Not so many people are aware of the fact that besides quartz watches Seiko is also greatly expertized in the mechanical watch technology.
Seiko brand can be attributed to environmentally friendly ones through using new watchmaking technologies which save the energy. One of its recent inventions is a Solar powered Pilot Watch. By creating this timepiece Seiko makes an important move towards a healthier and “greener” life on planet. First Solar Seiko was released in 1977. Seiko’s new […] Read more
In the mid 1980’s Seiko began supplying British Forces with wristwatches. The result of this work has turned into Seiko Military Watch Line for RAF (British Royal Air Force). Ian Fogden or simply “Foggy”, British Military Seiko expert, reckons that now there exist three issued Seiko brand chronographs for RAF. It may seem strange, but […] Read more
In 2007, Seiko became the watch partner of the International 49er Association, having provided the leading sailors with the two Velatura Automatic-Chronograph watches from Seiko Velatura watch collection. A 49er is a small class of sailing dinghies that used starting off sailing career, at age seven or so. Since their introduction as a selection at […] Read more
The Credor Spring Drive Sonnerie, the iconic Seiko watch, was presented to the horology world at Baselworld exhibition in 2006. The new model became the successful successor of the Seiko Spring Drive, a timepiece created to offer the pure and natural motion of time. With the Credor Spring Drive Sonnerie, the Seiko watch-makers wanted to […] Read more
Seiko considers its Spring Drive to be the second by importance watch ever developed by the company. The story of the Seiko Spring Drive started back in 1977. Yoshikazu Akahane, a young engineer of Seiko watches in Japan was overwhelmed by the idea to invent a mechanical timepiece that would provide the same level of […] Read more
The Seiko Company Seiko is famous worldwide as the leading producer of top quality quartz watches. Not so many people are aware of the fact that the company is also greatly expertized in the mechanical watch technology. Seiko has been involved in the production of mechanical timepieces even longer than Rolex. The history of the […] Read more
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