Seiko

Platinum Grand Seiko to commemorate Kintaro Hatori Rose Gold GS to commemorate the first GS Finally, Platinum Credor Eichi II with blue dial, just because they can ...  

Seiko’s founder Kintaro Hattori was born in central Tokyo in 1860 at a time in Japanese history characterized by rapid modernization and westernization. The young entrepreneur saw the sudden and momentous changes in Japanese life as a moment of opportunit...  

I think I prefer the white dial Credor Eitchi 2 over the blue. Just a little more subtle. The blue dial is more striking.

excellent timepiece, under appreciated imho... cdt, mahesh.,

The release in January 2021 of a new re-creation of the first Grand Seiko from 1960 opens a year of celebration of the 140th anniversary of the company’s foundation. This commemorative timepiece offers a remarkable blend of slimness, efficiency and precis...  

Since the first Credor Eichi was created in 2008, the combination of its beautifully simple design and the exquisite hand craftsmanship of its manufacture has made a lasting mark on the world horological stage. To begin a year of celebration of the 140th ...  

Well, these are not for smaller collectors like me anyways....

The blue Credor is beautiful!

Well I do t get it anymore If somebody can enlighten me, please do I always thought GS was a lot of value for the money, don’t see this when a 3 hands watch costs 100.000

You have to see what they are doing and how they do it. You have to buy into the Japanese way of doing things. It's a lot like buying from an Independent. But now they are going global with support and sales locations and that adds cost. Another factor is...  

Number of limited editions and prices are through the roof. I love grand seiko, but as others have mentioned - the more they do this the less excited I get about new releases. Are we ever going to see an interesting chronological innovation beyond a few c... 

Like the technical advances described in the article "Patented Torque Return System: When the mainspring has been fully wound and the torque output is at its highest, approximately 30% of the available power is not needed to maintain the precision of the ... 

They are more like Rolex with hand finishing at the high end of the spectrum. But even Rolex offers greater variety in addition to gradual improvements. They offer moon phase, annual calendar, the slim chronograph in the daytona ... Spring drive is great,... 

When an Escalade can get close to $100k, or you can option a Corvette up to $150k, that doesn't stop me from buying either one at $50k Actually if I didn't post these press releases would most of us even know there are such expensive watches from Grand Se... 

Those are my personal feelings, others might think differently. To your point - In the past nobody new about Eichi I, but the new releases are on every watch blog out there. Every brand tries to look unique and exclusive at the top of the range. But is ta... 

And prefer the more distinctive inward angle on the flower "stem" of the 9R14. If only they can combine the 2 elements.

a watch like this. ...