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Arita porcelain. Traditional craftsmanship and modern techniques. Arita, a small town on Kyushu, the third largest island in the southwest of Japan, came to prominence in the early 17th century when clay suitable for porcelain manufacture was discovered there and its porcelain products soon became highly prized in Japan for the high quality of their artistry.Within a generation, Arita porcelain, also known as ‘‘Imari ware’’ after the port from which most was shipped, became known overseas and was exported, first to Europe and later across the world when Japan opened its doors to international trade in the 19th century. Today,...

Many Functions We all know Seiko is a watch manufacturer with a great record of making amazing watches, but while it might seem great to have a lot of functions in a watch, it often creates a lot of confusion.  One of the most function filled watches are the Seiko Coutura Perpetual Calendar watch.  We get asked how to set this watch all the time and the instructions in the Seiko book are a little confusing.  What Model Numbers will these Instructions Work With? These instructions work with the following Seiko Watches.  The models are as follow: SSC560, SSC561, SSC375,...

A Seiko Turtle that Celebrates the Water It has been a little over a year since the first round of Seiko turtle watches came out.  If you are new to Seiko Dive watches, the turtle is the nickname for a beloved vintage Seiko Dive watch.  Seiko has improved the design and put in a modern movement the 4R36.  Since the launch of the turtle Seiko USA has five different colored turtle watches.  That is a lot of colors for one year.  The Seiko Turtle has had a huge demand so who could blame them for making so much variations.  To learn...

The Rich History of the Seiko Turtle Dive Watch Seiko dive watches celebrated 50 years of making dive watches in 2015.  It has been a long journey of watches.  Mostly utilitarian and always a great price, the Seiko philosophy seems to be keep it simple. (Well at least most of the time.)  The other branch of Seiko might come out with new watch models every year, some classics, many are not.  The models Seiko makes up often reflect the era that they were made.  The Seiko dive watch often goes years with only minor design changes.  While there are many classic Seiko dive watches,...

The Fall Brings Far More than Cooler Weather In the beginning of fall we start to enjoy cooler weather.  The dog days of the summer heat have left us.  This time of year also brings out new watches.  This Fall we had a lot of excitement from the release of the Seiko PADI dive watches.  In fact they are so popular, most people didn't notice all the other cool Seiko watches that came out. Enter the Seiko Solar World Time Choronograph Watch This year we have seen a lot of experimentation from Seiko from the new partnership with PADI to the...