Grand Seiko vs. Grand Seiko

October 22, 2017

The concept of the homage to glories past is one that the watch industry appears to have embraced of late, …

A Grand Seiko Self-Dater from 1965

October 3, 2017

The romantic overtures that led eventually to the conception and birth of the Grand Seiko line were played out through …

June 18, 2017

Since March 2009, the Bank of England base rate has been at or below 0.5%. Currently it sits at a …

September 5, 2016

Hare-brained schemes and cunning plans are all very well but all too often they fall victim to the law of …

June 4, 2016

At about the same time as the first generation Seiko 6105 divers watch first made its appearance in 1968, so …

April 3, 2016

In constructing a heart-over-head case to acquire another short-lived object of desire, absolute reality trumps virtual any day of the …

December 10, 2015

In the eyes of a typical consumer on the hunt for a new wristwatch, the received wisdom is that a …

November 8, 2015

Grand Seiko. A 55 year old heritage of fine Japanese watchmaking but only now starting to make an impact as …

November 30, 2014

This year Seiko released five limited edition watches in an Historical Collection paying homage to the 1964 Grand Seiko Self-Dater. The original …