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Wei catches up with Mr. Akio Naito, President of Seiko Watch Corporation, who will soon celebrate 40 years with the company in 2024. From his humble beginnings at the company straight out of university to leading it from strength to strength as it grows its presence around the world, Mr Naito shares the key milestones […]
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Two Broke Watch Snobs
At Watches and Wonders 2023 the iconic Japanese brand shared their next innovative vision for their product line's direction: the SLG001G Tentagraph, their first ever mechanical chronograph.
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It’s an often repeated mantra around here: every year is an anniversary year. And if a watch brand is going to be successful in today’s hyper competitive market where, frankly, a lot of brands are offering products that are remarkably similar to one another, they need to differentiate themselves. And looking at a calendar, and figuring out how many years it’s been since “X” accomplishment or “Y” watch was first released is (usually) a decent runway for explaining what makes you special. To that end, Grand Seiko is embarking on what will apparently be a year of celebrating the 25th anniversary of the Caliber 9S, a movement which has become foundational to Grand Seiko in the decades since its debut. The Caliber 9S has become a broad family of movements over the years, as Grand Seiko has continuously refined the caliber, including adding GMT functionality. Grand Seiko has used the 9S movements as a platform for their MEMS engineering techniques, which allow for insanely tight tolerances in movement making for certain key components, and you could probably argue that 9S movements represent the most traditional watchmaking currently practiced by the brand. Today, 9S movements are universally known to be reliable and rock solid high frequency calibers that often perform even better than the specs would indicate. Most recently, the 9S served as the springboard for the creation of Grand Seiko’s next generation Hi-Beat movement, the 9SA5. While it might not be t...
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Two Broke Watch Snobs
We tend to be pretty dismissive and downright snarky over here at Two Broke Watch Snobs – especially when it comes to pseudo-glorified “horological rites of passage.” Everyone needs a Rolex? No, shut up. Breaking $1,000 is something everyone needs to do? Nonsense. There’s a…
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The latest version of the classic 5177 features an enamel dial that references blued steel watch hands.
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Revolution Founder Wei Koh speaks to Patek Philippe President Thierry Stern about the motivations behind the travelling Patek Philippe Watch Art Exhibition.
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We are at the Seiko booth. And begin with the 20th Anniversary of the Spring Drive with four new watches with two new calibers. All are handwound featuring double mainspring in a single barrel. The two new movements are 9R02 and 9R31. The 9R02 is equipped with the torque return system to give a powerRead More
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A collaboration with Seiko to mark the 50th year of the Nissan Skyline results in a wild ride.
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Launched during Baselworld 2018, the SPB075 continues Seiko's tradition of value-for-money offerings through their Presage line. But, how does it stack up? We bring you through an in-depth look in this article.
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A Lange & Sohne introduces the 1815 Tourbillon featuring hacking seconds and zero-reset.
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We are big, big fans of the Seiko Spring Drive watches, and have waxed lyrical over them in many of our reviews. Here is Joe Kirk's AMA on the Spring Drive.
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With a thinner case and new movement, the Seiko SJE073 released during Baselworld 2018 boasts a dial that will win over the hearts of the most seasoned connoisseur. But, how does it stack up against others? In this article, we take a look at the enchantingly beautiful "Baby Snowflake".
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This new SBGJ229G Ceramic Hi-Beat limited edition speaks of both the past and the future and does so in the spirit of the 9S caliber that it celebrates.
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In Bulgari's Le Sentier home, the future and watchmaking legitimacy of the Italian brand is assured in the primacy of their extra-thin, and chiming watches.
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The stunning piece unique Patek Philippe 5016A-010 for Only Watch 2015
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One thing that impresses us about the Japanese would be their great attention to intricate details. The integrity of their efforts are telling- products from Lexus and Canon can easily testify that. But of course, when it comes to watchmaking, there are not many watchmakers that are close to matching this particular brand with regards to both quality andRead More
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New Release: JLC Reverso 1948 Ultra Thin
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Another one in the series of Quickshots…the Seiko Marinemaster Spring Drive. Also another one I count as fascinating value for money catagory. Seiko is one of the under rated companies in the world of high horology. While the world fusses over the Swiss and Germans…quietly, our Japanese friends in Shiojiri have been creating amazingly beautifulRead More
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One of my favourite watch making house is the often overlooked Seiko. They have a long history and tradition of making fine timepieces as well as of innovation. But most collectors focus too much on Swiss timepieces. But yes, Virginia, excellent watches do come from outside Switzerland. Germany, and increasingly England, and of course Japan.Read More
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