Seiko - I understand

I understand

Mar 29, 2014,19:25 PM

But wait, Im not sure I can agree with you totally, yes it does require a spring to be wound just like a traditional movement from a Patek, ALS ect either by manual wind or with a rotor. The only thing not mechanical is the regulation of the escapement by means of an EM brake other than that I think we should say its 100% mechanical watch with just em regulation of the escapement. I guess one could argue its best to be traditional is these watches instead of innovative but I dont consider this a knock at all for an out of the swiss/german boys club maker like seiko to distinguish itself by its innovation instead of trying to be the same as the swiss and germans. I guess the same arguments can be made about the new electric supercars compared to straight mechanical competitors.

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A few wristshots... taken at Baselworld 2011 !!!

By: foversta : March 5th, 2014-14:10

I was browsing my HD and I found these pics. And I realized that I never did a review of the Credor Minute Repeater! My bad! Something to correct! Fx ...

Credor Minute Repeater.

By: Bill : March 5th, 2014-17:22

I am amazed at how high-end Seiko goes inn the realm of watch making. Very excited to learn more. Bill

The mechanical part (minute repeater) is superb....

By: KIH : March 5th, 2014-19:11

.. while the watch part is Spring Drive and that is really "head scratching" part.... SEIKO has potential to make wonderful all mechanical version of this today or tomorrow, and that must be surprising and somewhat "threatening" for Swiss watch brands. Lo...

Why is springdrive headscratching?

By: dcfis : March 29th, 2014-18:57

Thats the most innovative and exclusive part. People and WIS in particular should be screaming for it in every grand Seiko

It's just my humble opinion...

By: KIH : March 29th, 2014-19:03

.. that, with such a marvelous mechanical minute repeater function, SEIKO could have made the watch part with the mechanical movement, like other big maisons... Spring Drive is a great movement in which it requires winding but works like quartz. I prefer ...

I understand

By: dcfis : March 29th, 2014-19:25

I understand your point, too....

By: KIH : March 29th, 2014-20:35

.. but it will take a while for the majority of the traditional watch lovers to sink in such "new ideas". To most, it is the same as the quartz watches which (allegedly) "destroyed" traditional watchmaking in 70s..... Thanks for your perspective, It is al...