Watch collectors have strong feelings about quartz versus mechanical watches: Battery-powered quartz is inexpensive, accurate and robust, but it lacks the je ne sais quoi of an electricity-free ...

Grand Seiko has spent a lot of time reflecting on the Japanese landscape through its watchmaking in recent years, including its recent ice ridge-inspired Omiwatari, but its latest Spring Drive ...

We wore these new limited-edition Spring Drive models from Grand Seiko ahead of their release, and the dials struck us as thoroughly astounding. This is not a huge surprise, as Grand Seiko has put the ...

Seiko is commemorating the 20th anniversary of its state-of-the-art Spring Drive technology with the release of an extraordinary collection blending Japanese precision with avant-garde design. The ...

One of the standout announcements from Switzerland’s biggest watch expo this year was a new Japanese movement that promised to, once again, revolutionize mechanical timekeeping. Grand Seiko’s caliber ...

Grand Seiko means a lot of things to a lot of people. For some, the Japanese watchmaker may represent their first foray into luxury timepieces, while for others, Grand Seiko is the embodiment of ...

The latest offering to Grand Seiko’s sport collection is the SBGC253 Spring Drive Chronograph GMT. Crafted with the watchmaker’s emblematic lion symbol in mind, the timepiece poses as an homage to the ...