This year I have been given the opportunity to visit Baselworld. The worlds biggest watch and jewellery show. I will be covering all news from SEIKO so be sure to visit this site regularly from March 17th and onwards to ensure you are not missing anything!
Seiko at Baselworld 2016
The Perfect Platinum GS, SBGD001
Normally a watch looking like the one above is something I would like to see in a 36-37mm case, maximum 38mm. For sure not in a 43mm mammoth housing. So, learning on the train to Basel, watching a streamed version of the Seiko press conference, they were releasing this giant… in platinum I was very…
Seiko Press Conference Basel 2016
On March 17th, the first day of Baselworld 2016, the worlds biggest watch and jewellery fair, Seiko held a press conference talking about their rich and interesting heritage in watch making as well as presenting their strategy going forward. Of course also a selection of their novelties, 8-days GS in Pt950, Marinemaster GPS and enamel/lacquer chronographs…
Grand Seiko Black Magic
I don’t think it was only me that was surprised at the BaselWorld 2016 when Seiko revealed it’s new line of Grand Seiko watches. What they showed was a very sporty collection consisting of four limited edition pieces equipped with Spring Drive movements and dressed in Black Ceramic. There are two GMT/Chronographs using the 9R96…
Basel Bonus – Coming GS HI-BEAT GMTs
This coming fall (October/November time frame) two new HI-BEAT Grand Seikos will be launched. I got the opportunity to handle these at BaselWorld. However not sharing the pictures until later. Now other pictures have leaked and it is OK to show these. The two watches are SBGJ017 (champagne dial) and SBGJ019 (black/charcoal dial). They are…
