7 fun facts I discovered at the Seiko Museum
Editor’s note: Seiko is a brand with a pretty incredible history. And a lot of this history goes under the radar, to be honest. Which is why, when Sandra visited Tokyo last year we strongly suggested she make a detour to Seiko’s Museum. Here’s what she learned … If you’re ever in Tokyo, I strongly recommend making time for a detour to Sumida. Where? A residential area north of Tokyo Skytree – a bit of a backwater, to be honest. Why? For the Seiko Museum. Even if you’re not particularly a Seiko fan, it’s full of horological discoveries. And if you weren’t a Seiko fan before, you probably will be afterwards. Here are just a few of the many reasons why: The name Seiko’s founder, Kintaro Hattori, started his business in 1881; about a decade later, he opened his own factory – naming it Seikosha. The museum guide told me that Seiko is the Japanese word for “precise”. Wadokei – seasonal clocks Until 1872, timekeeping was based on seasonal variations, rather than the “fixed hours system” we are familiar with – where the length of a day is divided into equal portions, or hours. The “seasonal time system” used in Japan…
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Hot off the heels of their last limited-run homage piece, the Astrographic, Zodiac has teamed up with the London-based luxury retailer Liberty to give us this – the Zodiac X Liberty Super Sea Wolf. Like Zodiac, Liberty has been around for more than a century, and has a brilliant history of providing Londoners, as well as travellers from across the globe, with some of the finest luxury fabrics and objets d’art that money can buy. Limited to just 30 pieces, the GMT-equipped Super Sea Wolf features splashes of Liberty’s signature shade of purple. The distinct purple can be found on the day portion of the 24-hour bezel, as well as on the GMT hand and centering arrow that sits atop the bi-directional bezel. On the back of the 40mm stainless steel case, in addition to a lovely engraved floral motif, customers will have the option to personalise their watch with up to 17 characters in both upper and lower case.The purple and black beauty will also come equipped with three different options to wrap around your wrist: a stainless steel bracelet, embossed leather band and a black and white NATO strap. The beating heart of the Super Sea Wolf is…
Two figures who I respect tremendously in their respective fields are H. Moser & Cie. CEO Edouard Meylan and Blamo! host (and man who can rock a soft yellow hat like nobody else) Jeremy Kirkland. So when the two got together on the latest edition of the podcast, I knew it was going to pop. Even though Edouard Meylan comes from a family with deep roots in watchmaking, his take on running the boutique brand (slash plucky upstart) is far less traditional than you’d expect. Kirkland asks the right questions about taking risks, failure, the American approach to business, and fostering a culture that allows your team to come up with crazier ideas than you. This pod isn’t about the watches of Moser, but it perfectly encapsulates the brand. Listen here (or wherever you get your podcasts). 
