The race to produce the first automatic chronograph is well-documented: Seiko was the first to get its effort to market (domestically, that is, rather than globally) in May 1969 with the Seiko 6139 ...

Prices on some of the most popular vintage models — think Rolex Submariners, Omega Speedmasters and the like — have absolutely exploded over the past ten years or so. What could once be had for $500 ...

Collecting Grand Seikos made between 1960 and 1974 has its own challenges, but there are rewards aplenty, says Gerald Donovan, a.k.a The Grand Seiko Guy. The Grand Seiko 6185-8010 VFA (very fine ...

Just over 15 minutes from the Greenville Spartanburg International Airport, in the Hub City of Spartanburg, South Carolina, is an unassuming cluster of houses. By all accounts, this particular ...

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, ...

There are plenty of watches that promise adventure—and then there’s the Seiko Turtle. First launched in 1976, this softly curved, cushion-cased diver has survived everything from Pacific salt water to ...

Welcome to Dialed In, Esquire's weekly column bringing you horological happenings and the most essential news from the watch world since March 2020. Seiko lovers like me are generally all so ...