One of the standout announcements from Switzerland’s biggest watch expo this year was a new Japanese movement that promised to, once again, revolutionize mechanical timekeeping. Grand Seiko’s caliber ...

Watch collectors have strong feelings about quartz versus mechanical watches: Battery-powered quartz is inexpensive, accurate and robust, but it lacks the je ne sais quoi of an electricity-free ...

Grand Seiko has spent a lot of time reflecting on the Japanese landscape through its watchmaking in recent years, including its recent ice ridge-inspired Omiwatari, but its latest Spring Drive ...

Grand Seiko’s 44GS 55th Anniversary Limited Edition Spring Drive is a 1,500-piece edition inspired by the moon over the Shinshu Mountains in northern Japan where Spring Drive watches are made. When it ...

The latest offering to Grand Seiko’s sport collection is the SBGC253 Spring Drive Chronograph GMT. Crafted with the watchmaker’s emblematic lion symbol in mind, the timepiece poses as an homage to the ...