WATER150mRESIST: A Seiko 7548-7000 from June 1982
In flagrant violation of my self-imposed rule not to buy watches with lug widths larger than 20mm, I find myself …
Tag Archives: Diver’s Watches
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 …
For want of a nail: The Seiko 2625-001B
October 1979. Pink Floyd put the final touches on the The Wall. Liverpool at the height of their pomp, embark …
Lady Diver: The Seiko 2205-0760
Many of the Seiko dive watches from the 1960’s and 70’s have rightly gone down as design classics, building a …
Side shake, loose ends and hand-me-downs
A somewhat unsatisfying consequence of the most recent 62MAS project, documented here, was the fact that a perfectly decent 6217A …
Hot-rodding a Seiko 62MAS
Hot-rod verb \ˈhät-ˌrä-d\ To modify an engine to achieve higher performance In common with many watch companies of the …
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 …
Seikomatic SilverWave fresh from 1963
This year is a significant year for me age-wise and I’ve been on the lookout for something suitable to mark …
What lies beneath
A right of passage for those that dabble with vintage watches is to succumb to the charms of something that …
Small and perfectly formed: A 1960’s Silvana diver
There is a sense that we may just be starting to see a shift away from the obsession with giant …
Adventures in Amateur Watch Fettling 