Heuer “Calibre 11” Carrera 1153S
As mentioned in the Watch out for Franken Watches post, the first Heuers I appreciated were smaller cased, manual-wind Carreras.…
Watching out for Franken watches
When I first started taking a shine to the Heuer Carrera, it was the original mid-60s one that I liked,…
Limited Edition Sinning
Following the post on the Sinn 356, here’s another Sinn watch – a pretty chunky dive style watch that was…
Nick’s 6139-6002–a Poguey Birthday
I’ve been talking with Nick for a couple of years about watches and in particular about his desire to get…
Bless me father, I have Sinned
When most people (who care about such things) think of relatively high-end, mechanical watches, they think of Switzerland. The clock…
Seiko World Time #3 – three’s a crowd
Following on from the previous World Time diaries, another joined the fold a few weeks prior to the silver-faced ‘64…
Don’t let the Bells end
As a fan of the Seiko Bell-Matic, I came across this at a watch fair and really fell for it.…
“Ed White” Speedmaster
Edward Higgins White II (Ed to his pals) was an Astronaut in the early days of the American space program.…
Seiko World Time #2 – the bracelets’ tale
Every since I got my first World Time, I’ve been hankering after getting a correct bracelet for it. For whatever…
Seiko Bell-Matic #2
A long time ago, I covered a previous Seiko Bell-Matic – an early 1970s watch with a mechanical alarm. That…