"Hiding a watch in your sock drawer only works until someone figures out you're the kind of person who owns nice watches." — S

"Stripping the dial back on that weird ergonomic case from the eighties works better than it should." — S

"Hand engraving at this level puts most Swiss decorative work to shame, and Grand Seiko knows it." — S

"A UNESCO heritage site on your wrist for under a grand, which is the kind of thing Seiko does better than anyone." — S

"Thirty years of Eco-Drive and they mark it with something restrained, which feels right for a brand that never needed to shout." — S