Today’s post is about another new Grand Seiko release whose inspiration lies in the winter season. To give some other examples, in 2020 Grand Seiko released its first jewellery piece as a part of the Grand Seiko Masterpiece Collection –… Read More ›
Japanese watches
NEW: G-SHOCK GMW-B5000TR-9 TranTixxii
Yes it’s another new watch all about alloys, today. G-Shock is releasing, later this month, the full metal GMB-B5000TR-9. It has a gold ion-plated case in a new mirror-finished titanium alloy, and a rather striking multi-coloured bracelet. Developed in conjunction… Read More ›
NEW: Grand Seiko Spring Drive 8 Day SBGD207
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 ›
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 ›
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 ›
HANDS-ON: Kurono Bunkyō Tokyo by Hajime Asaoka
The world of independent watchmaking will always be a niche one, in large part by dint of the small production numbers, as well as for the higher average entry price point into it. But even within such a niche the… 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 ›
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