Quartz Reconsidered
Quartz wasn't born cheap. It was born extraordinary. From Seiko's groundbreaking Astron to Grand Seiko's remarkable 9F, perhaps it's time vintage collectors looked beyond the battery and reconsidered quartz.
Quartz Reconsidered
Quartz wasn't born cheap. It was born extraordinary. From Seiko's groundbreaking Astron to Grand Seiko's remarkable 9F, perhaps it's time vintage collectors looked beyond the battery and reconsidered quartz.
Is a King Ever Equal to a Grand?
Grand Seiko was the flagship. King Seiko sat beneath it. Simple enough — until you look at the watches, the movements and the rivalry between Suwa and Daini. More than...
Is a King Ever Equal to a Grand?
Grand Seiko was the flagship. King Seiko sat beneath it. Simple enough — until you look at the watches, the movements and the rivalry between Suwa and Daini. More than...
The Race for High Frequency
By the end of the 1960s, Seiko was producing mechanical watches beating at an extraordinary 36,000 vibrations per hour. The story of how it got there involved observatory competitions, rival...
The Race for High Frequency
By the end of the 1960s, Seiko was producing mechanical watches beating at an extraordinary 36,000 vibrations per hour. The story of how it got there involved observatory competitions, rival...
A Collector's Craze
Technically, a spider dial is a failure: a lacquered surface that has fractured with age. So why do some vintage watch collectors actively seek them out? Perhaps because time occasionally...
A Collector's Craze
Technically, a spider dial is a failure: a lacquered surface that has fractured with age. So why do some vintage watch collectors actively seek them out? Perhaps because time occasionally...
The Story of Seiko’s Spring Drive
The story of Spring Drive began with a deceptively simple idea: could the traditional mainspring of a mechanical watch be combined with the precision of quartz? More than twenty years...
The Story of Seiko’s Spring Drive
The story of Spring Drive began with a deceptively simple idea: could the traditional mainspring of a mechanical watch be combined with the precision of quartz? More than twenty years...
What If You Had to Win the Right to Buy a Watch?
The prize isn't a watch. It's the right to buy one. Behind M.A.D.Editions' unusual raffle lies a much bigger story about Vincent Calabrese, independent watchmaking and what happens when more...
What If You Had to Win the Right to Buy a Watch?
The prize isn't a watch. It's the right to buy one. Behind M.A.D.Editions' unusual raffle lies a much bigger story about Vincent Calabrese, independent watchmaking and what happens when more...