When you have a chance of victory in any competition, the heart beats faster as the excitement grows, the eyes widen and the tension mounts. At least, usually that is what happens, but in horological competitions – the opposite is true as it is only the steadiest heartbeats keeping an unchanged and deadly accurate pace […]
One moment it is a beautiful sunny day, the next there are freezing winds and slashing rain; we call this bizarre weather pattern; ‘spring’. Yet, when there is warm sunshine with light rain falling at the same time; we call that ‘spring’ too. It’s confusing that two completely different types of weather have the same […]
We recently covered that the Grand Seiko SLGH005 won some major design awards for impeccable attention to detail, flawless construction and artistic flair. But perhaps you aren’t into the light tones of the ‘White Birch’ face inspired by the 400 hectares of white birch surrounding the Japanese studios in Shizukuishi that these timepieces were lovingly […]
48 design experts from 23 countries have recently come together for the Red Dot Design Award 2022 competition and they’ve collectively agreed that this watch is not only worthy of your wrist, but also worthy of the “Best of the Best” award, the highest honour the competition can possibly give. Enough beating around the bush, […]
Grand Seiko has been breaking new ground for itself with each passing year. 2022 is no different as they introduce their very first mechanical complication watch, the Grand Seiko Kodo Constant-force Tourbillon. For short simply call it Kodo, Japanese for heartbeat. The case is constructed from both Platinum 950 and Grand Seiko’s Brilliant Hard Titanium. […]
Using Grand Seiko’s touchstones dating back to 1967, the new Evolution 9 Collection represents the future of watchmaking. The collection has expanded to accommodate five new Spring Drive sport watches. All together, it’s an equal split between featuring a GMT calibre and GMT chronographs, with the odd one out being a 200m diver’s watch. Their […]
Few countries in the world wear winter better than Japan. With its incredible array of natural wonders which become blanketed in white throughout the winter months, the sights and sounds of the season are almost impossible to not be mesmerised by. It’s these wonders, such as the magnificent Hodaka mountain which sits in the backdrop […]
One of the many great wonders Mother Nature provides us with is the gradual, graceful changing of the seasons. As we travel in time from the glowing warmth of spring to the blazing delight of summer to the crisp modesty of autumn to the piercing chill of winter, the colours and textures around us morph […]
If asked whether watches would receive a surge of interest during Covid, I’m not sure I would have been able to foresee the absolutely mania that ensued. But I guess everyone needs to spend their holiday money on something, and it’s either going to be NFT’s, stocks, or watches it seems. Estimates online foresee pre-owned […]
Nagano in Japan is truly a wondrous place – especially in winter when the Kiso Mountains are covered in snow. In amongst these picturesque mountains is the famous Lake Suwa which completely freezes over, making it ideal for ice skating. But keep your eyes open whilst skating as you don’t want to trip over the […]
Maintaining extreme precision in watches for international travellers used to be difficult, as each occasion you draw out the crown to adjust the hour hand to a new time zone, you are actually stopping the clock. It may only be for a second or so but they all add up. When Grand Seiko makes a […]
Hidden away in the forest to the east of Lake Suwa in Shinshu, Japan is Mishaka Pond; a beautiful body of water that features a unique verdant green. This colour so caught the eye of the Micro Artist watchmakers in their studio nearby they decided to use it to create this collector’s edition Spring Drive […]
M2 brings you its top watch picks in a series featuring the best of this year’s luxury timepiece releases – The Grand Seiko Spring Drive Chronograph SBGC240. A special edition brought out to celebrate 140 years since the creation of the company that would become Seiko. This Grand Seiko Spring Drive chronograph SBGC240 may be […]
The number ‘60’ is an important one within the world of horology as it signifies the completion of a revolution of course. In Japan, it also has wider cultural significance. When someone turns 60, they have gone full circle through the traditional zodiac calendar cycle and has arrived back at the beginning. It is considered […]
In an age of automated production, there is something special and timeless about hand crafted processes, craftsmanship and techniques that have been passed down from generation to generation. These skills are painstaking, time intensive and harder to achieve at scale compared to machine-based processes, but there is a human touch and a connection to a […]
The Simple Genius of the Grand Seiko Spring Drive Movement While Grand Seiko is a global brand at the leading edge of technology and craftsmanship, there is a foundation of humble respect to the production houses that create each individual part of each timepiece. This is not only in terms of Japanese artisan skills and […]
The number sixty is one of the most important numbers in the world of horology and watchmaking, but, in Japan, it has an additional significance as a moment of new energy and re-birth. Sixtieth birthdays or Kanreki, which literally means “return” and “calendar” and signifies that the 60th year of a person marks the end […]
