Seiko Presage Celebrates 110 Years of Japanese Craftsmanship
While the different dial designs may take the spotlight, the case of the watches warrant a closer examination.
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Seiko Presage with Urushi lacquer dial.
Watch novelties are popping up everywhere, like horological blossoms, which makes the Seiko 2023 novelties the equivalent of cherry blossoms. The Japanese watchmaker divided its publicity into two parts, one focussing on the sporty tool watch, and the other on artisanal craftsmanship, which is what the four new Seiko Presage novelties are. To begin with, we want to dive into this second area, which for the moment consists of the following four watches, all limited editions honouring the 110th anniversary of Seiko: fired enamel the SPB393 (with fired enamel dial); the SPB395 (with traditional Urushi lacquer dial); the SPB397 (with Arita porcelain dial), and the SPB399 (with Shippo enamel).
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To the casual observer, it may seem that the models here are all about the action on the dial, and that is not untrue. However, the Presage collection has long featured extraordinary dials, and so the story here necessarily begins with something really new: the case. Seiko says that the new case profile is both slimmer and gives the dials room to dominate. The effect is also meant to make the dial feel closer, l...
The post Seiko Presage Celebrates 110 Years of Japanese Craftsmanship appeared first on LUXUO.
Seiko Presage with Urushi lacquer dial.
Watch novelties are popping up everywhere, like horological blossoms, which makes the Seiko 2023 novelties the equivalent of cherry blossoms. The Japanese watchmaker divided its publicity into two parts, one focussing on the sporty tool watch, and the other on artisanal craftsmanship, which is what the four new Seiko Presage novelties are. To begin with, we want to dive into this second area, which for the moment consists of the following four watches, all limited editions honouring the 110th anniversary of Seiko: fired enamel the SPB393 (with fired enamel dial); the SPB395 (with traditional Urushi lacquer dial); the SPB397 (with Arita porcelain dial), and the SPB399 (with Shippo enamel).
View this post on Instagram A post shared by Seiko Watch Corporation (@seikowatchofficial)
To the casual observer, it may seem that the models here are all about the action on the dial, and that is not untrue. However, the Presage collection has long featured extraordinary dials, and so the story here necessarily begins with something really new: the case. Seiko says that the new case profile is both slimmer and gives the dials room to dominate. The effect is also meant to make the dial feel closer, l...
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