Here's my 1200 Ploprof with some vintage heavy weights
Continue readingSeiko Presage Chrono SRQ023
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just picked this up – NOS so heavily discounted from my local independent Seiko dealer. I think its a beauty – I have the 8R48 in another watch and its been solid as a rock and stable time-keeper for 5years. This has been sat on the shelves for…
Casio parts/repair for GW 1400DJ
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picked this up for $10 today working well but realised why it was cheap when the bracelet gave way at the 'lug' which is broken through. Is the rubber/plastic part replaceable and available? if so how would I find out identifying the …
Show us your Aqualand Promasters
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having bought my first Aqualand Promaster on Friday, I am thrilled with Citizen. What a great product at a great price.
I have known of the Aqualand Promaster for over 25 years since a newly qualified North sea oil rig diver told me about it …
Continue readingIrony – comedy – seiko/rolex
I am really enjoying watching these unpolished youtube clips from two Aussie watchmakers – they do clearly appreciate Seiko but here sending themselves up
Continue reading200m super-titanium automatic diver – NB6021-68L
I have a couple dozen divers from Grand Seiko, Omega, Tudor, Longines, Seiko Tunas etc etc ….. but I just love this: light, tough, retro, classic styling, super value- cool as
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Continue reading“Begin at the Beginning” – rediscovering old treasures
so said the king in Alice in Wonderland. And TS Eliot wrote
"We shall not cease from exploration,
And the end of all our exploring
Will be to arrive where we started
And know the place for the first time'
For about 18months my focus has bee…
Continue readingElliot Brown SAS watch
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thought you might be interested
my best pal, ex SAS 17yrs, showed me this, which some of the lads commissioned from Elliot Brown. The Kris knife is their symbol owning to their reforming in the Malayan campaign in 1951. The 51 second marker wa…
Pls help identify movement
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not sure who made this – rather nicely finished fully jewelled, with perlage, anglage, Geneva stripes etc – possibly Record?
Seiko best looking dive watch ever?
What do you think is Seiko’s best looking diver? I have a lot, but this is my fave – only problem, too small for me!
Continue readingHere’s my missus’ weekend watch, the 2205-0760, first hi-beat professional lady diver – 1970’s sometimes called Baby Willard, but was actually higher grade professional watch with better movement & better crown system. I wish this was made exactly as is only scaled to 42mm – I think proportions and aesthetic are perfect.
