It’s a Grand Seiko, but not as you know it. It is also, as other watches we’ve covered over the past twelve months have been, part of the green trend. In a continuation of the celebration of 140 years of… Read More ›
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NEW: Seiko Prospex x Neighborhood
The new Seiko x Neighborhood Prospex SBDY077 that is the subject of today’s post is about a watch that fits neatly at the intersection of three subjects that have been personally topical this month. The first is that for the… Read More ›
HANDS-ON: Grand Seiko 60th Anniversary Caliber 9SA5 Hi-Beat 36000 80 Hours
As a year of tumult draws to a close it seems appropriate to look at a watch which radiates serenity – the Grand Seiko 60th Anniversary Calibre 9SA5 Hi-Beat 36,000 80 Hours. More succinctly known as the Ref. SLGH002, this… Read More ›
NEW: Credor Eichi II Blue Edition
In 2021 the Seiko Watch Corporation will be celebrating 140 years and we can expect plenty of releases to mark the occasion. However, they are getting in early, with a few announcements having just been made about some of the… Read More ›
NEW: Seiko Astron GPS Solar Kintaro Hattori 160th Anniversary Limited Edition
Commemorative editions seem to be an increasingly popular aspect of modern watch brands, and ones marking dates associated with founders is a popular sub category within this. Seiko has created a special edition Astron GPS Solar watch to mark 160… Read More ›
NEW: Seiko Presage Cocktail Automatic L.E.
If you had thought that there would be only one cocktail-related watch release this year you would have been wrong. But unlike the Angelus pieces, these new limited edition pieces from Seiko are more easily acquired. They may be a… Read More ›
NEW: Seiko Presage Studio Ghibli Porco Rosso
Perhaps like me, you have been making your way through Netflix’s current Studio Ghibli promotion; watching some for the first time, reacquainting myself with others, and wondering which ones they’ll put up next. If you find yourself in self-imposed isolation… Read More ›
NEW: Seiko 1969 Quartz Astron 50th Anniversary
This year’s horological half centuries continue with today’s post about another such commemoration. Fifty years ago this December, Seiko introduced the world’s first quartz wristwatch – the Quartz Astron. The Astron 35SQ was based on a quartz crystal oscillator (an… Read More ›
HANDS-ON : Seiko SBGA407 Grand Seiko Elegance Collection
Earlier this year we mentioned that 2019 marks two decades since the commercial launch of Seiko’s Spring Drive movement (a limited edition Credor in 1999), and that they have released a number of new models to mark the occasion. Today… Read More ›
BASELWORLD 2019 : Grand Seiko Spring Drive Thin Dress Series
To mark two decades since the commercial launch of their Spring Drive movement (a limited edition Credor in 1999) this year Seiko have announced a mini collection of new watches under the Elegance Collection called the Grand Seiko Spring Drive… Read More ›