A journey that links the bustling heart of Tokyo with a small community on the city’s mountainous western fringe reveals the ...

A collector who knows their Grand Seiko history: That’s who would pay over $90,000 for this watch. The watch is a Grand Seiko VFA 6185-8000. VFA stands for ‘Very Fine Adjusted’ and these were the most ...

In our recent meditation on how postmodernism saved the Swiss mechanical watch industry in the 1980s, we noted that from that decade onward, recreating watches from the past (an artistic practice ...

Over the course of its 145-year history, Seiko has consistently made a compelling case for Japanese craftsmanship in a watch ...

In 1881, a young entrepreneur named Kintaro Hattori opened a small shop in Tokyo, laying the foundation for what would become one of the most respected names in watchmaking. Fast forward 145 years, a ...