Horological Meandering

Okay, so the moment a lot of us have been waiting for has arrived: Seiko is officially distributing its fantastic watches into the North American market. I suspect the line will now take its place among all of the high-end brands we covet and I'm personal... 

...then went on to hand winding simpler one. I asked at Wako (Seiko's sister company, a major retailer for hi-end Seiko products and more) why Grand Seiko is now MOSTLY automatic - the answer is "Grand Seiko's current concept is the most practical and acc... 

for different reasons, and for differing use. Some mornings I just want to pick up a watch, strap it on, and go away, knowing it works and it's on the right day and time. Other days I want to play with my watches, wipe, wind, adjust, put back, repeat unti...  

The 9S automatic series is a remarkable automatic calibre with proprietary hairspring and mainspring. Accuracy is fantastic and the new mainspring gives it a 3 day power reserve (as opposed to 48 hours in the old one but barrel remains the same). The manu...  

The technology behind it is incredible (individually programmed IC, instantaneous date, double impulse motor etc) but all the 9F watches are plain, even by the standards of Grand Seiko. - SJX The 9F with a quartz crystal And the engineer who designed the ...  

I knew there was a reason to grab this watch this morning! Restrained is a good word for this, except on the back side! Mike...  

The modern GS special edition Quartz typically has "5 sec a year" spec, and if I remember correctly the star mark means that. If so, then, you already have the ultimate one. Congrats! Very, very nice!!!! You are tempting me! Ken

it's 17:39:21 according to that watch