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 ›
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 ›
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 ›
The popular Seiko ‘Tuna’ and ‘Baby Tuna’ watches aren’t ones that tend to make an appearance on Horologium, but as the temperature starts hitting above 30C here, the hot weather means that on weekends, my thoughts turn to resuming the… Read More ›
Seiko’s popular and incredibly successful Prospex (Professional Specification) watches for sea, sky and land are characterised by their commitment to being built to standards that allow the watches to be used by professionals in each of those categories. Today’s post… Read More ›
With last month’s opening of Australia’s first Seiko boutique in Sydney’s Queen Victoria Building it seems the right time to share with you a watch that is one of Seiko’s premium pieces. It is only in recent years that the… Read More ›
Today we have a guest post from collector/ enthusiast @crunchylatte in which he shares his horological adventures visiting some key Tokyo watch destinations. Enjoy. DISCLAIMER: These are merely the ramblings of one watch enthusiast, and all views expressed are his… Read More ›
Seiko’s Spring Drive technology has been featured on Horologium before. You can read more about the ‘hybrid’ mechanical-quartz Spring Drive movement at the previous posts and how technologically and mechanically significant a development it has been for Seiko, but this… Read More ›
To commemorate the 100th anniversary of the first domestically produced watch by the precursor to the Seiko brand, the Seiko Museum in Sumida, Tokyo is holding a special free exhibition. The first Japan-made watch was crafted by K. Hattori &… Read More ›
Baselworld 2012 saw the launch of the Seiko Astron GPS Solar, an immensely popular watch about which I have written about before. The passing of a year brings us to Baselworld 2013 and six new models with 26 city names,… Read More ›
