Big-hand chronographs
Most chronograph watches have a large hand that measures seconds elapsed while the chronograph is running, and sub-dials which show elapsed minutes (and sometimes hours) – though you might need…
How to use the bezel on your watch
Keeping track of time is ever-present in our normal working lives, all the more so during These Difficult Times™. Those of us who still wear physical, mechanical wristwatches may be…
M.M.M.Monaco
One of Steve McQueen’s own watches – well, a Heuer Monaco he apparently wore for a while at Le Mans in 1970 … … before giving it to his mechanic,…
Tissot PR-516 – a knight’s own
An earlier post about a Lemania-powered Tissot chronograph talked a bit about how I’d bought another – lesser? – watch which came with the correct bracelet for the chronograph, so…
Seiko “Bruce Lee” – rare chocolate dial
Watch collectors give names to particular products in a way that the makers would never have expected – usually in association with a person or possibly a character. Normally, the…
More Ceverts to the grid
Someone pointed out that if you Google “International Pogue Day” then the top hit is on this site – in one of the many posts about Seiko’s “Pogue” family and…
Seiko Crown – The 1st Chronograph from Japan
I fell so deep into many rabbit holes when learning about Seiko watches, largely because they had so many watch lines and lots of curious and interesting developments. As well…
Another Seiko chronograph, from Daini
I’ve not been writing very much over the last year, but I have still been collecting (and in a few cases, disposing of) watches. A recent addition has been yet…
Grand Seiko “Snowflake” Spring Drive
Many watch collectors have a shortlist of things they’re on the lookout for, and most will have a “grail” – the one watch they’d like to find above all others.…
Not all Speedmasters come from Switzerland
In one of my impulsive buying-at-auction moments, I picked up this little watch for what I thought was an OK price (not a bargain, but not bad – all of…