For 2025, Seiko is relaunching its Vanac series. The OG models dropped in the ’70s, and its angular case design is inspired by Tokyo. Naturally, a very cool city births a very cool watch (cool case, ...

Seiko has been in anniversary mode lately. Last year, the Japanese watchmaker celebrated 110 years since the creation of its first watch, the Laurel, while this year represents 100 years of the brand ...

A few years ago, Seiko resurrected its King Seiko sub-brand. Originally an intracompany competitor to Grand Seiko in the 1960s, the new King Seiko instead slots within Seiko’s regular catalog. Its ...

Rewind the clock back to 1973, the year that NASA launched the Skylab 4 mission to the first American space station. Strapped to a Saturn IB rocket, William R. Pogue, Gerald P. Carr, and Edward Gibson ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. American astronaut William Pogue made horological history during his 84 days orbiting Earth. By wearing his ...

In 1969, Seiko released the world’s first automatic chronograph, known as the Seiko Speedtimer. It’s an iconic timepiece that rose to stardom as the first automatic chronograph to travel into space – ...

Seven years on from its split from parent brand Seiko—and many watches and press releases later—the contemporary Grand Seiko brand is well-understood. The Japanese brand makes hand-assembled luxury ...

Seiko and Grand Seiko are known for taking inspiration for their dials from the most unusual places, whether it’s the bark of a white birch or the Spring Equinox, the designs always have an amazing ...

Watch manufacturer Seiko announced the release of a new Hatsune Miku collaboration watch. The watch costs 58,080 JPY (or about $413), and its expected release date is December 2023. The new Hatsune ...

There are many ways to skin a cat that is the richest basketball league in the world – the National Basketball Association (NBA). The most obvious path is to play basketball in elementary school and ...