The Seiko 6138B: a bridge too far?
A year or so after the release of their first automatic chronograph (the 6139), Seiko followed up with the 6138A, …
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A 62mas tale
The Seiko 6105 is arguably the most glamourous of the Seiko 150m mid-tier divers’ watches, the 6309 the most ubiquitous …
Basket cases have more soul
The problem with true collector’s examples of any desirable vintage watch is that they can tend to spend very little …
SKX Pilot (a thirty minute mod)
Take one Seiko SKX007J (or K*), one machined bezel, one Seiko 7S26 fit MkII Plongeur dial (day/date variant) Image credit: …
A do-it-yourself Omega Seamaster 300
As is often the case with me, a somewhat impulsive eBay bid with no real agenda starts a ball rolling …
The Seiko 6139B deconstructed
In spite of the numerous potential pitfalls involved in buying a classic Seiko automatic chronograph, I found myself bidding on …
A Sub story
Somewhat curious about the whole Rolex Submariner thing, and rather impressed at how neat the real thing looks in the …
A poor man’s big pilot
And now for something completely different. It’s quite rare that any new watch causes me to break step passing a …
Anatomy of a vintage watch revival
A staple of many watch enthusiasts’ collections is the pick-up-and-go watch. The trusty quartz, ticking away in the watch box, …
An homage to a watch that never was
A few years ago, I came across a picture of a rather lovely, but unlikely Omega dress watch, combining a …
Bell-matic nostalgia
One of my earliest memories of taking any sort of interest in a wrist watch was as a child in …
Adventures in Amateur Watch Fettling 