• 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
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Adventures in Amateur Watch Fettling

Category Archives: 6105

Seiko divers watches from 1959 to 1979: Cronos Seahorse to 6306-7001

July 4, 2019

In completing the most recent project described in the previous entry, it occurred to me that it might be interesting …

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A couple of loose ends

September 10, 2017

A number of circumstances have conspired in the past few weeks to keep me from much in the way of …

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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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Crown revival: Seiko 6105 and 62MAS crown gasket replacement

October 12, 2015

It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a Seiko man (or woman) in possession of a good pre-1976 150m divers …

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Crystal gazing

April 19, 2015

Regardless of the overall effort that may go into the refurbishment of a watch, the greatest visual impact is perhaps …

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Perfecting the art of the sequel: The Seiko 6105-8110

April 5, 2015

One of the defining features of my time as a casual practitioner of watchsmithery, independent of the trajectory my tastes …

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Reluming a Seiko 6105 dial and hands

September 4, 2014

To lume or not to lume? That is a question that’s been percolating around my noggin for the few weeks …

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What lies beneath

June 5, 2014

A right of passage for those that dabble with vintage watches is to succumb to the charms of something that …

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

June 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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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
  • The King Seiko Hi-Beat Automatic Part II: A Seiko 5626-7111 from 1972
  • WATER150mRESIST: A Seiko 7548-7000 from June 1982
  • Three fat boys: A triptych of British Army-issued CWC G10 military watches
  • A Grand Seiko in all but name: the Seikomatic 6216-9000
  • A technical tour de force: Seikomatic-P
  • Perfecting the art of the sequel: The Seiko 6105-8110

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