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 …
Tag Archives: Vintage
Seiko 6117-8000 Navigator Timer
It is not always immediately obvious why some of the complications that find their way onto the mechanical wristwatch might be …
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 …
A little bling is no bad thing
I find myself somewhat conflicted by the whole gilt/gold watch thing. With a solid gold watch it’s the ostentation I …
Bell-Matic: The Seiko 4006-7021
In the world of the watch cognescenti, Seiko are routinely not assigned quite the credit that they deserve. On watch …
Seiko 6138-8020 revisited
When last we left this revived classic panda-dialed 6138-8020 (see here), all seemed well, the only area of mild dissatisfaction …
A Seiko 6309-7040 Part II
Poised as we are at a stationary point, the transition state between ‘before’ (see part I here) and ‘after’, in …
A Seiko 6309-7040
This next project concerns what I believe to be the last real classic Seiko mid-tier divers watch, the Seiko 6309-7040, …
Seiko Silverwave diver from 1964
The introduction of the 50m Seiko SilverWave dive watch in 1961 marked a number of firsts for Seiko: it represented …
Adventures in Amateur Watch Fettling 