This post really hit home for me. Reading through the history of the Seiko 6105 took me straight back to my last birthday when my friend gifted me a WatchNation Seiko 5 from their collection. At the time, I just knew it was a “cool Seiko,” but learning ab
Prop Dept. MISTAKE in Apocalypse Now Film ... The film Apocalypse Now is set in 1969 during the Vietnam War. This is confirmed by the plot description. The Seiko 6105-8000/8009 , often referred to as the "slim" variant, was produced from 1968 to 1970, rep
It’s the Seiko “Captain Willard”. Seiko reissued this watch some years ago in a limited edition. In the film, Captain Willard (Martin Sheen) takes a perilous and increasingly hallucinatory journey upriver to find and terminate Colonel Kurtz (Marlon Brando
I wonder what DIVERS WATCH was Harvey Keitel wearing ??? misc: Harvey Keitel who was replaced by Martin Sheen as Captain Willard after three weeks of shooting actually appears in the finished version of Apocalypse Now. If you look at the shot, it's from a
With a symmetrical case with an offset crown at 4 o’clock @ 44mm, the 6105-8110 retailed for $95 back in the day. TRIVIA: the cheap watch that DID what a Rolex failed to ... IN JAPAN THE SEIKO 6105 and IT'S CLAIM TO FAME NAOMI UEMURA During his Solo exped
I love Seiko. If I could only collect one brand that would be my choice. I have owned some very special pieces from some very special brands but Seiko is still the one that floats my boat. I love vintage and modern Seiko. I love to collect the vintage and
Picked up this special edition LM101 x Moser with Cosmic Green fume dial yesterday - limited edition of 15 released in 2020 to celebrate 15 years of MB&F. 40mm in stainless steel.