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A Big Fish Part 4:  The Seiko 5718-8000 (Casing Parts, Movement Loose Ends and Final Assembly)

Aug 16, 2026

Time for a change of scene as I turn my attention to the case and the four completely seized pushers.  …

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A Big Fish Part 3:  The Seiko 5718-8000 (Assessing the Damage and Rebuilding the Movement)

Aug 14, 2026

We have reached the end of the beginning, the point at which the summit has been reached but the mountain …

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A Big Fish Part 2:  The Seiko 5718-8000 (Dismantling the Movement)

Aug 12, 2026

In part 1, we met the subject of this latest project and learned a little bit about its history and …

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A Big Fish Part 1:  The Seiko 5718-8000 (Introduction)

Aug 10, 2026

This a tale of high-stakes adventure, technical challenge, agonising dilemmas and a degree of inevitable misadventure.   It concerns a project …

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Top Posts & Pages

  • Over a barrel? A Grand Seiko 6146-8000 from 1969
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  • Twin Quartz:  A Seiko Grand Quartz 9943-8000 from June 1978
  • Three fat boys: A triptych of British Army-issued CWC G10 military watches
  • Seiko King Quartz 4822-8000: An unrecognised gem
  • Origin of the Species: a Seiko Marvel from 1956

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