Compare and contrast: the Gold Cap vs. steel Seikomatic
When I was a young man, I never gave much thought to the relative merits of the gold watch. In …
Category Archives: Seikomatic
A Grand Seiko in all but name: the Seikomatic 6216-9000
In his economic treatise on The Theory of the Leisure Class, Thorstein Veblen first coined the term “conspicuous consumption”, referring …
The comfort of familiarity: A Seiko Sea Lion Weekdater from 1966
Notwithstanding the apocryphal association of the term ‘to live in interesting times’ with ancient Chinese curses, we are nevertheless, living …
A technical tour de force: Seikomatic-P
In our meanderings through the Seikomatic universe of the 1960’s, we have thus far explored only those products of the …
The birth of the Seiko diver’s watch: The Seikomatic Silver Wave
The first fully fledged waterproof Seiko watch appeared in 1959 in the form of the Seiko Cronos Sea horse fitted …
Hidden depths: A Seikomatic-R from 1966
It is easy to develop a misapprehension, when first dipping one’s toe into the pool of what a particular watch …
DIASHOCK39JEWELS: a Seikomatic 395 Self-Dater from 1963
The hierarchy of early 1960’s Seikomatic movements follows a path from the base 17 jewel calendarless 603 (the 20 jewel …
DIASHOCK 35 JEWELS: The Seikomatic 6218-8971
At risk of coming across as a complete Seikomatic bore, my developing infatuation with this rather cool ‘60’s sub-brand continues …
A minor aristocrat: The Seikomatic 6218-8950
Oh dear. What have we here? Grist to my mill is what. Something most sane folk might reasonably consign to …
Seikomatic Weekdater 6206-8990 from 1964
You need look no further for evidence that the 1960’s were truly a golden era for Seiko than the wonderful …
Seikomatic SilverWave fresh from 1963
This year is a significant year for me age-wise and I’ve been on the lookout for something suitable to mark …
