Not in my limited experience and once scratched there is no way to buff it out. A wholly useless technology and once which would rule out ownership of any Seiko whose case has been so treated.
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Not in my limited experience and once scratched there is no way to buff it out. A wholly useless technology and once which would rule out ownership of any Seiko whose case has been so treated.
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This example looks sound, with a decent dial, a case that appears not to have been ruined by polishing and a pretty good medallion. However, there is no mention of its service history and no...
I can't answer for you but I have both and wear both. They are quite different watches - one a hand-wind three hander, the other an automatic day/dater. If I was going to get a 62GS as a regular...
The only interesting modern Rolexes are Tudors so you are really quite spoiled for choice for boring Rolexes.
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The date window is way too far inboard suggesting a movement too small for the case. And it shouldn't have a date anyway. And it's far too expensive. The original is much nicer and much, much cheaper...
I'd avoid those three-prong openers. It is very difficult to get all three to locate with an even spread of load and therefore very easy to slip and damage the case. I have one, have used it once and...
Hi Paul,
The insert looks aftermarket and the bezel turning ring looks scuffed between the 35 and 50. It is difficult to tell what state the rest of the watch is in but for me, even at £50, it's...
The Cousins straps are made from silicone, are lint magnets and I still have a moving image in my mind of my spring bar tool slicing through the end of one like a hot knife through butter.
Martin
In most respects, this looks like a really well-executed watch but I cannot restrain myself from expressing my bemusement at the use of faux-vintage lume. I imagine that its use would put off more...
I know nothing about these watches and therefore their value but that dial looks awful. For me, a repainted dial, even a really good one (which that one isn't) taints the appeal of any watch to the...
Your original question was "why did SEIKO divide the seconds indices into 6ths?" not "why did SEIKO divide the seconds indices into further sub-divisions?".
Where sub-divisions are included, it...
The 6R15 runs at 21600 beats per hour which is 6 beats per second. Each beat is one tick of the seconds hand.
Martin
I thought some of you might enjoy this distraction - the installation of a Grand Seiko sister movement into a blue-collar Seiko 62MAS dive watch from 1966.
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A couple of options:
From 1975
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And from 1972
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What about a Smiths Navigator PRS48? A smidge over at 36mm but only 46mm lug to lug and thin so a low-profile wear. Mechanical, lume, small and less than £500.
Martin
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I am pleased to see you are favouring hooded lugs once more but I much prefer yellow highlights to orange.
Martin
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Thank you. I think on balance that the justification for trumpeting the 39 jewels deserves the benefit of the doubt, not least because none of them are purely decorative - they all have a function. ...
You have just revealed the extent of my ignorance! Apparently the Brevet 189190 was a 1936 patented invention of Schmitz Frères & Co and then first used in cases made by Gallet but after 1951, a...
Are they not Brevet cases?
That dial is gorgeous - I wouldn't be so quick to replace it. There are a couple of Croton crystals listed in the online G-S crystals catalogue. If you can measure yours, you could identify a...