The Seiko Spring Drive watch movement technology is one of the most unique, ingenious, efficient, and accurate calibers ever designed and is in a class of its own among modern mass produced movements. We will begin with looking at how Spring Drive works for the simple reason that we need a good understanding of how the system functions and is constructed before we can talk about the fascinating story behind it all.
The luxury watch industry is finishing off a difficult year with industry reports continuing to be skeptical. I believe there are many bright spots and opportunities for improvements to re-establish growth in 2017. In reaching these conclusions, I draw on read more…
On January 1, 2017, a new regulation will go into place concerning what qualifies a watch as “Swiss Made.” You see, in the eyes of Swiss regulators and many consumers, previous regulations, which required at least 50% of a watch’s read more…
This article will explain a series of cause-and-effect events which led to a particular situation in the world of the timepiece industry today. The modern luxury watch industry finds itself in a few extremely difficult positions from a marketing, distribution, pricing, and sales perspective – and to a large degree, they aren’t sure what to do about it yet.
Here’s another fun video from Seiko, this time bringing us a rare, if brusque, peek at Grand Seiko watches being manufactured from start to finish with particular focus on the 9S movement.