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Adventures in Amateur Watch Fettling

~ Servicing, restoration and modification of wristwatches

Adventures in Amateur Watch Fettling

Category Archives: Relumes

Hot-rodding a Seiko 62MAS revisited

Jul 14, 2020

10 years ago, I bought a rather ratty Seiko 62MAS.  Its movement was tired, its hour markers pock-marked with black …

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Third time’s a charm: 62MAS relume reloaded, reloaded

Nov 26, 2016

There are times when a wise man knows when enough is enough, when to cash your chips, to pull back …

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The law of unintended consequences

Sep 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

Jun 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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Hot-rodding a Seiko 62MAS

Nov 16, 2014

Hot-rod          verb    \ˈhät-ˌrä-d\ To modify an engine to achieve higher performance In common with many watch companies of the …

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A hacking day date Seiko 6105 (and ruminations on modified watches)

Jun 16, 2013

The modified watch, in my experience, peculiarly appeals to the vanity of its creator rather more frequently than it does …

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1964 and all that: Part II

Jul 31, 2012

The second of the two 1964 projects is a simple yet handsome 6601 automatic, again, slightly larger than might have …

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A classic cushion

May 5, 2012

Arguably the most ubiquitous, yet still desirable Seiko divers watch of the past 35 years is the 6309-7040, the successor …

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