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Grand Seiko U.S. Exclusive Limited Edition

October 2018
The Japanese brand launches three limited editions for the American market, available at select Grand Seiko retail partners and Grand Seiko boutiques in (...)

“Strengthening the appeal of G-Shock for mature buyers”

“Strengthening the appeal of G-Shock for mature buyers”

INTERVIEW WITH CASIO’S CEO SHIGENORI ITOH

May 2018
G-Shock is 35 years old in 2018. Among the most striking anniversary models that Casio has launched this year are the Red Out, the Gold Tornado, the Big (...)

Minase, a window on the watch

Minase, a window on the watch [Video]

JAPANESE CRAFTS

April 2018
Originally a family company specialized in the production of cutting tools in the Akita province of Japan, Minase is a growing-up watch artisan aiming at (...)

G-SHOCK MRG Limited edition

CASIO

April 2018
MRG G2000HA limited edition G-Shock watch for Baselworld 2018 combines top of the line G-Shock technology with traditional Japanese ancestry and (...)

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April Fool Ninja

April Fool Ninja

GRAND SEIKO

April 2018
This is April Fool’s Day, the Japanese way! Indeed, “a new Spring Drive Grand Seiko has been designed especially for Ninja! The case is inspired by (...)

CASIO NOVELTIES BASELWORLD 2018

CASIO NOVELTIES BASELWORLD 2018

March 2018
Casio announces the release of a new addition to the flagship MR-G Series, which is part of its G-SHOCK line of shock-resistant watches. The MRG-G2000HA is (...)

Citizen Promaster

Citizen Promaster

GO BEYOND

March 2018
Since its debut in 1989, the Promaster professional sports watch has been a firm favourite with professionals who challenge their (...)

WHAT ABOUT JAPANESE INDEPENDENTS?

WHAT ABOUT JAPANESE INDEPENDENTS?

FAR EAST TRAVEL JOURNAL

February 2018
The independent Japanese watchmaker Hajime Asaoka has produced a grand total of... 19 watches! They are the result of meticulous craftsmanship, performed (...)
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Reflections and travel notes on the japanese watchmaking market

Reflections and travel notes on the japanese watchmaking market

FAR EAST TRAVEL JOURNAL

February 2018
Exports of Swiss watches to Japan seem to have decreased again this year. Rolex, Cartier and Omega remain the top brands sold in (...)

Japan transitioning from technology to luxury

Japan transitioning from technology to luxury

JAPAN

February 2018
All have developed a continuum of unparalleled technological innovations, from the use of quartz to solar energy. All have continued to produce large (...)

SEIKO HAS GRAND PLANS FOR THE FUTURE

SEIKO HAS GRAND PLANS FOR THE FUTURE

January 2018
This is the oldest Japanese watch brand, with more than a century of history. It has been in on every technological innovation. But 2017 will remain (...)
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Citizen: a strategy of acquisitions

Citizen: a strategy of acquisitions

FAR EAST TRAVEL JOURNAL

January 2018
Unlike its two fellow watchmaking companies which are launching an offensive internationally by moving their own products upmarket, this giant has opted (...)

A brief history of Seiko mechanical chronographs

A brief history of Seiko mechanical chronographs

CHRONOGRAPHS

January 2018
In the mid-60s, a race was raging: who would manage to release the first automatic chronograph wristwatch?

G-SHOCK the world for 35 years

G-SHOCK the world for 35 years

November 2017
2018 is the 35th anniversary of a watch icon, the G-SHOCK, which revolutionised the face of a global industry, and which has just shipped its (...)

Japanese student makes clock that “writes” the time

Japanese student makes clock that “writes” the time [Video]

August 2017
Reading the time is one thing, but writing it? The Plock does exactly that - a machine that is part work of art, part timekeeper, and all (...)

Seiko opens flagship boutique in London

Seiko opens flagship boutique in London

August 2017
The Japanese watchmaker makes a statement with the opening of its flagship UK location, located in the heart of luxury shopping at (...)

Casio a question of age

Casio a question of age

FAR EAST TRAVEL JOURNAL

May 2017
How to win over the generations of G-Shock lovers, those teenagers who have since matured? Can ultra-high-tech quartz watches sell for the same price as (...)

CASIO combines traditional Japanese craftsmanship with cutting-edge technology

CASIO combines traditional Japanese craftsmanship with cutting-edge technology

March 2017

G-SHOCK MR-G by Casio

G-SHOCK MR-G by Casio

March 2017

CASIO G-Shock MR-G

CASIO G-Shock MR-G

G IS FOR GAMECHANGER

January 2017
The designers and engineers at Casio were determined to develop a watch with absolute toughness and precision, and the result is the top of the Casio (...)

CASIO G-SHOCK GULFMASTER: Making waves

CASIO G-SHOCK GULFMASTER: Making waves

November 2016
The latest G-Shock Gulfmaster takes Casio’s legendary unbreakable watch into the toughest ocean environments, with upgraded sensor technology to ensure a (...)

BRANDS - CITIZEN's changing times

BRANDS - CITIZEN’s changing times

October 2016
Japan’s Citizen Group has bought two Swiss watch companies in four years. What’s going on?

SPOTLIGHT - Casio EDIFICE EQB-600 Smartphone Link Series: The World at Your Wrist

SPOTLIGHT - Casio EDIFICE EQB-600 Smartphone Link Series: The World at Your Wrist

September 2016
The EDIFICE collection is for Casio the place where the most advanced technologies are tried out, experimented with, and implemented. It’s also the place (...)

Citizen to acquire Frederique Constant

Citizen to acquire Frederique Constant

May 2016
Breaking news: all three Frederique Constant brands will enter Japanese watchmaking giant Citizen’s portfolio.
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