Horological Meandering

For all SEIKO fans - The Two Meisters of SEIKO Shizukuishi Watch Studio demonstrated their technique/skill at an event. One weekend last month, a week before the quake, there was an event by SEIKO at a department store in Tokyo where SEIKO’s TWO legendary...  

Thank you for that. It is very instructive to see that movement assembly is not always just like building something out of Lego. Too often it seems that we focus here somewhat obsessively on surface finishing, anglage etc ("finish fetish"), so it is a goo... 

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Simple doesn't mean easy, does it? Cazalea

Although he gave me a tour of just an hour, it take at least one day to do what he did in front of me.

Sorry, I m a Seiko ignoramus. Great post btw, looking forward to Part2 Best, Horo

.. and/or UTD (Ultra Thin Dress) line. Mostly Credot UTD, but sometimes just "U.T.D." is on the dial.

looking forward to your next instalment. - SJX

So you have been living in Japan for so long but you stayed overseas for 15 years and you're Indonesian? Sorry I am confused but I find it very interesting hehe I wish I could be you.

...hehehe, you are confused me with Stephen? I am Japanese. I have lived in NY for 17 years in total and came back last year. I was born and raised in Japan, but after college most of my life was spent overseas. So, hopefully, I speak native Japanese, heh... 

LOL...I made a fool out of myself. Yes, I know Stephan is an Indonesian living inTokyo. So you are native Japanese. I am not Japanese but I do speak Japanese and I visit your country once a year, it's just a stress relief being in Japan. However, I don't ... 

... Ayanami? Please DO let me know when you come to Japan next time. I would love to meet up with other PuristS here - I don't see many over here. Thanks! Ken

Haha, kidding. It's my son's name. Btw Ken, is it safe to come to Tokyo now? I have a hard time trying to convince my family to come to Tokyo this summer They have been reading too many bad news blown up by the media. I have a cousin living in Tochigi and... 

What do you think we are doing here in Tokyo? Trying to glow in the dark or trying to start mutating, or have decided to die as we have sinned? Nooooo. We are having normal life. We work. We drink. We dine out. And we plan for the future as before. Yes, i... 

I have been there for more than 20 times, the last being July 2010. I do plan to go again this year, will inform you. Domo, Ken-san.

Difference with fingers is just amazing. Cheers PAt

Sakurada-san has been trained and doing this for 45 years at SEIKO since he was 15. That's how he has become proficient... Ken

Thank you so much, I've enjoyed it a lot. Thanks again. Vte

Thanks, Ken. I really enjoyed watching the beautiful movement come to life before our eyes. It's amazing how just a touch tells Master Sakurada everything he needs to know about each individual part of the movement. Great article! Cheers, Daos

I can't even start imagining what it is like to be a watchmaker for 45 years since the age of 15! Now THAT is life-time dedication. Ken

. . . in conversation with a friend who is partial into Swiss manufacturers like Rolex, and he asked why I was so enthused about Grand Seiko. My answer was initially technical, but the essential reason is the high content of hand-craftsmanship at relative... 

... and the "Passion" is universal. Approach may be different, but their high-aim for quality, precision and accuracy with hand-made masterpieces are same as those of Swiss Made brands. In the next installment, you will see the artistic/ aesthetic side of...