I like watches and especially SEIKOs. I have created this site to show photos of my watches and from time to time also write a few words.
I hope you will enjoy it.
/Stefan
Seiko Grand & King Quartz – A Hidden Treasure from the 70s
At the end of the sixties the two top series of watches from Seiko were Grand Seiko and King Seiko. The introduction of Quartz watches at the end of 1969 not only meant that the mechanical watches from Switzerland was endangered but also the Japanese. Everyone wanted the latest and greatest, quartz! With a precision…
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Arrival Of The King – SBGD001
Seiko’s target with the first Grand Seiko in 1960 was simply to make the best watch. The “best” typically means some kind of precious metal. The watch that was the result, the 3180, did of course quite naturally also come in platinum though much more scarce than it’s more common sibling in gold covered stainless steel. Until…
A most excellent trip for a Seikoholic
Having liked Seiko watches since my early youth I was thrilled when I received an invitation to visit Seiko in Japan for a week in October 2014.It was a full program including a visit to the SEIKO Morioka plant where, among other things, high end mechanical Grand Seikos are made, the SEIKO EPSON Shiojiri plant responsible for…
Molle Watch 