There’s precision, and then there’s whatever Grand Seiko just pulled off in Geneva. Fresh out of Watches & Wonders 2025, the ...

Last year, the watch industry observed a fall of ... electronic watchmaking capabilities. In 2004, Grand Seiko introduced the Spring Drive calibre 9R65, which paired automatic winding and 72 ...

Meanwhile, a smartwatch is, as mentioned, a tiny smartphone or minicomputer attached to your wrist. It’s powered by a ...

Grand Seiko’s presence at Watches and Wonders ... Finally, for the first time in a Spring Drive movement, the brand has included a regulation switch that can be used during after-sales service ...

Best cheap watch The Seiko 5 Sports (buy now) series offers affordable ... Its 41mm titanium case is lightweight and exceptionally comfortable, while the Spring Drive movement inside blends mechanical ...

Today, Rolex watches use traditional mechanics, deriving power from an unwinding spring rather than from batteries. Quartz watches, on the other hand, are powered by batteries. Cheap to make — and ...

If the Watches and Wonders 2025 were a beauty pageant, this would have been the clear winner. 6. Grand Seiko Spring Drive U.F.A. Don’t let its simple appearance fool you — the Grand Seiko Spring Drive ...

Here’s our pick of the standout watches from Geneva. Grand Seiko’s SLGB001J is a masterclass ... this timepiece features the groundbreaking Spring Drive Caliber 9RB2 movement, boasting ...

opening the door to smaller Spring Drive watches, like this new SLGB003. As I explained in my introduction article, Grand Seiko achieved this technical wizardry by developing a three-month-aged quartz ...