Overture to the first Grand Seiko: the Lord Marvel J14039
Two years before the introduction of the first Grand Seiko, the pinnacle of the Seiko product tree was occupied by …
Category Archives: Vintage
A Seikomatic 6218-9000 from …
The term ‘Trigger’s broom’ gained its place in the British vernacular following an episode of the sit-com Only Fool’s and …
A 60’s Seiko/Breitling Chrono Face-off
Two ‘60’s chronographs born two years apart: the older of the two, a youthful upstart; the younger an experienced older …
Seiko 7016-5000 Monaco Fly-back Chronograph
The mechanical chronograph is arguably the most anachronistic variation on the theme of the mechanical wristwatch and yet it evokes …
LM Special: a Seiko 5216-8010 from April 1975
The Lord Matic is a very peculiarly ‘of its era’ Japanese name for a sub-brand, and in the absence of …
12 years, 175 posts, 2 million page views
A little over four and a half years ago, I marked the occasion of the one millionth page view of …
The first King Seiko: Part 1
Just as the king is the second-highest ranked card in a deck of cards, so, from its outset, has the …
Citizen Cosmotron X8 postscript
Those of you who read the recent account of the restoration of an early Citizen Cosmotron X8 electric watch may …
Three into one: Seiko 5 Sportsmatic Deluxe 7619-7050 from November 1965
Two and a half years ago, I won a Yahoo Japan auction for a lot of seven watches, all but …
Perpetually peripheral: The Citizen Jet Autodater 7
Most automatic winding mechanisms employ a winding weight pivoting about a centrally-mounted bearing. In some designs, the winding weight is …
SEIKO ウオッチ機械台セット
Anyone who has experience working with a variety of different watch movement calibres will be familiar with the benefits and …
Adventures in Amateur Watch Fettling 