A Grand Seiko powered 62MAS: Finished. Fin. The End.
Well, that took rather longer than anticipated. This has been a very strange year for everyone, me included, and the …
Category Archives: Technical
Hot-rodding a Seiko 62MAS: Updates, YouTubing, Resources
As might reasonably have been anticipated by your correspondent, the business of working on, filming, editing and uploading video content …
Seiko V-type bonded crystals
From about 1970, Seiko introduced an approach to many of their mid case designs that made use of Hardlex tempered …
Changing the battery on a Grand Seiko SBGV009
In the broader context of the somewhat intimidating business of tackling seemingly complex watch repair and restoration projects, it is …
Third time’s a charm: 62MAS relume reloaded, reloaded
There are times when a wise man knows when enough is enough, when to cash your chips, to pull back …
The law of unintended consequences
Hare-brained schemes and cunning plans are all very well but all too often they fall victim to the law of …
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 …
…and rise again: disaster recovery
The now you see it, now you don’t moment last month was one of those occasions where one’s ability to …
Crown revival: Seiko 6105 and 62MAS crown gasket replacement
It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a Seiko man (or woman) in possession of a good pre-1976 150m divers …
33石
1. Centre wheel bearing, main plate 2, 3. Escape and third wheel bearings, main plate 4 to 13. Pallet fork …
Crystal gazing
Regardless of the overall effort that may go into the refurbishment of a watch, the greatest visual impact is perhaps …
Adventures in Amateur Watch Fettling 