Seiko

For over sixty years, advances in the fundamentals of watchmaking, precision, durability and beauty, have been of paramount importance to Grand Seiko. Movements are at the forefront, of course. The Spring Drive Caliber 9RA5 and the Hi-Beat 36000 Caliber 9...  

I thought we just did 60, 90 or 140th? Do you have a timeline of Seiko, Grand Seiko, King Seiko, Presage, Spring Drive, Microartist, Credor, Turtle, Tuna and Samurai histories so no more surprises? Or are we even surprised? Sorry, had to do it…hehe.

No timeline though, only retrospective …

I particularly like the improved specification of the steel used in the case and the slimmer profile continues to be a welcome refinement. GS just need to be cautious with the pricing strategy.

Definitely appreciate the slimmer cases, but I worry about the much higher prices we’ve seen recently. GS made its name (at least in the West) as high quality for its price point, which I generally think of as around $5000. Many of the new watches seem to... 

Their watches compete at the tip of the iceberg (dials and cases in particular) and still make Patek look way overvalued. What they lack are distinctive designs and brand recognition. As for a 40 mm dive watch I’d be thrilled to see it with their current ... 

Now the question is do we go for the new spring drive movement or the high beat movement? What are your thoughts? Which one would you choose? Purely from the movement side.