Published March 2026 based on a January 2026 visit to Japan, including CEO interview:
Casio: a democratic vision in a luxury-led era
Excerpt:
How do you approach premiumisation, particularly with MR-G?MR-G represents the high-end expr…
Continue readingThe holding of chronometer competitions in such a public way to the late 1960s may have had commercial motivations, but that very motive, and the gusto with which companies participated, is based on a premise that accurate time was valuable.
This cult…
Continue readingNewly translated from French, a 1978 interview with the president of Girard-Perregaux:
1. The exchange rate of the Swiss franc was seen as the most pressing matter for survival of the industry. The franc had skyrocketed in value against the US dollar….
Continue readingCreating an all purpose thread to discuss new and coming Credor releases, similar to the one for GS models initiated by @ahonobaka.
As he urged there, “Let's be courteous/cognizant of leaks (aka avoid them please) since this is a sponsored forum….
Continue readingSBGJ017/019/021/023/024
Listing: SBJG017 | セイコーウオッチ
According to @Plus 9Time these are reissues of the 1980’s ‘Rotocall’ w…
Continue readingCredor joining W&W 2026 is a sign that the international profile will be further raised.
Should this forum actively wel…
Continue readingWith the caveat that no single patent application indicates a future product, here are my prognostications on the future technological path of Spring Drive, with explanations based on both Seiko patent filings and my reading of the 2025 watch market.
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Continue readingSeiko has applied for a US patent for a thermocompensated GPS watch.
This is denoted Fujisawa (2024), PDF atttached..
Her…
Continue readingI see only one mention of H147 in this forum. Anyone have one of these?
H147 powers the "world's thinnest* Eco-Drive radio-controlled watch" at 7.0 mm. This was as of Nov 2023:
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