King Charles III and the Royal way

While browsing CWC Addict blog (wonderful site by the way), I happened to stumble upon a 1981 photo showing King Charles III wearing a Hamilton 6BB chronograph. What a remarkable photo. The presumption that he got it issued while following a long-standing tradition of the Royal Family serving the Armed Forces made it all the

My grail Vostok

I bought an old Vostok. But not just any Vostok. I bought my grail Vostok, a Soviet-era manual wind dive watch with a rare civilian dial showing a map of Antarctica and bright red Cyrillic letters stating that it is. But it wasn’t. More about that later. Anyway, this “Vostok Antarctic” wasn’t a grail initially,

Went to line up at Swatch store in Seoul on the opening day of Omega x Swatch MoonSwatch

Yesterday morning, March 26, 2022, I got up early and took an intercity bus to downtown Seoul where the flagship Swatch store is located. It was drizzling and cold. A good sign. My friend was to join me but I got there earlier than him. We were aiming for the Mission to the Moon and

Watch strap for hiking

I don’t have much to blog about today so instead I’ll write about a strap I use for hiking. It’s a NATO strap I picked up during a business trip to London several years ago. Don’t know who made them but it was from a street seller on Portobello market who had bundles of them

The Story of Dadaepo Seiko Turtle

The Dadaepo Seiko Turtle (Source: The War Museum of Korea) Today, I would like to share a story about a totally trashed Seiko Turtle that belonged to a very special owner.  It’s a run-of-the-mill 6309 Turtle but circumstances surrounding how the watch was obtained from its owner is what makes it truly unique.  It’s a