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Adventures in Amateur Watch Fettling

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Category Archives: Seikomatic

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 …

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A Grand Seiko in all but name: the Seikomatic 6216-9000

November 8, 2017

In his economic treatise on The Theory of the Leisure Class, Thorstein Veblen first coined the term “conspicuous consumption”, referring …

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The comfort of familiarity: A Seiko Sea Lion Weekdater from 1966

April 2, 2017

Notwithstanding the apocryphal association of the term ‘to live in interesting times’ with ancient Chinese curses, we are nevertheless, living …

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A technical tour de force: Seikomatic-P

November 12, 2016

In our meanderings through the Seikomatic universe of the 1960’s, we have thus far explored only those products of the …

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The birth of the Seiko diver’s watch: The Seikomatic Silver Wave

July 13, 2016

The first fully fledged waterproof Seiko watch appeared in 1959 in the form of the Seiko Cronos Sea horse fitted …

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Hidden depths: A Seikomatic-R from 1966

April 30, 2016

It is easy to develop a misapprehension, when first dipping one’s toe into the pool of what a particular watch …

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DIASHOCK39JEWELS: a Seikomatic 395 Self-Dater from 1963

February 14, 2016

The hierarchy of early 1960’s Seikomatic movements follows a path from the base 17 jewel calendarless 603 (the 20 jewel …

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DIASHOCK 35 JEWELS: The Seikomatic 6218-8971

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 …

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A minor aristocrat: The Seikomatic 6218-8950

February 10, 2015

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

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Seikomatic Weekdater 6206-8990 from 1964

October 11, 2014

You need look no further for evidence that the 1960’s were truly a golden era for Seiko than the wonderful …

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Seikomatic SilverWave fresh from 1963

July 5, 2014

This year is a significant year for me age-wise and I’ve been on the lookout for something suitable to mark …

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Recent Posts

  • White heat: A Seiko 3823-7001 Quartz V.F.A from 1973
  • King Seiko 5245-6000 from December 1971
  • Three fat boys: A triptych of British Army-issued CWC G10 military watches
  • Parallel Universe: The King Seiko 4420-9990 Chronometer
  • Grand Seiko re-branding: misstep or confident stride forward?

Archives

Brands

  • Seiko
    • Chronograph
      • 5719
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      • 7018
    • Bell-matic
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    • Diver’s
      • 6105
      • 62MAS
      • 6306
      • 6309
      • 7548
      • 7549
      • Silverwave
      • SKX
      • Sports Diver
    • Electronic
    • GMT/Navigator
    • King Seiko
      • 4420
      • 4502
      • 5245
      • 5626
    • Ladies’ watches
    • Lord Matic
      • 5606
    • Quartz
      • 2625
      • 3823
      • 4822
      • 7548
      • 7549
      • 9F82
    • Seikomatic
      • 395
      • 603
      • 5106
      • 6206
      • 6216
      • 6218
      • 8305
    • Sportsmatic
      • 6601
      • 6619
      • 7606
  • Grand Seiko
    • 5722
    • 6145
    • 6245
    • 9F82
  • Breitling
  • Cabot Watch Company
  • MkII
  • Omega
  • Precista
  • Rolex
  • Tudor
  • ESA/ETA
  • Fontmelon
  • Unitas
  • Valjoux

Top Posts & Pages

  • Flawed genius: A Seiko Lord Matic 5606-8010
  • Rise and Fall: The King Seiko 4502-7001
  • Bell-Matic: The Seiko 4006-7021
  • Face-off: Rolex vs. Grand Seiko
  • WATER150mRESIST: A Seiko 7548-7000 from June 1982
  • A Seiko 7018-7000 automatic fly-back chronograph from 1971
  • Parallel Universe: The King Seiko 4420-9990 Chronometer
  • A Grand Seiko in all but name: the Seikomatic 6216-9000

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