119
      • 6601
      • 6619
      • 7606
    • Quartz
      • 0853
      • 2625
      • 3823
      • 4822
      • 7548
      • 7549
      • 9F82
  • Grand Seiko
    • 5722
    • 6145
    • 6146
    • 6245
    • 9F82
  • Citizen
    • Parawater
  • Orient
    • Orient Star Sky Sports
  • Swiss
    • Breitling
    • Omega
    • Rolex
    • Silvana
    • Tudor
    • ESA/ETA
    • Valjoux
  • Military
    • Cabot Watch Company
    • MkII
    • Precista
    • Seiko 6619
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Adventures in Amateur Watch Fettling

~ Restoration, modification and servicing of wristwatches

Adventures in Amateur Watch Fettling

Category Archives: Grand Seiko

Auction watch

June 18, 2017

Since March 2009, the Bank of England base rate has been at or below 0.5%. Currently it sits at a …

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The law of unintended consequences

September 5, 2016

Hare-brained schemes and cunning plans are all very well but all too often they fall victim to the law of …

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Hare-brained scheme: A high beat, hand winding Seiko 6105

June 4, 2016

At about the same time as the first generation Seiko 6105 divers watch first made its appearance in 1968, so …

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Shabby chic: A Grand Seiko 6145

April 3, 2016

In constructing a heart-over-head case to acquire another short-lived object of desire, absolute reality trumps virtual any day of the …

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Face-off: Rolex vs. Grand Seiko

December 10, 2015

In the eyes of a typical consumer on the hunt for a new wristwatch, the received wisdom is that a …

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The first automatic Grand Seiko: the 6245-9001

November 8, 2015

Grand Seiko. A 55 year old heritage of fine Japanese watchmaking but only now starting to make an impact as …

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Interlude: Grand Seiko SBGV009

November 30, 2014

This year Seiko released five limited edition watches in an Historical Collection paying homage to the 1964 Grand Seiko Self-Dater.  The original …

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Recent Posts

  • Palate-cleanser: A Seiko Sea horse 6602-8990 from January 1965
  • A Grand Seiko powered 62MAS: Finished. Fin. The End.
  • Hot-rodding a Seiko 62MAS: Updates, YouTubing, Resources
  • Hot-rodding a Seiko 62MAS revisited
  • A Seiko King Quartz 0853-8025 from December 1976

Archives

Brands

  • Citizen
    • Parawater
  • Orient
    • Orient Star Sky Sports
  • Grand Seiko
    • 5722
    • 6145
    • 6146
    • 6245
    • 9F82
  • King Seiko
    • 4420
    • 4502
    • 5245
    • 5626
  • Seiko
    • Bell-matic
    • Chronograph
      • 5719
      • 6138
      • 6139
      • 7018
    • Crown
    • Diver’s
      • Cronos Sea horse
      • Silverwave
      • 62MAS
      • 6105
      • 6306
      • 6309
      • 7548
      • 7549
      • SKX
      • Sports Diver
    • Electronic
    • GMT/Navigator
    • Ladies’ watches
    • Lord Matic
      • 5606
    • Lord Marvel
    • Marvel
    • Sea horse
    • Seikomatic
      • 603
      • 395
      • 5106
      • 6206
      • 6216
      • 6218
      • 8305
      • 8346
    • Sports
      • 603
      • 6106
      • 6119
      • 6601
      • 6619
      • 7606
    • Quartz
      • 0853
      • 2625
      • 3823
      • 4822
      • 7548
      • 7549
      • 9F82
  • Swiss
    • Breitling
    • Omega
    • Rolex
    • Silvana
    • Tudor
    • ESA/ETA
    • Valjoux
  • Military
    • Cabot Watch Company
    • MkII
    • Precista

Top Posts & Pages

  • Rise and Fall: The King Seiko 4502-7001
  • Flawed genius: A Seiko Lord Matic 5606-8010
  • Parallel Universe: The King Seiko 4420-9990 Chronometer
  • WATER150mRESIST: A Seiko 7548-7000 from June 1982
  • And now for something completely different: the Seiko Elnix Electronic Watch
  • Three fat boys: A triptych of British Army-issued CWC G10 military watches
  • The King Seiko Hi-Beat Automatic Part II: A Seiko 5626-7111 from 1972
  • A Seiko King Quartz 0853-8025 from December 1976

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