The Grand Seiko Studio Shizukuishi opens its doors
July 2020
A new chapter in the 60-year history of Grand Seiko opens with the inauguration of an entirely new studio dedicated to the production of Grand Seiko’s (…)
Grand Seiko celebrates its 60th Anniversary
BRAND FOCUS
July 2020
In 2020, Grand Seiko is celebrating 60 years of existence. Called “kanreki”, this anniversary is especially important in the Japanese culture. To mark the (…)
Grand Seiko Heritage Collection Hi-Beat 36000 Limited Edition
January 2020
This year marks the 60th anniversary of Grand Seiko’s first creation. Today, to begin a full year of celebrations of this important landmark, four new (…)
FIyta: The horological side of Chinese soft power
PORTRAIT
November 2019
As part of a group that controls a large proportion of China’s watch distribution, Fiyta represents the best of what the local industry has to offer in (…)
Grand Seiko Elegance Women
September 2019
The Grand Seiko mechanical collection for women is expanding. Thanks to the slim profile and powerful performance of the new Caliber 9S27, new design (…)
Seiko: “We want to go beyond functionality”
JAPANESE BRANDS
August 2019
How to convey not only the functional aspect of Seiko’s and Grand Seiko’s collections, but also the Japanese sense of beauty found in these timepieces? An (…)
Grand Seiko Spring Drive GMT Caliber 9R66
July 2019
Grand Seiko is pleased to introduce a new Spring Drive GMT watch in its sport collection. The watch uses 18k yellow gold in the rotating bezel, which is the (…)
Japanese watchmaking wants to change its image
ANALYSIS
July 2019
Seiko, Citizen and Casio now offer models at prices that were unthinkable a few years ago. Japanese companies intend to move from a highly technological (…)
A new era for Japanese watchmaking?
EDITORIAL
July 2019
As demand for Japanese quartz movements continues to fall, due to declining interest in the fashion watch, and as the arrival of the smartwatch causes major (…)
American watch report
TIMEPIECES & PEOPLE OF 2019
April 2019
America: Trump, the great outdoors, the dreams and the violence, the grandeur and the misery... and also the firepower of Apple Watch and Rolex, as well as (…)
Grand Seiko Urushi
April 2019
With its amber-coloured (or black, once mixed with iron) dial in Urushi lacquer sourced from trees near the Shizukuishi Watch Centre, where some of Seiko’s (…)
Grand Seiko Spring Drive thin dress
March 2019
The 20th anniversary of Spring Drive is celebrated in a new series within the Grand Seiko Elegance collection that presents an even more refined and slim (…)
