Category Japanese

Grand Seiko Sport Collection Spring Drive GMT Edition

Grand Seiko Sport Collection Spring Drive GMT Limited Edition review (Ref. SBGE245G)

In a matter of days, the Japanese conglomerate Seiko will start selling the hybrid-powered Grand Seiko Sport Collection Spring Drive GMT Limited Edition (Ref. SBGE245G). With the luxury gadget being limited to the Japanese domestic market, it will be a bit difficult to come by if you happen to live on the other side of the globe. Yet, the device is so beautiful, so impressive that it will be absolutely worth going into all the trouble to get one.

Seiko Prospex Diver Scuba Giugiaro Design Edition

Seiko Prospex Diver Scuba Giugiaro Design Limited Edition review (refs. SBEE001 & SBEE002)

Already released as the Japanese Domestic Market (ah, that legendary 'JDM' abbreviation that's been rice-rocket freaks' and watch aficionados' darling for so many decades!) models, the 2017 limited-edition Seiko Prospex Diver Scuba Giugiaro Design (available at the time of writing as refs. SBEE001 & SBEE002) is an almost perfect re-issue of the model from the 1980s that had a great potential, but for some reason failed to become an icon of industrial design. I can only welcome the Japanese brand's decision to give the collection a second chance, even as only a limited-edition model.

Casio PRO TREK PRG-600 World-Timer with Tough Solar

Casio PRO TREK PRG-600 "Outdoor" World-Timer with Tough Solar Movement review (ref. PRG-600-1ER)

With its new PRO TREK PRG-600 "outdoor" world-timer, Casio delivers a stylish, surprisingly tastefully designed product. Primarily targeting people who lead an active lifestyle and do need a time-measuring device that would do a good job during a hiking expedition, it will also look great with a pair of blue jeans and a t-shirt in a safe co-working environment. Although inevitably having limitations of its own, the PRG-600-1ER gives you a great combination of good build quality, reasonable price, and an almost overwhelming list of functions that would make an owner of a Swiss-made analog/digital timekeeper drool. The only thing that spoils the fun is the "cased in Thailand" inscription on its machine-brushed back.

Seiko PROSPEX Radio Sync Solar World Time Chronograph

Seiko PROSPEX Radio Sync Solar World Time Chronograph (refs. SSG001/SSG003/SSG005)

The 2016 PROSPEX Radio Sync Solar World Time Chronograph features exterior design cues similar to other "aviators" released by Seiko during the last five or six years. The chronograph is available in three different finishes fully covering the niche of XXL-sized timekeepers designed with the price-conscious public in mind. While a lot of prospective customers will only wince looking at this 48 mm monster, I am sure that the model will be successful in the long run. I mean, look at this watch! This watch is amazing!