Pogue’s lesser-loved cousins–part II
Continuing the theme of Seiko 6139’s extended family and its various oddities. Some are just plain weird – see the…
When watch collecting turns to enabling others' obsessions
Continuing the theme of Seiko 6139’s extended family and its various oddities. Some are just plain weird – see the…
Some of the earliest posts in this blog concern the Omega Speedmaster, iconic due to Omega’s intention to remind the…
I’ve written a fair amount about the Seiko “Pogue” aka 6139-600x series of watches. That they came out in 1969…
So called “Frankenwatches” (see previous) are all over the place and tend to fall into several categories, depending on the…
Today marks the 50th anniversary of the Skylab 4 launch which saw not one but two automatic chronographs make it…
Watch “glasses” or “crystals” tend to be either made of glass (mineral glass or sapphire) or acrylic/plastic. There are various…
Watch manufacturers seemed to like putting lots of stuff on the dial of their watches; maybe the busier it looked,…
As an antidote to the previous post, here’s the story of a watch very much not acquired for its bracelet,…
One of the behaviours that my watch friend tease me about sometimes, is that I have often bought a used…
I have no real interest in Rolexes, at least I haven’t been caught by them yet. Maybe it’s down to…