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The Grand Seiko SBGA497 Honors 20 Years 9R Spring Drive Movement

Introducing: Citizen Surprises Us With A Brand New 37mm Promaster Diver Collection

The classic, rugged, and modern diver gets sized down for the rest of us.

Introducing: Citizen Gets Colorful With The U.S. Launch Of The NJ015 ‘Tsuyosa’

From dial colors to integrated bracelets, these new Citizens are in-vogue and summer-ready.

Maurice de Mauriac Celebrates an Insane Drive to the Tip of the Europe with a Special Chronograph

Zurich based brand Maurice de Mauriac has added a new watch to their Chrono Modern collection inspired by their participation in the grueling North Cape Expedition. The 11 day expedition took a team to the northernmost point on the European continent, the tip of Norway, across the 71st parallel and into the Arctic circle. The task was undertaken by the Alpineracer team in a BMW E30 (with a Genesis GV70 coming along as a support vehicle), and Maurice de Mauriac created a special version of their toughest chronograph to mark the occasion.  If you’re from a part of the world where there is significant snowfall in the winter, and you happen to also sometimes need to drive a car in those conditions, you know that even a few minutes on icey, snow covered roads in freezing weather can be anything from a nuisance to absolutely terrifying. It’s certainly not something I look forward to, and generally try to avoid when I have the opportunity to do so. Now imagine driving into increasingly more difficult and dangerous conditions for over a week. According to Maurice de Mauriac, the Alpineracer team experienced the requisite challenges with weather (hail, snow, and freezing rain, to start) and a handful of mechanical issues with the car, but ultimately they made it, and the photos that came out of the trip that you can see here are truly breathtaking. For participants (in both body and spirit) a watch connected to the journey feels like a fitting memento.  The Chrono Modern Nort...

In-Depth: An Exquisite Grand Seiko With The World's Most Beautiful Spring-Drive Movement

"You must pay the price, if you wish to secure the blessing." – Andrew Jackson

Grand Seiko Spring Drive Guide

Japan’s Grand Seiko has become, in a relatively short span of time, one of the world’s most prestigious and collectible high-luxury watchmakers, competing for connoisseur attention and dollars with well-established maisons from Switzerland and Germany. And while its success is definitely a 21st century phenomenon, Grand Seiko is not really a “new brand” in the strictest sense. The first Grand Seiko watch (below) debuted all the way back in 1960, part of the much larger product portfolio of Japanese watchmaking giant Seiko, which was founded in 1881 and achieved its worldwide fame by embracing the mass market with timepieces at accessible prices with wide distribution. The Grand Seiko, by contrast, was positioned as the megabrand’s exclusive “King of Watches,” with standards of accuracy, beauty, durability, and legibility that could meet or surpass its Swiss competitors. Until 2010, it was also Japan’s best-kept horological secret, not exported to markets outside the country. Seven years after its international expansion, having cultivated a loyal and avid audience worldwide, an entirely new and distinct customer base apart from mainline Seiko’s, Grand Seiko firmly established itself as an independent brand - albeit one still intrinsically tied to its parent company through shared history and technology. Among those technologies is an innovative type of watch movement that was perfected right before the turn of the 21st Century and remains the exclusiv...

The Spec Sheet: This Is The Ultimate Do-It-All Grand Seiko Spring Drive GMT

Red alert – the SBGE253 is ready for your next adventure.

Buying, Selling, & Collecting: I'd Trade My Own Brother For One Of Grand Seiko's Hand-Wound Spring Drive Watches

Confession: I don't actually have a brother. (But Grand Seiko doesn't need to know that.)

Hands-On: The New Citizen 'Orca' Is A Whale Of A Watch – For Less Than $500

Strapping on this neo-vintage-style timepiece transported me to a fun period in watch collecting – one I missed the first time around.

Hey, HODINKEE!: Why In The World Is There No Swiss 'Spring Drive'?

Or is there ...

Watching Movies: Brad Pitt Wears a 1970s Citizen Bullhead In A Love Letter To 1960s Hollywood

Come for the bullhead, stay for the bund strap in Quentin Tarantino's Once Upon A Time…In Hollywood

Introducing: Grand Seiko Releases Its Best Spring Drive Diver Yet (Live Pics & Pricing)

Caliber 9RA5, high-intensity titanium, and the all-important textured "Black Stream" dial.

Introducing: The Grand Seiko SLGA009 "White Birch" Spring Drive Caliber 9RA2

A 2021 favorite makes its return, with a movement frosted for the winter.

Just Because: Why Is Citizen Called Citizen?

"The world is full of obvious things which nobody by any chance ever observes." Sherlock Holmes, The Hound Of The Baskervilles

Hands-On: Oris's Eco-Minded Diver

A dazzling dial made of recycled plastic.

Introducing: The New SLGA007 And SLGA008 Grand Seikos, And A New 5-Day Spring Drive Caliber

Wood, water, and a pet peeve goes bye-bye.

Sunday Rewind: Why You Need To Be Paying Attention To Citizen Right Now

Not to say "we told you so," but...

Introducing: The Grand Seiko Spring Drive Chronograph GMT SBGC240 140th Anniversary Limited Edition (Live Pics & Pricing)

What metal would you pick for a 140th anniversary?

Introducing: The Grand Seiko Spring Drive GMT 'Eagle' USA Limited Edition SBGE263 And The U.S. GS9 Club

Like Grand Seiko? Join the club.

Review: Luminox Bear Grylls Survival ECO 3703

Environmental issues are one of the biggest concerns that mankind is facing today.  These problems, unfortunately, are causing a detrimental impact on our climate and our ways of life. We are glad that there are a rising group of individuals who are speaking up and creating awareness of the dire situation, but more certainly needsRead More

In-Depth: Does Spring Drive Have An Escapement?

Of mainsprings and Tri-synchro regulators.

Introducing: The Citizen Super Titanium Armor Series

Lightweight and extra tough.

Hands-On: The Citizen Satellite Wave GPS F950 Titanium 50th Anniversary Limited Edition

Gizmo-wizardry for the wrist with a lunar link.

Up Close: Seiko Prospex LX Spring Drive Diver SNR029

Seiko produces a wide – really wide – variety of dive watches. Many are based on historical watches, with several of the high-end models in particular being inspired by the brand’s first 300 m dive watch of 1968. As a result, a good number of Seiko dive watches look pretty similar. When Seiko unveiled the Prospex LX line at Baselworld last year – the range is made up of six sports watches catered for air, land, and sea – the diver’s watch seemed, well, pretty similar to other Seiko dive watches. But the LX was not a typical range of sports watches, because it was designed in collaboration with Ken Okuyama, one of Japan’s most famous car designers – specifically, Mr Okuyama is best known for his work for Ferrari. The Prospex LX Spring Drive Diver SNR029 is a typical Seiko dive watch – it’s functional and solidly engineered, with a notably high quality of construction. But Mr Okuyama’s design adds a surprising degree of refinement to the design, which reimagines the retro style of the classical Seiko Hi-Beat diver of 1968 by sharpening the design and refining the details. Initial thoughts Seiko dive watches are highly regarded for their strong price-performance ratio at every level of the price spectrum. The Prospex LX Spring Drive Diver SNR029 is a mid-range model, more affordable than a Grand Seiko but more upscale than the base-model Prospex diver. In terms of functionality, fit and finish, the SNR029 scores highly. Legibility is excellent, Spring Dr...

Introducing: The Grand Seiko SBGD205 Masterpiece Collection Spring Drive 8 Days Jewelry Watch

Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow.