It was quite a shock in 2016 when Seiko presented this and the Urushi dialed equivalent at a price point that was at a very different level from what one would get elsewhere. With several more launches soon after it looked like the Presage line would be p
Many members here will remember the surprise of the industry when Seiko announced the Presage line of Urushi and Grand Feu enamel dialed chronographs in Basel 9 years ago. For me it was the first time ordering a watch straight after the announcement. Seik
I thought their grand feu enamel deserves an entry as well. So strapped on the SRQ019 today and it’s a fun piece in spite of being rather chubby (very thick, unfortunately). And one of the most accurate watches I own, with the best being under one s
Here are some of mine: The hands on the Raketa Avantgarde... The dial of the Omega Railmaster... The Italian day wheel on the Eterna Sevenday... The subdial indentations of the grand feu enamel dial on the Seiko SRQ019... The dial and case shape of the VC
Good day chronograph enthusiasts! Though some may argue that a rotating bezel is a far simpler solution to most daily time-keeping requirements (parking meter, 3-minute egg, et al), we who are devoted to this significant advance in horology will always ar
Today was the first day of the upcoming winter season that there was a layer of frost on the windows when I woke up. So winter is definitely coming and the days of 20 degrees in November came to an end. So a wintery shot of my Seiko Presage SRQ019 here. A
Marcus Hanke once lamented how the Limited Edition Presages were not getting enough airtime. So in order to ensure this doesn’t repeat, here another shot of my SRQ019 and it’s alluring grand feu enamel dial. Clearly a watch that could do without the date