A couple of loose ends
A number of circumstances have conspired in the past few weeks to keep me from much in the way of …
Tag Archives: 6105
Auction watch
Since March 2009, the Bank of England base rate has been at or below 0.5%. Currently it sits at a …
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 …
Hare-brained scheme: A high beat, hand winding Seiko 6105
At about the same time as the first generation Seiko 6105 divers watch first made its appearance in 1968, so …
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 …
Crystal gazing
Regardless of the overall effort that may go into the refurbishment of a watch, the greatest visual impact is perhaps …
Perfecting the art of the sequel: The Seiko 6105-8110
One of the defining features of my time as a casual practitioner of watchsmithery, independent of the trajectory my tastes …
Reluming a Seiko 6105 dial and hands
To lume or not to lume? That is a question that’s been percolating around my noggin for the few weeks …
What lies beneath
A right of passage for those that dabble with vintage watches is to succumb to the charms of something that …
A hacking day date Seiko 6105 (and ruminations on modified watches)
The modified watch, in my experience, peculiarly appeals to the vanity of its creator rather more frequently than it does …
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 …
Adventures in Amateur Watch Fettling 