Heuer… Video: Looking at Lemanias 4 Nov 202216 Oct 2022 Another fairly well received video review looks at different watches from different makers, many of whom use a version of the Lemania 873 chronograph movement.Omega Speedmaster 145.012-68, 145.022-71 and 145.022-76Heuer…
Seiko Bruce Lee’s Seiko “Bruce Lee” 6 Sep 202128 Sep 2021 Watch collectors love giving names to their pieces, not normally individually but as a way of referencing the model as a whole. Sometimes the manufacturer gets involved by creating special…
Uncategorized How to use the bezel on your watch 8 Jan 202125 Jan 2021 Keeping track of time is ever-present in our normal working lives, all the more so during These Difficult Times™. Those of us who still wear physical, mechanical wristwatches may be…
Seiko M.M.M.Monaco 6 Jan 20218 Jan 2021 One of Steve McQueen's own watches - well, a Heuer Monaco he apparently wore for a while at Le Mans in 1970 ... ... before giving it to his mechanic,…
Seiko Seiko “Bruce Lee” – rare chocolate dial 1 Dec 202028 Feb 2023 Watch collectors give names to particular products in a way that the makers would never have expected – usually in association with a person or possibly a character. Normally, the…
Seiko More Ceverts to the grid 11 Nov 202028 Dec 2020 Someone pointed out that if you Google “International Pogue Day” then the top hit is on this site – in one of the many posts about Seiko’s “Pogue” family and…
Seiko Seiko Crown – The 1st Chronograph from Japan 31 Oct 202028 Sep 2021 I fell so deep into many rabbit holes when learning about Seiko watches, largely because they had so many watch lines and lots of curious and interesting developments. As well…
Seiko Another Seiko chronograph, from Daini 24 Oct 202028 Dec 2020 I’ve not been writing very much over the last year, but I have still been collecting (and in a few cases, disposing of) watches. A recent addition has been yet…
Seiko Not all Speedmasters come from Switzerland 10 Aug 20191 Aug 2019 In one of my impulsive buying-at-auction moments, I picked up this little watch for what I thought was an OK price (not a bargain, but not bad - all of…
Heuer Heuer Carrera 1153N 29 Jun 201928 May 2019 The Chrono-matic story continues.I saw this watch on a watch trading forum which has its software rooted in the 1990s and despite having supposed rules about what is and isn’t…