Horological Meandering

KIH
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I now happen to be based in Japan...

...but I have my thoughts about Seiko...

There may be a misconception that GS is higher level than Credor.  Both GS and Credor are the top line of Seiko line-up.  GS pursues the best practical watch - thus a bit boring appearance, but practically everyday wearer design,  and I don't have a beef about it.  Credor, on the other hand, is more dressy and more design-oriented and prefers thinner caliber, thus more manual winding calibers.  IMO, today's Credor line seems to be way too design oriented and no longer my liking (sure, "Eichi" has been on my wish list, but they no longer accept order...sigh...)

Cool Japan or J-Pop stuff....  Sorry, I don't know or understand much about those stuff (I am too old...), but the pop watches are already there by Seiko in more affordable line and most of them are already available worldwide?

I just want GS and/or Credor to keep the quality level as it is today.  They have to hire and/or train good watchmakers globally to service it.  And they also train many more skilled watchmakers who work on the high-end caliber in Shizukuishi factory in Iwate prefecture to serve the much wider range of collectors.  One unhappy prelude I understand now is the spec of the LE Commemorative Astron Quartz watch.  Normally, the highend price tag quartz watch (e.g. LE GS Quartz line) has one star that means the caliber is special with +/- 5 sec a year accuracy  - and they can service and calibrate anytime when it is not up to the spec.  But this Commemorative Astron, the first highend piece made available globally (only 20 for Japan, and 180 for the rest of the world) has the spec of only +/- 10 sec a year.  The AD who is clost to Seiko Suwa factory (where Quartz caliber is made) told me that Seiko is not yet ready to serve the highend caliber globally at the level they have been providing domestically.  So, what do we want  from them?  I would certainly want them to be able to provide the same level of quality in servicing the clients, anywhere in the world.  Hopefully should have regional servicing senter to take care of ligher servicing, while the most complicated or highest end caliber must be sent back to Japan.  May take years, though.  And, of course, they don't want to be bashed because they stand out too much

Ken