Editor’s Note:
Chronograph.com launched in 1996 — at the dawn of the Internet era. It took remarkable foresight for owner Wee Wah Lee to realize online shopping would be the way of the future and to register the domain name “Chronograph.com.” Thousands of Internet businesses have come and gone; that Chronograph.com is still going strong is […]

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Although the Portuguese arrived sooner, the only foreigners allowed to live in Japan for almost 200 years were the Dutch. Known to the Japanese as the Kōmō, or Red Hairs, Dutch traders ran import/export businesses from the island of Dejima in Nagasaki harbor from 1638. Goods they exported to Europe, and stories they told […]

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Anyone who considers himself a serious aficionado of Japanese timepieces has certainly heard the name Katsuhisa Higuchi. Katsu-san, as he is known to friends and customers who shop online at www.higuchi-inc.com, has earned an enviable reputation as one of the “go to” guys for those who covet exquisite Japanese timepieces only sold in Japan’s […]

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Most GMT+9 blog readers probably know Kohei Saito as a prominent Seiko collector and moderator of the TimeZone Seiko Forum. What many may not realize is Kohei is a highly respected collector of Swiss watches too.
Kohei’s vast knowledge of horology enables him to discuss various iterations of Lemania 5100-based watches just as comfortably […]

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SeiyaJapan.com has built a worldwide reputation for service over the past seven years. It’s one of the top places to order Japan-only Seiko, Alba, Citizen, Casio, and Orient watches.

Most first-rate watches Japanese companies make, like Grand Seiko, are manufactured exclusively for their domestic market. This, combined with barriers of language and culture, prevent most […]

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Greg Heath, who posts under the name heat on the Seiko & Citizen Watch Forum (SCWF) has been a friend of mine since I met him in 2001 at a “watch meet” that was organized by none other than Reto Castellazzi, founder and owner of the Poor Man’s Watch Forum (PMWF). The venue was […]

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John ei8htohms Davis needs no introduction to Web-savvy watch enthusiasts. A professional watchmaker, John’s authoritative articles, interviews, and observations have been featured the past decade on leading horological Web sites like TimeZone and The PuristS (his home base), and on the Seiko/Citizen Watch Forum. Many watch fans fantasize about becoming professional watchmakers. John did […]

Dr. Wayne Lee, Founder/Owner
Seiko and Citizen Watch Forum
Editor’s note:
Several years ago as my interest in Swiss/European timepieces was starting to wane, I stumbled onto the Seiko/Citizen Watch Forum which was “owned and operated by Wayne Lee” as the banner then proclaimed. As I read through the numerous educational and entertaining posts, my interest in Seikos […]