Seiko "Ukiyo-e"

Having seen all sorts of watches whilst browsing Seiko I came across some very fancy ones displaying paintings on the dials and I got interested in the origin and meaning of these. There is very little information online but I managed to find out that these watches are mostly from the 70's and they are actually mod's (modified watches) made back then. On these watches only the dial has been modified though and they display various motifs from the Ukiyo-e artform that was prevalent during the Japanese Edo era.

Seiko "Ukiyo-e" on an Actus, by artist Toshusai Sharaku

"Ichikawa Ebizo IV in the role of Takemura Sadanoshin"

Watch collectors funnies

Having been bitten by the Seiko fly some years ago I have come across several different meme's, some of them funny some of them not but some I thought worth saving so I have posted below the perhaps funniest ones that tickled my funny bone. Hope you enjoy and get a chuckle of the day 😃

An actual Seiko ad from 70's

Anny von Hamburg in media

Below are translated articles of Anny in Finnish media that build some sort of a political narrative of how things move along in the corridors of power, click the links for related pictures and original text in Swedish.

Anny in the background alongside GH Fyren

ULTIM trimarans

3rd October the Ultim trimarans were arriving Antibes having finished the 5 day race from Finisterre. We followed onboard their track on the AIS and saw them going along with 40kts+, the first ones were arriving already on the 2nd Oct evening when others came in 3rd Oct assisted by their teams respective "tug" boats. One of them had allegedly ripped their mainsail as they had encountered 70kts winds off the Spanish coast.

Banque Populaire trimaran