Hummingbird: A Citizen Tuning Fork Hisonic 3711A from January 1973
Arguably, the two most important innovations in watchmaking are the mechanical lever escapement and the quartz oscillator. The second of …
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A 60’s Seiko/Breitling Chrono Face-off
Two ‘60’s chronographs born two years apart: the older of the two, a youthful upstart; the younger an experienced older …
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 …
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 …
Girard-Perregaux: repairs, loose ends and reflections on the practicalities of a vintage watch
I am one of those weirdos who buy old watches to use as they were originally intended. I buy watches …
Girard-Perregaux Gyromatic 39 Jewels from 1959
Imagine for a moment that you are a marketing executive working for a long-established Swiss watch company in the late …
8 years, 125 posts, 1 million page views
Next month marks the 8th anniversary of the first entry in this blog charting my adventures in amateur watch fettling. …
Recovered memories, blunders and saves: The Orient Star Sky Sports WZ0021FZ World Timer
A leisurely commute, peddling a pushbike or sauntering along on Shanks’ pony provides ample opportunity to allow one’s mind to …
1963 Omega Seamaster De Ville 165.020
By some weird quirk of the ebb and flow of taste, fashion and the power of marketing, that most evocative …
Three fat boys: A triptych of British Army-issued CWC G10 military watches
The Cabot Watch Company is arguably the best-known maker of British military watches. It was founded in 1972 and produced …
Denouement: Breitling Top Time Part III
You know what? I think we are getting somewhere. This has been somewhat of a marathon of the unfamiliar, taking …
Adventures in Amateur Watch Fettling 