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Tag Archives: Grand Seiko

Seiko Lord Marvel 5740-1990 from June 1964: A de-tuned Grand Seiko?

April 12, 2021

Prior to the introduction of the first Grand Seiko in 1960, the pinnacle of the Seiko product tree was occupied …

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A Grand Seiko powered 62MAS: Finished. Fin. The End.

December 21, 2020

Well, that took rather longer than anticipated.  This has been a very strange year for everyone, me included, and the …

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Hot-rodding a Seiko 62MAS revisited

July 14, 2020

10 years ago, I bought a rather ratty Seiko 62MAS.  Its movement was tired, its hour markers pock-marked with black …

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8 years, 125 posts, 1 million page views

March 20, 2020

Next month marks the 8th anniversary of the first entry in this blog charting my adventures in amateur watch fettling.  …

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Grand Seiko 6146-8000 Restoration and Review | The First High-Beat Grand Seiko

October 10, 2019

By way of an epilogue to the most recent entry, I submit here a link to a review of sorts …

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Over a barrel? A Grand Seiko 6146-8000 from 1969

October 5, 2019

This entry revolves around the appearance of an obstruction that turns out to be nothing of the sort but rather …

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Grand Seiko 6146 projects past, present and future

September 11, 2019

It has been a little while since I last posted here I know.  This intermission has been due to a …

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Grand Seiko re-branding: misstep or confident stride forward?

October 20, 2018

For 40 years or so, Grand Seiko was largely unknown outside Japan, and certainly outside South East Asia. Grand Seiko …

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Changing the battery on a Grand Seiko SBGV009

March 4, 2018

In the broader context of the somewhat intimidating business of tackling seemingly complex watch repair and restoration projects, it is …

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A Grand Seiko in all but name: the Seikomatic 6216-9000

November 8, 2017

In his economic treatise on The Theory of the Leisure Class, Thorstein Veblen first coined the term “conspicuous consumption”, referring …

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Grand Seiko vs. Grand Seiko

October 22, 2017

The concept of the homage to glories past is one that the watch industry appears to have embraced of late, …

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  • Palate-cleanser: A Seiko Sea horse 6602-8990 from January 1965
  • A Grand Seiko powered 62MAS: Finished. Fin. The End.
  • Hot-rodding a Seiko 62MAS: Updates, YouTubing, Resources

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Top Posts & Pages

  • Seiko Lord Marvel 5740-1990 from June 1964: A de-tuned Grand Seiko?
  • Flawed genius: A Seiko Lord Matic 5606-8010
  • A Grand Seiko in all but name: the Seikomatic 6216-9000
  • A pair of kings: The King Seiko Hi-Beat Automatic Part I
  • Palate-cleanser: A Seiko Sea horse 6602-8990 from January 1965
  • A Kind of Blue: the Seiko 6119-8083
  • The King Seiko Hi-Beat Automatic Part II: A Seiko 5626-7111 from 1972
  • Natural selection: A Seiko 6306-7001 from 1979

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