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Roamer Searock 1972c Restoration
Here’s a restoration that I did recently. I regret that I started work on the case before I started documenting progress with photographs so I have no pictures of the original condition, believe me, it was bad. I Start with … Continue reading
Posted in Restoration Project, Roamer
Tagged 70's watch, Classic watch, MST 471, Roamer
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Seiko Automatic 1975
This is a beautiful example of an all original Seiko automatic from 1975. Not a good contrast between hands and dial (the only criticism I can come up with). The dial colour is beautifully subtle metallic gray with typically … Continue reading
Swatch Mc Killop 1995
This watch is unusual among swatches because, not only is it mechanical but the back is actually removable. I think Swatch do this only to the mechanicals. Swatch started deviating away from it’s original concept of keeping it stupidly … Continue reading
Seiko 6138 Chronograph 1977
This watch is a little substandard as far as condition goes but it’s the only Seiko three register chronograph that I have so here it is. (Not any more! I now have another, that has been posted) The Seiko … Continue reading
Posted in Chronograph, Seiko
Tagged 70's watch, Chronograph, Classic watch, Seiko, Seiko 6138
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Bulova Chronograph 2006
In 2007 my retail business became Bulova agents and I chose this watch for myself to wear. I have a lot of personal watches but at any one time I have five in the bedroom from which I choose to wear … Continue reading
Posted in Bulova, Chronograph
Tagged Bulova, Buzz Aldrin, Chronograph, ETA 251-282, Modern Watch, NASA
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Longines Dress 1977
This is a nice watch, one that I would have been happy to wear anytime from it’s conception in 1977 to the present day. But I haven’t had it that long, about 18months in fact. And when I bought it, … Continue reading
Omega Dynamic 1970
The Dynamic is a badge that Omega has used a few times in the past. Perhaps best known are the 70’s series of Dynamics (first issued in 1969), with the typical oval shaped cases. Back then they were no. 1 … Continue reading
Bulova Accutron 1974
In 1974 quartz watches had just entered the scene at the very top of the market but stories were filtering down about this technology’s impeccable accuracy. This was serious stuff for Bulova who had for the previous 14 years … Continue reading
Posted in Accutron, Bulova
Tagged 70's watch, Accutron, Bulova, Bulova 2242, Classic watch
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Seiko Duo Divers 1984
It’s hard to find a quartz watch in my collection but this one warrants a place. It’s a 1984 Seiko Duo Divers watch, rated to 150 meters. Duos, the name that Seiko called this type that combined digital and … Continue reading
Posted in Divers Watch, Seiko
Tagged 80's wstch, Classic watch, Divers Watch, Duo, Seiko, Seiko H558
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Tudor Prince 1980
On the 6th March 1946, Hans Wilsdorf, the co-founder of Rolex some 40 years earlier, launched a new watch that would sell at a modest price than Rolex and yet one that would attain the standards of dependability for … Continue reading
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