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Tag Archives: 6309

A Seiko 6309-7040 Part II

Dec 21, 2013

Poised as we are at a stationary point, the transition state between ‘before’ (see part I here) and ‘after’, in …

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A Seiko 6309-7040

Nov 27, 2013

This next project concerns what I believe to be the last real classic Seiko mid-tier divers watch, the Seiko 6309-7040, …

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A faux milspec 6309

Aug 11, 2013

Sometimes, you buy a watch not because you like it particularly, but because you like something about it:  a nice …

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A hacking day date Seiko 6105 (and ruminations on modified watches)

Jun 16, 2013

The modified watch, in my experience, peculiarly appeals to the vanity of its creator rather more frequently than it does …

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A classic cushion

May 5, 2012

Arguably the most ubiquitous, yet still desirable Seiko divers watch of the past 35 years is the 6309-7040, the successor …

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Ugly duckling conversions

May 2, 2012

On occasion, complete junk can provide the source of a diverting little project or two.  Early on in my dabbling …

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