Survival of The Fittest – A Wolf In The Himalayas

Author: Jonathon Poyner (Owner of Sea Wolf Serial SW-2023-062) Pictures by: Craig Fawkes Track and Trails ‘Where to next year, ‘Bois’’? ‘We’ve just done TMB (Tour Du Mont Blanc), we’ve had a great time together, so where to next’? So went the conversation in the summer of 2022 at the airport, on arrival back in … Read more

Rolex Milsub – 5513 Issued in 1975

This Rolex milsub was given to Ian, a former Royal Marine on his wedding day in 1991. His Best Man who was at the time serving in the SBS (Special Boat Service) gave Ian the watch. I am currently collating an information pack on this watch in the form of a pdf document. If you … Read more

My Watch Parts Cleaning Regime

Important! Do Not Use Heat in Your Ultrasonic Cleaner with these Highly Flammable Solutions Step 1: L&R #566 – 15 Minutes in Ultransonic Machine Step 2: L&R Ultransonic Rinse – 10 Minutes in Ultrasonic Machine Step 3: ISOPRPYL ALCOHOL – 10 Minutes in Ultrasonic Machine Important! Do Not Use Heat in Your Ultrasonic Cleaner with … Read more

Solid Silver Trench Watch

This beautiful solid silver trench watch was the subject of one of my popular restoration videos. As shown in this film the watch was completely restored and now operates as intended when it was first created over a century ago. Cosmeticaly the watch shows its age with several dents in the silver case as is … Read more

26 Jewel Seikomatic from the 1960s

This is as close as you can get to Grand Seiko without actually buying a Grand Seiko. Indeed this model of Seikomatic is the watch that you will see me wearing a lot in my YouTube videos as I believe it is so stylish, so well made and so useful. SOLD The watch is shipped … Read more

Seiko Sea Horse – Classic Vintage Seiko

I have restored this gorgeous 1960s Self-Winding Seiko to top condition for its age. It is a really classy piece and is working nicely. The watch is also highly practical. It keeps good time, is highly legible and has a clear, large date window. It’s beautiful and very functional. Price: £435 I have fitted a … Read more