I looked into this a few years back and went through a broker to try to find something, but concluded that the only add-on insurers would be both expensive and would have a high excess (like for...
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I looked into this a few years back and went through a broker to try to find something, but concluded that the only add-on insurers would be both expensive and would have a high excess (like for...
CS3111 just switched from deployant strap to Abel Court BoR bracelet
https://i.postimg.cc/FFp5Y8cz/PXL-20231124-114531640-MP.jpg
And some spare centre chronograph wheels. Oh, and a couple of 2-piece chrono hands...
Luigi Chinetti was a legendary Ferrari customer, racing driver, team owner and exclusive distributor of Ferrari cars in the US. He was known for commissioning - with the approval of old man Ferrari -...
So far, I've avoided using the names these watch families have acquired; I'm sure everyone knows what they are.
THE SEIKO POGUE
Here's Col. William Pogue wearing his own watch;...
Continuing the story... maybe for those who haven't spent all the time I have, looking at 6139s...
At least as far as the 6000 and 6010 series is concerned, there are basically 3 different...
Of course, the point of this is to talk about Seiko, who had been working on their own integrated automatic chronograph for years, and had been producing them in some form since the very start of...
It's a Zenith "El Primero" 3019PHC movement, with the rotor taken off. Zenith had been working on a fully integrated automatic chronograph movement for some years but accelerated theirs to market...
https://i.postimg.cc/fTCGfwMM/20181119-115241.jpg
https://i.postimg.cc/T3PZkZPg/20181119-115252.jpg
1970 Seiko 66-8050
https://i.postimg.cc/mgmzpnG6/PXL-20231103-093844116-MP.jpg
I gave a talk at a watch meet earlier this week, on the topic of "Automatic Associations", and thought I'd share the contents on here for kicks.
Let's start to play: what is this? [without using...
Was wearing this earlier in the week... it is quite a thing.
https://i.postimg.cc/4xJYSdy8/IMG-20230913-180024.jpg
https://i.postimg.cc/6pY8JXGB/IMG-20230913-180018.jpg
Contrary to what various dealers with a vested interest might tell you, Bruce Lee's Seiko 6139 was brown. At least he wore a brown one and maybe also had a black one...
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https://i.postimg.cc/QMNBHk69/IMG-20221217-143624.jpg
... and a patinated 5719 (45899) from August 64 on original bracelet
https://i.postimg.cc/hPpXBrcy/IMG-20220818-145953.jpg
You most often see these bracelets on World Time 6217-7000s but since...
Here's a 5717-8990 monopusher chronograph from April 1966
https://i.postimg.cc/SxsvcBxt/IMG-20191002-110529-Copy.jpg
ai ai ai... IMO an amazing looking thing, but then there's the small matter of £67K price tag is a bit off putting :sulkiness:...
Sinn 356 SA Pilot II with copper dial
https://i.postimg.cc/qRf8TgnR/IMG-20230408-131220.jpg
https://i.postimg.cc/fLxYTZjv/IMG-20230408-131156.jpg
Another odd diver combo - this Seiko 62MAS on a West German "Expandro" milanese strap/bracelet:
https://i.postimg.cc/VkGR3YDr/IMG-20230212-163938.jpg
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It might be near-heresy for some, to match a rally strap to a proper dive watch, but I like it:
https://i.postimg.cc/1XdQwKWW/IMG-20211022-135130.jpg
Geckota Radford Racing strap on Seiko...
Bravo, Duncan - that's a cracker! Great info on the minutiae of the differences between the movements too!