Compare and contrast: the Gold Cap vs. steel Seikomatic
When I was a young man, I never gave much thought to the relative merits of the gold watch. In …
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Natural selection: A Seiko 6306-7001 from 1979
In 10 short years between 1965 and 1975, Seiko had somehow managed to conceive, design and produce three generations of …
A Seiko 7018-7000 automatic fly-back chronograph from 1971
I am as guilty as the next man in allowing my eye to wonder, to catch the latest metaphorical flash …
This is not a military watch†: a Seiko Sportsmatic 6619-8280 from 1967
This is not a post about a military watch. This is a post about a watch that skirts around the …
Double glazing: The King Seiko Hi-Beat Automatic Part III
I really don’t know what I was thinking tackling these two at the same time. You lot must be fed …
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 …
The King Seiko Hi-Beat Automatic Part II: A Seiko 5626-7111 from 1972
What is the difference between a design flaw and a design vulnerability? Simple. The latter is referenced in some detail …
A pair of kings: The King Seiko Hi-Beat Automatic Part I
To mark the end of the school’s Easter holiday period, three quarters of my immediate family went to see the …
Housekeeping: Domain name change
Some of you may have noticed that searches on Google that in the recent past will have thrown up multiple …
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 …
A wabi-sabi Seiko Cronos Sea horse from 1961
Many of you will be familiar with the Japanese aesthetic philosophy of wabi-sabi. It is a term that is difficult …
