Hot-rodding a Seiko 62MAS revisited

July 14, 2020

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

Compare and contrast: the Gold Cap vs. steel Seikomatic

October 9, 2018

When I was a young man, I never gave much thought to the relative merits of the gold watch. In …

September 29, 2015

At risk of coming across as a complete Seikomatic bore, my developing infatuation with this rather cool ‘60’s sub-brand continues …

July 14, 2015

1. Centre wheel bearing, main plate 2, 3. Escape and third wheel bearings, main plate 4 to 13. Pallet fork …

February 10, 2015

Oh dear. What have we here? Grist to my mill is what. Something most sane folk might reasonably consign to …

November 16, 2014

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