Grand Seiko has a cult following among high-end watch collectors, not least because of its expertise in both the mechanical and electronic watchmaking realms. That’s where the brand’s ground-breaking ...

How could a watch that costs $76,000 ever have anything in common with a plug-in hybrid car, many of which are less than half that price? As unlikely as it sounds, there are genuine comparisons to be ...

Today watches are built to withstand varying degrees of water pressure and shocks and scrapes of all sorts. But a new watch from Seiko has been built to withstand the harsh environments found when the ...

While much of the luxury watchmaking world seems to draw its inspiration from cars, airplanes, mountain climbers, or vintage watches, Grand Seiko has a charming way of claiming nature itself as its ...

Quick Take: It’s relatively rare to see Seiko’s fascinating Spring Drive movements in the generally mid-tier Prospex sub-brand. These watches are chunky but undeniably cool if you’re into the brand’s ...

The Grand Seiko Spring Drive is a mechanical movement exclusive to the Japanese watch company. It mimics the accuracy and operation of a quartz movement without a secondary power source. It was a ...

Watchmaker and Takumi - top artisan - Kaori Washimi explains the high level of skill involved in creating every Grand Seiko timepiece There is a reason the people who work on the watches at Grand ...

Grand Seiko has spent a lot of time reflecting on the Japanese landscape through its watchmaking in recent years, including its recent ice ridge-inspired Omiwatari, but its latest Spring Drive ...

Grand Seiko’s 44GS 55th Anniversary Limited Edition Spring Drive is a 1,500-piece edition inspired by the moon over the Shinshu Mountains in northern Japan where Spring Drive watches are made. When it ...

There are watches people buy to be noticed. And then there are watches people buy because they know what they are looking at.

Grand Seiko has a cult following among high-end watch collectors, not least because of its expertise in both the mechanical and electronic watchmaking realms. That’s where the brand’s ground-breaking ...