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Seiko Bell-Matic 1977
The Bell-Matic featuring the rare alarm function, was released in 1966. At the time there were other alarm watches in the market place, mostly hand wound and dominated by the generic AS 1475 and the 21600 bph version, AS 1930. … Continue reading
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Tagged 70's watch, Alarm, Alarm Watch, Automatic wind, Bell-Matic, Classic watch, Mechanical Watch, Seiko, Seko 4006
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KS Seiko 1971
The “KS” stands for King Seiko which was second only to the GS or Grand Seiko at the top of the line Seiko of the 60’s and 70’s. It is a quality, conservitive in style, high tech, all rounder, aimed … Continue reading
Seiko Lord Marvel, 1967
A pure Experiment The accuracy of a watch depends on many factors; one of those is beat rate, which is the frequency at which the balance wheel oscillates. Or, put more simply, the faster it ticks, the more accurate it … Continue reading
Posted in Hi Beat Movement, Seiko
Tagged 36000BPH Movement, 60's watch, Classic watch, Hi Beat Movement, Lord Marvel, Seiko
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Seiko 5 Sportsmatic 1966
The Springboard to success In the early 60s Japanese products were a rarity in the western world. It was less than two decades since the end of the war, there was a prejudice that went with the war memories and … Continue reading
Seiko 9ct Gold Dress Watch, 1990
Simply Beautiful This is as simple and as beautiful as it gets. It tells the time and that’s it. No date, no second hand. Just two, highly polished, pencil style hands indicating the hour and minutes. This watch is all … Continue reading
Posted in 9ct Gold, Seiko
Tagged 90's watch, 9ct Gold Watch, Dress Watch, Seiko 5E20
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Seiko Prospex Diver
The “Turtle” Seiko dive watches have a huge reputation. They’re as tough-as, look the part, have a heritage as long and proud as almost any brand and are very wallet friendly. As a collector, I have never been a huge … Continue reading
Posted in Divers Watch, Seiko
Tagged 2000s watch, Automatic wind, Divers Watch, Hack, Seiko
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Seiko Presage Limited edition
After selling watches for 40 years, I rarely get excited enough about a new style to want one for myself. But it happened this week. When I feasted my eyes on this Seiko Presage, it was love at first sight. … Continue reading
Restoration Seiko Chronograph Part 2
I managed to get all the parts I needed to complete the restoration. So, firstly, I disassembled the case. Then the movement was disassembled. There are some components that are left assembled, the balance assembly, the mainspring is left in … Continue reading
Posted in Chronograph, Restoration Project, Seiko
Tagged 70's watch, Chronograph, Classic watch, Restoration, Seiko, Seiko 6139, Watch Restoration, Watchmaking
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Restoration Project – Seiko Chronograph
A watch with a lot of character! But apart from a lot of scratches, it’s not too bad. It’s a 1971 vintage Seiko chronograph with a 6139B movement. I’ve always liked the Seiko chronos, I have twelve of them in my … Continue reading
Posted in Chronograph, Restoration Project, Seiko
Tagged 70's watch, Chronograph, Classic watch, Restoration, Seiko, Seiko 6139, Watch Restoration, Watchmaking
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Seiko Navigator 1972
With great looking designs like this, ultra reliable technology and a reasonable price tag it’s no wonder that Seiko took a strangle hold on the market during the 70’s and 80’s. The Seiko navigator from 1972 featured a 24 hour … Continue reading
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Tagged 24 hour, 70's watch, Classic watch, Hack, Navigator, Seiko, Seiko 6117
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