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The Credor line lands at the Seiko Center of Paris

Today, I had the opportunity to see two Credor watches at the Seiko Center of Paris. As you know, Credor is the high-end brand of Seiko which is made up of 5 collections: Masterpiece, Node, Nodej, Juri and Signo.

The two watches I saw today belong to the Node collection.

First one is the Big Calendar (in fact a big date watch) powered by the 7R87 Spring-Drive caliber. Case diameter is 37,5mm and its thickness 9,7mm. Weight is 80g. The finishings are flawless (both dial or caliber sides) but I found the overall design of the watch too cold. It is a frequent remark I underline each time I see a Credor watch and I had the same feeling again.

I had an explanation about the 2,4,7 figures which are the only ones displayed on the dial. In fact they symbolize the perpetual time: 24 hours / 7 days. I was happy to learn this because I had this question in my mind for a very long time !




















Second one is a pure mechanical watch which houses the famous HW thin caliber from the past: the 6870. Figures are here more discrete. You will notice the use of a PG bezel while the other bodies of the case are made of stainless steel. Thanks to the use of the 6870, the case thickness is 5,5mm with a 37,4mm diameter. The watch is very light: 41g.




















Between two watches, my vote goes to the second one: thanks to its PG bezel, its nice dial, the Node Mechanical has a warmer design which makes it more attractive. Sadly, it has a solid caseback. I would have prefered to be able to see the caliber. Despite this regret, I found it elegant on my wrist.

Thanks a lot to the staff of the Seiko Center of Paris.

Fr.Xavier

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