• Seiko
    • Bell-matic
    • Chronograph
      • 5719
      • 6138
      • 6139
      • 7018
    • Crown
    • Diver’s Watches
      • Cronos Sea horse
      • Silverwave
      • 62MAS
      • 6105
      • 6306
      • 6309
      • 7548
      • 7549
      • SKX
      • Sports Diver
    • Electronic
      • EL-370
      • 0703
    • GMT/Navigator
      • 6117
    • King Seiko
      • 4420
      • 4502
      • 5245
      • 5626
    • Ladies’ watches
      • 2205
      • 2625
    • Lord Matic
      • 5606
    • Lord Marvel
    • Marvel
    • Seikomatic
      • 395
      • 603
      • 5106
      • 6205
      • 6206
      • 6216
      • 6218
      • 8305
      • 8346
    • Sports
      • 603
      • 6106
      • 6119
      • 6601
      • 6619
      • 7606
    • Quartz
      • 0853
      • 2625
      • 3823
      • 4822
      • 7548
      • 7549
      • 9F82
  • Grand Seiko
    • 5722
    • 6145
    • 6146
    • 6245
    • 9F82
  • Citizen
    • Parawater
  • Orient
    • Orient Star Sky Sports
  • Swiss
    • Breitling
    • Omega
    • Rolex
    • Silvana
    • Tudor
    • ESA/ETA
    • Valjoux
  • Military
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    • MkII
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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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Interlude: Grand Seiko SBGV009

November 30, 2014

This year Seiko released five limited edition watches in an Historical Collection paying homage to the 1964 Grand Seiko Self-Dater.  The original …

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Variations on a theme

June 30, 2013

Two more SKX007 recreations now follow, both of which based on new but empty cases as the starting point and …

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SKX Pilot (a thirty minute mod)

May 29, 2012

Take one Seiko SKX007J (or K*), one machined bezel, one Seiko 7S26 fit MkII Plongeur dial (day/date variant) Image credit: …

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A Sub story

May 17, 2012

Somewhat curious about the whole Rolex Submariner thing, and rather impressed at how neat the real thing looks in the …

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A poor man’s big pilot

May 15, 2012

And now for something completely different.  It’s quite rare that any new watch causes me to break step passing a …

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Recent Posts

  • A Grand Seiko powered 62MAS: Finished. Fin. The End.
  • Hot-rodding a Seiko 62MAS: Updates, YouTubing, Resources
  • Hot-rodding a Seiko 62MAS revisited
  • A Seiko King Quartz 0853-8025 from December 1976
  • Evolution: A Seiko Crown from 1959

Archives

Brands

  • Citizen
    • Parawater
  • Orient
    • Orient Star Sky Sports
  • Grand Seiko
    • 5722
    • 6145
    • 6146
    • 6245
    • 9F82
  • King Seiko
    • 4420
    • 4502
    • 5245
    • 5626
  • Seiko
    • Bell-matic
    • Chronograph
      • 5719
      • 6138
      • 6139
      • 7018
    • Crown
    • Diver’s
      • Cronos Sea horse
      • Silverwave
      • 62MAS
      • 6105
      • 6306
      • 6309
      • 7548
      • 7549
      • SKX
      • Sports Diver
    • Electronic
    • GMT/Navigator
    • Ladies’ watches
    • Lord Matic
      • 5606
    • Lord Marvel
    • Marvel
    • Seikomatic
      • 603
      • 395
      • 5106
      • 6206
      • 6216
      • 6218
      • 8305
      • 8346
    • Sports
      • 603
      • 6106
      • 6119
      • 6601
      • 6619
      • 7606
    • Quartz
      • 0853
      • 2625
      • 3823
      • 4822
      • 7548
      • 7549
      • 9F82
  • Swiss
    • Breitling
    • Omega
    • Rolex
    • Silvana
    • Tudor
    • ESA/ETA
    • Valjoux
  • Military
    • Cabot Watch Company
    • MkII
    • Precista

Top Posts & Pages

  • Flawed genius: A Seiko Lord Matic 5606-8010
  • A Seiko King Quartz 0853-8025 from December 1976
  • A technical tour de force: Seikomatic-P
  • A Grand Seiko in all but name: the Seikomatic 6216-9000
  • King Seiko 5245-6000 from December 1971
  • WATER150mRESIST: A Seiko 7548-7000 from June 1982
  • A pair of kings: The King Seiko Hi-Beat Automatic Part I
  • Rise and Fall: The King Seiko 4502-7001

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