The waiting room
As I gear up for the next little adventure, it occurred to me that a glimpse into the waiting room …
Category Archives: Vintage
And now for something completely different: the Seiko Elnix Electronic Watch
It is generally accepted that the death knell for the mainstream mechanical watch sounded in 1969 with the introduction of …
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 52 year old Olympian: Seiko one-button chronograph from October 1964
Just as the 1964 Tokyo Olympics served as a celebration of Japan’s reemergence onto the world stage as a first …
WYSIWYG: A Seiko 7548-700B
Genuine. Straight. Honest. Three words that should foster a sense of confidence that a transaction you are about to embark …
The Blue Bell: A Seiko Bell-Matic from 1971
The Blue Bell. A very small but perfectly formed, no nonsense traditional Edwardian pub in the heart of York. Hyacinthoides …
Glam Rock: the Seiko 6139-7060
Towards the end of June 1975, Pink Floyd’s Dark Side of the Moon entered its 118th week in the UK …
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 …
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 …
Transition state theory: A brace of sports divers from 1969
This week, Ahmed Zewail, the Egyptian-American Nobel prize-winning chemist died. Zewail pioneered the field of femtochemistry, a sub-discipline within chemistry …
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 …
Adventures in Amateur Watch Fettling 