A Seikomatic 6218-9000 from …
The term ‘Trigger’s broom’ gained its place in the British vernacular following an episode of the sit-com Only Fool’s and …
Tag Archives: Modified watches
A box fresh Seiko Instruments NH34: unfit for purpose
A reasonable expectation when buying a new movement from a watch materials house is that it will be fit for …
Loose-end trivia: date disk alignment and the Seiko instruments NH36
In sweeping up a few loose ends from the past few months of behind-the-scenes activity, this brief entry documents a …
A faux milspec 6309 revisited: Seiko 6309-8010 from 1976 and 1977
One of my longest-lived watches is a grab ‘n’ go beater, a bastardised aggregation of disconnected parts that came together …
A little light relief: a self-build 62MAS/Pelagos 200m diver’s watch
You know, I do realise that this thing here, this documentation of activity spanning the past 14 years, skirts the …
An homage to a modified Seiko 6105
In common with many amateur watchsmiths, my early experiences with engine room interventions were largely concerned with revivification and modification …
Bubble and squeak: another 30 minute mod
In the grand tradition of the celebrity chef-conceived 30 minute meal that patently cannot be assembled, prepared and cooked in …
Third time’s a charm: 62MAS relume reloaded, reloaded
There are times when a wise man knows when enough is enough, when to cash your chips, to pull back …
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 …
Heuer pretender revisited: a quartz to auto conversion
It is not that common these days that I find myself confounded by a fault affecting a watch movement. Well, …
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 …
Adventures in Amateur Watch Fettling 