Friday, June 12, 2026

Ripped apart

 

Have you ever heard of a terrier who gets up in the morning, makes a soy latte, and then complains to the missus: “Yesterday I chased too many cats and possums. They’re all getting faster while I’m getting older and overworked. It sucks to be a dog. Today I’m taking it easy.”

Yesterday, literally minutes after we completed a review of Grand Seiko, a delivery arrived on the bench: a humble Seiko 5. And at that very moment I realised we had another little rat in the backyard to rip apart. Life is just amazingly good.

Of course, you are not naïve. You know that all this surge of energy and enthusiasm has its purpose: to prove that you can teach an old dog new tricks. And have we learned a lot.

That Seiko 5 required the same level of research as a Daytona, the same seriousness as a gold Moonwatch, and the same sense of fairness we apply to the grandest of all Seikos. The end result is a light-hearted video presentation that is also seriously fact-based, loaded with details that only decades behind the watchmaker’s bench can produce.

To the lazy, bloated YouTube influencers-go chase your tails. This is how it’s done.

Now press play and see what a humble Seiko 5 looks like when examined through a watchmaker’s loupe rather than a marketing brochure. 🔍⌚

Watch here: https://youtu.be/LskUYWMYih0
SEIKO 5 Sports Automatic 'Field Series' SSK059K

39.4mm case size. Stainless steel case and bracelet. White dial. Hardlex glass. GMT and date function. Automatic movement - calibre 4R35. Water resistance 100 metres.

Boutique price: $675


No comments: