Seiko

The 1960s saw many in the watch industry looking to capitalise on increased demand for automatic watches. In 1969, Seiko delivered by introducing what was arguably the world’s first automatic chronograph, the Seiko 6139. This article focuses on its earliest incarnations, the 6139-600X. A watch often called the “Speed-Timer”

GRAND SEIKO THE WORLD’S BEST The original Grand Seiko watch and the line of watches that followed would be a game-changer for the Japanese watchmaker. The Grand Seiko range would prove that Seiko was capable of producing quality watches that could compete with and even exceed those produced by

The Seiko Bullhead 6138-0040 was introduced in 1969 as part of the  “Seiko 5” family. According to Seiko’s official website, the “5 Sports” line came to be known as such because of five defining traits. These attributes are automatic winding, day/date displayed in a single window, water resistance,

Seiko Tuna is the name given to a range of watches designed for scuba and professional diving. In particular, Seiko made these watches with saturation diving or greater depth diving in mind.[1] All of the watches in the Seiko Tuna range are characterized by protective screwed-on shrouds that have

INTRODUCTION After WWII as the popularity of diving moved beyond military and commercial diving, and the cost of Scuba gear reduced, watchmakers moved towards providing equipment for recreational diving where the SEIKO SilverWave emerged. Seiko introduced its first diver’s watch in 1961.   Seiko’s first range of truly submersible