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 ...

Seiko transferred a feature from the affordable, divisive solar-quartz Speedtimer collection to its prestigious automatic counterpart, and it just feels perfect. Every product is carefully selected by ...

Grand Seiko, the luxury brand offshoot of watch giant Seiko, has established a handful of signature traits over the course of its 64-year lifespan. There’s the fine, mirror-like polishing technique ...

Christmas Day 1969: Richard Nixon is in power; the second manned Moon mission has just returned to Earth; and The Beatles are at number one in the albums chart with Abbey Road. Over in Tokyo, another ...

Is there a more misunderstood watch brand than Seiko? The Japanese behemoth is often thought of as (a) the product of the Seventies quartz crisis, (b) the maker of second-tier watches and (c) not ...

There aren’t many accessibly priced watch brands which can compete with the big dogs – but Seiko is one that can. From its storied history – it created the first ever Japanese wristwatch and invented ...