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HourTime Show Watch Podcast Episode 124 – Zombitastic
Best watches for the zombie apocalypse? We begin to discuss. Also some trouble with ultra expensive mobile phones, and a cool thing from Seiko. Listen to the HourTime Show watch podcast episode 124 here. Download the MP3.
Seiko Prospex Landmaster Alpinist Spring Drive Watch
Those of us who coveted the limited edition, super-expensive Seiko Spacewalk watch have a new hope. Check out the Seiko Prospex Landmaster Alpinist SBDB007. The Spacewalk was beautiful and desirable, but extremely expensive at $28,000 for the consumer version.
Seiko Ananta Spring Drive Titanium Chronograph GMT Limited Edition Watch
2010 sees three new Seiko Ananta watch models. The fanciest and most exclusive of which is this great looking limited edition Spring Dive model in titanium. Functionally, it has the same Seiko in-house made Spring Drive 5R86 movement as last years Ananta Spring Drive Chrono GMT model – but this new version is in a [...]
Seiko Spring Drive SNR005 Watch Review
I’ve been in love with Seiko Spring Drive for a while. Ever since Seiko sat me down and indoctrinated on the technical and practical benefits of their innovative Spring Drive movements, I was sold. I’ve discussed what Spring Drive movements are at length in other articles…
Ultra Rare Seiko Spring Drive Spacewalk Watch Available On eBay
This is why I love eBay, cause stuff like this shows up on it, and I have no idea how. You know that I love the Seiko Spring Drive Spacewalk watch that I initially discussed here, and then once again here when I announced that Seiko was going to offer a limited edition Spacewalk Commemorative [...]
Seiko Ananta Automatic Watches
It has been a few months since I was in Japan visiting with Seiko. Shortly thereafter I wrote about the Spring Drive versions of their newish and impressive Seiko Ananta line of watches. If you recall, Ananta is Seiko’s first line of high-end watches for the world market. The watches totally changed my perception of [...]
My Japan’s Watch Revival: The Lexus Effect Article On AskMen.com
This was an important article for me to write as the concept of luxury Japanese watches has been on my mind a lot lately. I think you’ll find it an interesting read. It rather well accumulates my dispersed thoughts on this topic of global sold Japanese luxury watches and our perception on them. See my [...]
Seiko Ananta Spring Drive Watches
This article is about two things. First, about the very nice Seiko Ananta Spring Drive watches (yes they are available in the US), and also about “what you need to know about the Seiko Spring Drive movement.” In addition to the Spring Drive version of the Ananta watches, there are also versions of the watches [...]
HourTime Watch Talk Podcast Is Here – About Us and A Trip to Japan
Hey guess what. You can hear me now (more often than just in review videos) in addition to reading me. John Biggs (of CrunchGear.com and WristWatchReview.com) and I have started a new venture with the HourTime podcast show. We will be doing at least a couple of shows a month, talking about watches, between two [...]
Seiko Izul, The Coolest Watch You’ve Never Heard Of (And Can’t Get)
I write this as I am here in Japan spending time with Seiko (though I will post it after my return to the States). So much to talk about, I don’t even know where to begin. Well this article is about the Seiko Izul. A watch that I learned about today that I should have [...]
Seiko Luxury Watches
I would have loved to be an automotive journalist in the early 1990s. One of the most momentous occasions of the decade was the release of the Lexus LS400, as well as the overall Lexus brand lowering into our lives like a gleaming vessel from mother-ship Toyota. The LS400 was the car that journalists said [...]
Seiko Spring Drive Spacewalk Commemorative Edition Watch Announced
Those cheeky bastards over at Seiko, how they tease me. Long after the Seiko Spring Drive Spacewalk watch is announced to be sold publicly, they finally do so, and the price is a whopping $28,000. OK, so lets go back a second. While this article is being written before the Antiquroum auction on September 24th [...]
Seiko Spring Drive Spacewalk Limited Edition Watch To be Auctioned Off
This is one of the few times I have seen a watch at auction and thought to myself “damn, I need to be there for that.” This is the very ultra cool Seiko Spring Drive Spacewalk watch. There are only six of these watches in the world, and Seiko made them to celebrate Richard Garriot’s [...]
Beautiful Grand Seiko Spring Drive Ref. SBGC001 Watch Available
I can’t help but share these Seiko watches with you. They are only available outside of the US and I know exactly why. We have this brand snobbery here in the US, which results in us not having a lot of good products. Basically, we think that once a company makes a “down market” product, [...]
Home Needed For Foreign Seiko Credor GCLL997 Moonphase Spring Drive Watch
A sick thing happens when you are involved with watches too much. You begin to anthropomorphize them to a degree; at least I do. Or in some instances the effect is less than anthropomorphism, but an animal-pomorphism. So I am treating this watch like a dog in need of a home. Only the watch will [...]
