Seiko's product line spans from 1,000-yuan Seiko No. 5 to 200,000 yuan Grand Seiko, and the breadth of the span and the richness of the product line can be said to be the first in the world. To judge whether a person understands watches or not, it can be seen from his attitude towards Seiko, because even the traditional Swiss watch factories dare not despise Seiko. Seiko once single-handedly created the quartz crisis, forcing 21 Swiss watchmakers to join forces to develop the beta 21 quartz movement. Then, in the 1968 Geneva Observatory Competition, Switzerland competed with Seiko's mechanical watches in the same group as the Beta21, with the Beta21 winning the top three, while Seiko took the fourth to tenth places. In the 80s, the revival of traditional mechanical watches in Switzerland was largely due to the fact that Switzerland changed its rules and no longer regarded accuracy as the most important indicator, but turned to expensive watches, pursuing polish and materials, giving people the impression that "a noble watch is a good watch". However, Seiko's factory standards are stricter than those in Switzerland, with Spring Drive even daring to mark a day error of ± 1 second, and the price of the high-end Grand Seiko is also close to Rolex's Day Date.
Seiko is recommended in the mid-range, and the price is set at between 10,000-50,000 yuan. In September 2017, Seiko will launch a series of four Presages, with white enamel and blue lancet needles, which have a Breguet feel, but instead of Breguet lettering, they will be priced at 2,650 euros for the chronograph and 1,100-1,300 euros for the big three-hand version. If you can't wait, you can get your hands on the 60th anniversary Seiko "Red 12", one with a white enamel dial painted with the Red 12 logo, and the other with a traditional black lacquer process. Although the movement is only 8R48, it is limited to 1,000 pieces in each world, and the price is only about 16,000 yuan when converted into RMB, which is definitely worth the money. If you want "Red 12" and can't accept the 16,000 yuan 8R48, you have to recommend the SPB041J1, the 6R27 movement, the 6,600 yuan Breguet Breguet needle "Red 12", which is very cost-effective.
This price point is perfect for recommending the Grand Seiko entry-level model, but the Grand Seiko is listed as the second top of the list, so I would like to recommend the SpringDrive series here. The Spring Drive movement uses a "three-stage synchronous speed controller", which allows the entire movement to move in the same direction and the hands to move extremely smoothly. With a power reserve of 72 hours, a magic lever that is 30% faster than the winding system of most traditional mechanical watches, and an extremely high accuracy of ± 1 second per day, it is definitely the benchmark for practical watches. It is highly recommended SPS007J1, although the public price is slightly more than 50,000 yuan, but the whole appearance is very similar to Rolex's ceramic Daytona, but the price is almost half cheaper, which can be said to be very cost-effective.