In a previous article of mine I was mentioning that for any respectable vintage Seiko diver nut, the letters “62MAS” represent the quintessential piece in Seiko divers’ history. My mission in collecting vintage Seiko divers could not have been completed until I would have added in my collection a 6217-800X. Now I can say that […]
Category Archives: Vintage Reviews
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Apr
Apr
In the world of watches when someone say Turtle, automatically (with or without hand winding and hacking :)) a WIS thinks of Seiko and to me, when I say turtle, despite the fact there are a myriad of versions that appeared on the market in the last 4 years, there can only be one: the […]
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Mar
Mar
There is something about a watch with a military history that has a special charm to it. A tool that served men on the battlefield goes beyond any modern marketing gimmick. Therefore, the watch that I want to present in this review is the Seiko 6105-8110. It is the second diver (after the 62MAS) in […]
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Mar
Mar
The Seiko 7A28-7040, also known as Seiko “Speedmaster”, even if it is a quartz watch, it’s not an ordinary one. The mechanism went into production in 1980. Several actors have worn this watch in their movies, the most famous of them being Ellen Ripley in the “Alien” movie series. In the era when digital was […]