Horological Meandering

i spent Thursday with a friend who is a lurking member of this forum who hasnt yet posted anything as he's shy. we spent some time browsing 'that auction site' looking for something that a newbie can add to his collection that will complement his current ...  

been this good...  

No frill. Sometimes, people say Seiko watches are too conservative and boring. Regards Ling

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...that I bought as a beater to take on vacation.  It's thus far survived hiking in humid conditions all day, snorkeling, BBQing, pizza-making, and that dog-eat-dog, no-holds-barred experience called...a day at the office (hehehe).  The only com...  

. . . it's "Just My Imagination"! Case in point . . . . . . my '65 Sea Lion that Dad wore almost daily for four decades before handing it over to me. It had been serviced twice in forty years, and wasn't in working order when I took possession. Fortunatel...  

would last for generations to come, given your pampering... I like the steel hour markers that are cut to look like diamonds. Does your watch change date/day by pressing the crown inwards? Pat

. . . as can be seen from these photos taken at ~ 45º angles: The date is changed by counterclockwise revolutions of the crown in the first position, and the day can only be changed by advancing the hands. I'm assuming from your question that there is a S...  

Hi Art, I believe there are lots of Seiko movements with this feature. Of the Seikos I have, my 6139 Chrono does it, as does my 6119 equipped Seiko and I also have a couple of 6106 pieces: 6106A or B=push setting of the date only, 6106C=first push detent ... 

Hi BDLJ, Thanks for the helpful info: You said: "6106C=first push detent does the date and if you push further, the day." Is it true that a further push advances the day ONLY or day AND date? Thanks. Pat

Hi Pat, Sorry for not being very clear. You push the winder to the first detent and the date flips over, when you push further the day flips over.

. . . and Grand Seiko exceeds my knowledge by a fair margin . . . cordially, Art

sorry for the poor picture quality. The date is being advanced by pushing the recessed flat crown inwards. By pushing "harder" the day and date advance simultaneously. I have also come across a few old Seiko 5 (there are others as BDLJ pointed out) with t...  

i'm very tempted by either a mid range Seiko or Orient Star Royal. Orient Star Royal, near the high end of the Orient range do a nice sterling silver cased handwind model and a handwind 55th anniversary model, but its still just a watch. might be unusual ... 

My favourite part of the watch Very solid and sturdy bracelet with super sized (in-house? ) spring bars! Monster? A watch that can withstand the harshest conditions! It has always been that good, only getting better nowadays. Pat...  

I first visited Seiko's factories in the 1970s and I've been back a number of times since. In the 1970s, they were keen to show off their skills in making quartz movements and they were the only company in the world to have totally integrated quartz watch... 

"it seems to me that it has been good for some time and we're just becoming more aware of it. " Maybe we should just pursue Seiko the eastern way, buy queitly and secretly and stop all this "publicity" lest more and more people become aware of the gem of ... 

. . . that Graham's original question has been most adroitly answered ;-). Thanks so much, ticktock . . . cordially, Art

yes thankyou, i was sure that Seiko are a great company and now i've had it confirmed by numerous people. cheers Graham

While I have a moderate swiss watch collection, I also fell for the SEIKO chronographs of the 70s'. I have two of them (6138-3000) a black dail and a blue dail....  

. . . which affords it a bit of added character . . . cordially, Art

i haven't seen the Ananta Line yet.. but i spoke with a couple of people (i trust their tastes ) who went to Basel Show . they said that the quality is one of the very best.! Tony