I got this from a friend on a multi-year loan. But the boys on this site didn’t like the day/date feature. So I removed it (Photoshop) It did look better but when it came to “making a deal” I couldn’t UNSEE the day/date and passed on buying the watch. On

Collected this on the last day of March 2026, just in time for Seiko to book the sale for its financial year end Mar26 😂. This was introduced in Jan 2026 after the Goldfeather range was revived in 2023 with two models in gold. A slim watch at 8.3mm with a

Thanks so much for posting on GS/Credor. Do you know if those movements are reliable or are they fragile? I know they are thin and typically in dress watches. Would be a pain if I had to send back to Japan for servicing or can they be serviced at GS servi

Probably didn't make a deal with US distributors to sell or support it, so "shhh, mum's the word". You have family picking it up, right?

Masterpiece Collection The Masterpiece Collection represents the pinnacle of Grand Seiko, drawing from two elite teams: Spring Drives come from the elite Micro Artist Studio in Nagano Prefecture, while mechanical watches are made within Atelier Ginza, in

Seiko makes an extensive assortment of movements. The highest quality and accuracy movements are in Grand Seiko and Credor watches, and fall into three groups: MECHANICAL (manual or automatic) GRAND SEIKO MECHANICAL MOVEMENTS Movement Mean daily rate Accu

This is a challenging task, for despite these brands being a fraction of Seiko's production, they add up to a lot of watches! Let's start with Credor, because it's alphabetically first, and much easier to summarize. There are three lines: Goldfeather, Loc

Of course Credor is not an independent but the Micro Artist Studio that makes these Eichi II’s is no more than 10 of the highest-skilled watchmakers within the entire Seiko group put together in a room dedicating their time to hand-painting dials and very

I completely forgot about my SHAC Seiko’s from the 1970’s, both mechanical and quartz, all fairly thin 😊

The 1979 cal. 6020 was one of Seiko’s earliest thin quartz movements. Under 5 mm for the watch, helped by the tight hand spacing and snap back. The case sides have a slight outward bow, which the ancient Greeks first applied to their columns, calling it e