Came across some nice photos today of a Seiko Credor Automatic from 1995 I’ve always had a thing for. It’s model SCVL001, and retailed for 250,000 yen when it was available in Japanese stores a little over a decade ago. It featured an unusual 22-jeweled handwinding movement, caliber 6810A, that had a 37-hour power reserve […]

Many Japanese watch enthusiasts are familiar with the signature Orient Company Ltd. watch design that features a power reserve indicator at 12 o’clock. Did you know Seiko actually used it first? Orient Japan produced many models featuring this dial layout in the past decade, so many that it’s almost a signature style. An example […]

The vintage DW-5600’s hold a special place in the hearts of G-Shock enthusiasts. For many, the screwback 5600 is the quintessential G-Shock; the vintage G they would most like to own and a classic. This isn’t too surprising given the 5600 was produced for a longer period of time and consists of more models […]

Several Seiko watches designed by Naoto Fukasawa’s Seiko Power Design Project in 2006 will go on sale in Japan next week. The watches are representative of Seiko tradition — an interesting blend of the conservative and the daring. The emphasis with these is on readability and practicality, with Seiko SPBP003 (pictured above) featuring Seiko’s 7N […]

I’ve always been a fan of the plastic Swatch no pretense look, a look the Alba Depthsensor 200m divers watch shares. I think it’d be super cool for Seiko to have fun and produce a few of their classics using plastic bezels, and maybe even cases. Say for instance, a spoof on a Marinemaster […]

Happy New Years to all the GMT+9 readers! Hopefully there are some interesting watches for the readers in this installment covering 12/08/07 - 01/10/08. This vintage Seiko Auto Dator is stunning. The watch is pristine and even has a Superman style hang tag. It doesn’t get any better then this. The selling price was 236,000 […]