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Survival of The Fittest – A Wolf In The Himalayas

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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

Solid Silver Trench Watch

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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

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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

Casio F-108WHC Restoration – Full Version

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In this fuller version of my video on restoring a humble white Casio F-108WHC I include about five minutes of footage not shown in the YouTube version.  This footage covers the layout and components of the Casio 3224 module in more detail. [videopress hv0MZ7BB]

Vintage Seiko Sea Lion (6600-7140R)

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Vintage Seiko Sea Lion (6600-7140R) Price: SOLD Free Postage with the UK For details of how to pay please … Contact Me I restored this beautiful vintage Seiko in a video. With its sunburst silver dial and sword hands there is a strong Grand Seiko resonance in the styling of this beautifully simple and elegant … Read more

Elgin Pocket Watch – Fully Serviced

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1921 Elgin Pocket Watch – Fully Serviced Price: SOLD Free Postage (within UK) This is a very nice example of an Elgin Pocket Watch built in about 1921 and running very nicely.  Serial: 23902940   7 jewels, Gold Fill Case in good (but not perfect) condition.

Vostok Komandirskie – Watchmaker Review

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Timegrapher results for Vostok Komadirskie

  The Vostok Komandirskie in Context It was only a matter of time before a Vostok watch found its way onto my watch bench for a thorough review.  When it did it came in the form of the unashamedly bright ‘soviet red’ colour that you can see in the picture to the right.  And let … Read more