Comments on: How Much Do You Love Your Seiko!?

By: Tom Mulraney

Tom Mulraney — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 13:17:53 +0000

You couldn’t be more right SeikoLover but fortunately thanks to the advent of the internet the rest of the world doesn’t have to miss out!

By: SeikoLover

SeikoLover — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 05:30:12 +0000

This has long been a problem for Seiko enthusiasts such as myself, Ramsay. A significant number of the more high-end watches made by Seiko are never sold outside of Japan or Asia and so rarely make it to Australian shores. That’s why our perception of the brand is quite different. Fortunately for diehards like myself ebay has proved a useful source for hard to find watches.

By: Ramsay Taplin

Ramsay Taplin — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 05:20:27 +0000

G’day Tom.

Now that is interesting. I certainly don’t feel that watch history from their marketing efforts here in Australia. It seems that everywhere they are stocked or promoted seems to be for the cheaper stuff.

Great reply Tom. Thanks!

By: Tom Mulraney

Tom Mulraney — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 04:53:19 +0000

Actually Ramsay I think its quite the opposite. Whilst the mainstream market knows Seiko as a relatively low to mid-range brand due to the high volume of cheaper watches it produces, among Japanese watch enthusiasts it is actually one of the most popular and well renowned brands in the world.

Not many people realise but the company has an incredibly rich history and has been making clocks since 1892 with the first watches appearing under the Seiko name in 1924. The company single-handedly brought the Swiss watch world to its knees during the 1970s when it introduced the world’s first quartz movement production watch. They are known for being pioneers in the industry and are one of the few wristwatch manufacturers that produce all of their watches and movements entirely in-house.

However, in my opinion the collectability and value of Seiko watches is driven by the bold innovations they encompassed at the time of their original release. In this instance I’m just not sure if I’m entirely convinced that the Ananta range has that same appeal although they are exceptional looking watches.

By: rolexwrist

rolexwrist — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 04:45:32 +0000

How can they change the name of their brand? That would completely undo all the work they have done as Seiko….

By: Ramsay Taplin

Ramsay Taplin — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 03:43:23 +0000

This is an interesting topic. I wonder whether the name Seiko will be their biggest set back? Sure it has a great reputation but that reputation isn’t really associated with more expensive watches. I wonder why they didn’t give the higher end ranges another name?

By: Tom Mulraney

Tom Mulraney — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 00:54:52 +0000

Hi rolexwrist, thank you for your comment. Although Seiko is better known for the watches it makes for the lower to mid-range market, in more recent years it has made a more concerted effort to bring into $1000 – $5000 price range with the above being an example of this. Depending on who you talk to the brand has had varying degrees of success in this area and I think only time will tell if they are able to compete at this level.

By: rolexwrist

rolexwrist — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 15:21:49 +0000

I didn’t know Seiko had an expensive line of watches like this. Is this the first lot of higher end watches they are doing?