cazalea
[Seiko Moderator]
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How many ways can Seiko tempt us? Let me count them:
I was thinking about how many watches Seiko offers around the world, and my head began spinning. Even "working" as the Seiko moderator, I have just a limited view of the total Seiko universe. So I did a bit of research today on Seiko Watches (not clocks, timers, doorbells, computer printers etc). Here's what I found:
(Photo of Kohei's watches)
SEIKO BRANDS or WATCH LINES
Grand Seiko
Credor
Galante
Ananta
Arctura
Astron
Coutura
Premier
Le Grand Sport
Seiko Core
Sportura
Tressia
Velatura
(My Seiko collection, 10 years ago this week.)
RELATED LINES
ALBA
appetime
PULSAR
SOMA
WIRED (wired? yes, I had one)
MOVEMENT TYPES
Digital (battery power, no hands)
Kinetic (powered by arm motion charging a cell)
Mechanical (turn the knob to wind a spring)
Quartz (battery and conventional hands display)
Solar (powered by sunlight)
Solar Radiowave (adjusted by radio from land stations)
Solar GPS (adjusted by transmission from satellite array)
Spring Drive (powered by arm motion winding a spring)
Thermic (powered by skin temperature)
FEATURES
Alarm
Altitude
Barometer
Chronograph
Compass bezel / Actual compass
Countdown (yacht) timer
Depth gaugeDate / Big Date
GMT / 2nd time zone
Interval Timer (laps / splits)
Map meter
Moon Phase
Moon (full moon indicator for werewolf avoidance)
Perpetual Calendar
Power reserve
Sapphire Crystal
See-Thru Case back
See-Thru "Open-heart" Dial
Slide-rule / flight-computer bezel
WATCH TYPES
Aviator
Casual
Digital display
Dive
Dress
Easy-to-Read
Pocket Watch
Sporty
CASE / DIAL MATERIALS
Black Ion Coating
Ceramic
Diamond
Gold yellow or rose
Lumibrite
Mother of pearl
Stainless steel
Titanium
Titanium Carbide
Two-tone gold finish
STRAP MATERIALS
Canvas
Expansion band
Fabric
Leather
Nylon
Rubber
Silicone
Stainless Steel
Titanium
Urethane
DEPTH OF COLLECTION
This is a typical, on-line, high-end dealer's in-stock items. These aren't necessary the number of watches in stock, but the number of SKUs that are carried by this dealer.
ANANTA 3 items
ARCTURA 1 item
ASTRON 11 items
AUTOMATIC 8 items
COUTURA 11 items
DRESS 7 items
GRAND SEIKO 13 items
PREMIER 9 items
SPORT 35 items
SPORTURA 15 items
SPRING DRIVE 5 items
VELATURA 1 item
(Heck I have almost that depth of assortment)
AMAZON COVERAGE
~ 3500 different Men's Seiko watches, including pocket watches
~ 800 Seiko watches priced under $100 US
~ 120 Seiko watches priced over $1000 US
DEALERS
Grand Seiko in the USA ~ 13 locations
All Seiko in Calif alone ~ 500 local dealers
GOOGLE SEARCH
A search on "Seiko Watches" returned 756,000 hits
A search on "Grand Seiko Watches" returns 362,000 hits
"Credor watches" gets 1990 mentions
Now for comparison, if we just search on SEIKO we get 21.5 million hits and for ROLEX 24 million.
This message has been edited by cazalea on 2014-05-04 08:51:35
How many ways can Seiko tempt us? Let me count them:
I was thinking about how many watches Seiko offers around the world, and my head began spinning. Even "working" as the Seiko moderator, I have just a limited view of the total Seiko universe. So I did a bit of research today on Seiko Watches (not clocks, ...
Well Cazalea, just thought I should let you know that...
... I love this! What a great photograph. Yes, I'll take one of each! Cheers!!! - Scott
As my wise Grandmother would say . . .
. . . "that's an awful lot of temptation." :-)
Take your checkbook!
I almost bought a watch today but I somehow resisted --!since a bezel difference was all it offered vs the others I have like it. How sad is that. Rolex collectors know what I mean. Mike
Kinetic
Is that still a line still offered by Seiko ? Btw, great overview ! Just mind boggling !
Yes, Kinetic is still offered! Good catch - I will add it.
Thanks for reading so carefully! Cazalea ...
Tremendous
Effort putting this together. Deserves nothing less than a serious and through read. We should be thanking you instead ! Still astounded !
THANKS! Thermic and details added to the list
A virtual Seiko Atmos, it sounds like. But they gave up after 500 watches. Must be a story there ... Cheers Mike
If you were not a hard core SEIKO collector...
.. who would be? Wonderful collection, Mike! Ken
Very extensive collection, Mike!
Thanks for sharing. I remember the Kohei "Star Wars" pic. :-)
Don't forget that...
...many, many recreational Dive Computers are rebranded Seiko. That mght add some brands and features to your already exhaustive list. Great post, Mike
My 'go-to' watch...
Seiko Solar SNE-107 diver's watch, my everyday day-date go-to watch, with screw-down crown. Great watches, easy come, easy go, great selection. I love Omegas, Rolex and many other watches, but there is nothing like a Seiko for practicality, dependability ...