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 …
Tag Archives: Seiko
A technical tour de force: Seikomatic-P
In our meanderings through the Seikomatic universe of the 1960’s, we have thus far explored only those products of the …
Transition state theory: A brace of sports divers from 1969
This week, Ahmed Zewail, the Egyptian-American Nobel prize-winning chemist died. Zewail pioneered the field of femtochemistry, a sub-discipline within chemistry …
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 …
The birth of the Seiko diver’s watch: The Seikomatic Silver Wave
The first fully fledged waterproof Seiko watch appeared in 1959 in the form of the Seiko Cronos Sea horse fitted …
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 …
Hidden depths: A Seikomatic-R from 1966
It is easy to develop a misapprehension, when first dipping one’s toe into the pool of what a particular watch …
Shabby chic: A Grand Seiko 6145
In constructing a heart-over-head case to acquire another short-lived object of desire, absolute reality trumps virtual any day of the …
DIASHOCK39JEWELS: a Seikomatic 395 Self-Dater from 1963
The hierarchy of early 1960’s Seikomatic movements follows a path from the base 17 jewel calendarless 603 (the 20 jewel …
…and rise again: disaster recovery
The now you see it, now you don’t moment last month was one of those occasions where one’s ability to …
The first automatic Grand Seiko: the 6245-9001
Grand Seiko. A 55 year old heritage of fine Japanese watchmaking but only now starting to make an impact as …
Adventures in Amateur Watch Fettling 