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A special Grand Seiko to “bind time, beauty and nature together”

A special Grand Seiko to “bind time, beauty and nature together”

The dial of this new Grand Seiko creation, powered by a high-beat movement, is inspired by the slender and strikingly beautiful white birch trees that (...)

Minase 5 Windows WM03-LPDS

Minase 5 Windows WM03-LPDS

HANDCRAFTED TIMEPIECES FROM JAPAN

Last year, we had the privilege of visiting the independent Japanese watch manufacturer Minase in Akita prefecture. This trip made a deep and lasting (...)

A new deep blue Urushi dial for Minase's Divido

A new deep blue Urushi dial for Minase’s Divido

Minase’s latest addition to the Divido collection pays tribute to Japan’s finest traditional crafts. Following the success of the blue hand-lackered embossed (...)

King Seiko: a 1965 classic is re-born!

King Seiko: a 1965 classic is re-born!

Never before in the company’s history had there been a period of such creativity and achievement. From the first Grand Seiko in 1960 to the automatic (...)

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Orient revives the M-Force Sports collection

Orient revives the M-Force Sports collection

Orient is bringing back its popular M-Force model, a much-loved member of the Orient Sports Collection. The first four models of the new third generation (...)

Grand Seiko's special relationship with nature

Grand Seiko’s special relationship with nature

The brilliant blue sky over Mt. Iwate at dawn that greets the watchmakers and technicians of the Grand Seiko Studio Shizukuishi inspires a new limited (...)

Seiko Prospex LX line Limited Edition

Seiko Prospex LX line Limited Edition

The LX line was introduced in 2019 from the Prospex collection as the pinnacle of Seiko sports watches. The line’s name, LX, hints at the Latin word for (...)

Seiko Lukia: the glamour of Ginza

Seiko Lukia: the glamour of Ginza

The new Seiko Lukia collection celebrates the glamour, vivacity and refinement of Tokyo’s famous district Ginza. Long reserved for the Japanese market, the (...)

Grand Seiko celebrates its 60th Anniversary

Grand Seiko celebrates its 60th Anniversary

BRAND FOCUS

This year, Grand Seiko is celebrating 60 years of existence. Called “kanreki”, this anniversary is especially important in the Japanese culture. To mark the (...)

Citizen: the titan of titanium

Citizen: the titan of titanium

COVER STORY

Exactly fifty years ago, in the golden age of the Apollo missions, Japanese brand Citizen introduced a new material into watchmaking that had hitherto been (...)

Citizen sets its sights on the moon

Citizen sets its sights on the moon

SPACE

The world’s first commercial lunar exploration program, HAKUTO-R, will be equipped with Citizen’s Super Titanium™ on components used in the lunar lander and (...)

Seiko: “We want to go beyond functionality”

Seiko: “We want to go beyond functionality”

JAPANESE BRANDS

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 (...)

The secret calendars of Japanese prints

The secret calendars of Japanese prints

HISTORY

To circumvent the state monopoly on calendars, ingenious Japanese craftsmen designed prints that revealed – to initiates only – the alternation of short and (...)

Visiting Seiko Dream Square in Tokyo

Visiting Seiko Dream Square in Tokyo

CONCEPT STORES

Last December, Seiko inaugurated this space, which differs greatly from a traditional boutique. Rather than simply displaying watches, the Japanese giant (...)

In the world's largest movement factory

In the world’s largest movement factory

REPORT

A quartz calibre is produced every second at the Saku factory operated by Miyota. The Citizen Group’s movement manufacturer equips a plethora of entry-level (...)

Orient: the watch brand of Epson

JAPANESE BRANDS

Orient, which specialises in automatic watches, wants to take advantage of Epson’s global infrastructure to make itself better known (...)

Minase: Japan's best-kept horological secret

Minase: Japan’s best-kept horological secret

REPORT

Minase is a good example of how technological innovation in Japan can also be an ode to nature. We paid a visit to this family company in Akita, in the (...)

Visiting Tissot's new boutique in Tokyo

Visiting Tissot’s new boutique in Tokyo

CONCEPT STORES

This year, the Swiss brand opened a new boutique in the Daikanyama district, which is popular with designers and has many art galleries, bookstores and (...)

Casio: “We must do better in the metal analogue watch”

Casio: “We must do better in the metal analogue watch”

JAPANESE BRANDS

The first generation of G-Shock used plastics, the second one incorporated metal, and the new one is made of carbon. Simultaneously, the brand intends to (...)

Citizen: “Reaping the benefits of our acquisitions”

Citizen: “Reaping the benefits of our acquisitions”

JAPANESE BRANDS

The Japanese giant is active on a number of fronts: developing record accuracy with the Caliber 0100, moving towards the connected world with the Eco-Drive (...)

Japanese watchmaking wants to change its image

Japanese watchmaking wants to change its image

ANALYSIS

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 (...)

Master of the swords

Master of the swords

PORTRAIT

Swordsmith Sadanobu Gassan works with Casio to craft watches for a dedicated MR-G line. The heir to six generations of artisans, he explains how he works (...)

The enigma of Japanese youth

The enigma of Japanese youth

ANALYSIS

Japanese people aged 20 to 40 are much less into luxury than their parents, who experienced the country’s industrial boom. They prefer to save for their (...)

A new era for Japanese watchmaking?

A new era for Japanese watchmaking?

EDITORIAL

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 (...)