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It's insane how good that Presage looks under a macro lens.

Refreshing to see Seiko's cost-conscious models properly acknowledged.

That grand Seiko has a shockingly buttery second hand

The sweeping spring drive hand always take my breath away.

No way, A SEIKO VIDEO!!! This is it guys, the moment we’ve all been waiting for.

I'm so proud of this channel. I was counting the days for a Seiko. And, even more than expected, the video was able to give the deserves credits for the brand.

Fun fact: The year Seiko was originally established was also the year Hans Wilsdorf (founder of Rolex) was born.

If someone offer me for free either Rolex or Grand Seiko.I will absolutely choose Rolex. Sell it back & use a money to puchased 2 pieces Grand Seiko.

As a former bartender, I cannot help but be absolutely in love with the cocktail time collection of presage. Beautiful watches.

The Seiko Pressage and the Grand Seiko are both beautiful. The good thing about Seiko is they make watches for people at every economic level.

Finallyyyyy , what I can buy in watchfinder

I personally am proud to display my $300 seiko in the same case as my GMT master and Explorer 2

My father’s Seiko inspired my love of watches as a child. One day, a grand Seiko will be mine.

Nothing can describe my happiness of this video, I am a proud presage owner.

Love that Seiko has such a wide range. Even the sarb looks amazing under magnification

This video alone made me buy a Seiko Presage. Beforehand my most expensive watch was 70 dollars. And I'm more than happy. Thanks !

You are certainly getting a lot of love for featuring a regular Seiko and giving the brand the respect it has earned. Great to see.

I have the blue Presage and it is a stunning watch, always grabs attention. For the price it is extremely good and doesn't have many watches that can rival it.

That GS second hand sweep is like watchporn! Damn!

The GS is absolutely beautiful. Love the capped seconds hand, rarely seen even on other luxury brands. Thanks for the video!

I'll never tire of watching the smooth second hand movement of the GS SpringDrive. If you're interested in a Grand Seiko have a look at the Snow Flake. The detailing on the face is extraordinary.

Most rolex owners (keyword: most) buy they're watch for status and show. A Grand Seiko owner is one who cares more about innovation and horology. I love Seikos and am saving for a spring drive.

I love the Grand Seiko specifically for that smooth spring drive but design wise their Presage line is just better looking overall. Wish they would offer more of the Presage with an SD movement.

This guy's voice makes me want to spend money I don't even have 💸

Okay.. now it's time to buy more Seiko watches as the price will go up after it gets featured in Watchfinder & Co. channel 👍👍

One thing guys: Smartwatches aren't watches. Watches don't go obsolete, the Apple watch does.

I bought my GS Spring Drive last year. Since then my Rolex Explorer has never left its drawer.

Seiko my favourite brand ! A watch guys watch. Let the quality speak for itself. I love that with seiko you aren’t paying for the branding the same way you are with other brands

I have this exact same Presage, and my appreciation for the watch has risen tremendously due to the beautiful macro shots. I love it dearly but I've never seen it this up close. Thank you!

And now, a surge in Presage sales followed by a price hike 😂😂😂

I love Seiko. Even the Seiko 5s. They are good quality watches for the price and people find them underrated. Thank you for this video. 😌

I love how the markers look like they are floating on the dial of the Presage.

Great video as usual. And glad to see a watch channel “get” Seiko.

Great video guys. Those shots are incredible 👏

Excellent video, in fact, a PERFECT video!! It's great to see Seiko and GS getting the respect they so much deserve! 👍👍👍 Forgot to mention that when someone asks me how my channel compares to Watchfinders, I say I am a Seiko 5 of RU-vid channels and they are a Grand Seiko 😁

Watchfinder on Seiko! Christmas is early this year.

It is incredible the level that Seiko has in the art of watchmaking ... when I see the Presage Starlight dial, it looks like the night sky, I could watch that dial for hours, and that kind of thing only someone who loves making watches can impose at work... GS is perfect, an engineering work of art ... if one is found 700,000 years from now, it will be the greatest proof of the existence of intelligent life on earth ...

Thanks for featuring a Seiko in your videos!!

I love the spring drive !

Actually Seiko was the first to build wrist mounted computer as well, back in the early 80s :)

I chose the GS over a Panerai, Rolex, Tudor, and Omega. Not that everyone will understand, but when you hold one, you just realize how amazing the craftsmanship is.

Sneak peak to the eyes of our favorite narrator 5:40

Seiko watches, to me, are just amazing. I was watching (hehe. Puns) videos one day, and found some about the Seiko 5. I did some research and it is now the next watch I’m gonna get. It’s insane value for money.

I have a Presage in blue with Power Reserve Indicator and little Date dial in the same blue. It’s really classy.. The price is unbelievably affordable for the quality offered

I have one sad and one uplifting story about Seiko watches. Their history and attention to detail, even on the lower-end watches has always made me like their philosophy. I got a Seiko when I was 15, a quartz chronograph. It was one of the mid-tier models, nothing too fancy, but still nice. However, it did indeed die. Perhaps from heavy use or some unfortunate shock at some point many years later. However, in my late 20s, early 30s I got a pair of identical Seikos from 1972 in a seemingly quite rare package. One of them runs flawlessly and one may be in need of a service, but they are some of my most beloved watches. I even managed to find unused crystals (they are acrylic, so they are easily nicked) so I could make them look as new. They may not have been more than mid-tier either when they were released, but they are rare today and I usually wear it once a week or so. I later got a rugged Seiko 5 that I can use when I do something more taxing, sport or some work that may harm the crystal on one with an acrylic face (like the 1970s ones). I may try to find a sapphire crystal for that one one of these days.

Finally. Listen to that watch snobs

beautiful composition. ur shots keep getting better and better, I love them!

Such a coincedence! I was looking at the Seiko cocktail watch 3 days ago and wished you guys would make some lovely close ups and you did! Great video.

Thanks for this video - loved it. I was waiting for a decent Seiko video from you for ages and you delivered. I'm surprised how well finished the Presage is even at that magnification for its price. I have its predecessor and it is a lovely watch.

That they can make that Presage for a few hundred bucks is a miracle onto itself.

I have the power reserve and subdial date version of the Presage. Have to say it never really appealed to me until I was lucky enough to try it on at the Seiko boutique in London and they are amazing watches. Love Seiko and Grand Seiko. Great video as always

As much as I hate to admit, brand name matters. Would you pay 20k for a Toyota? Yes. How about 80k for a Grand Toyota? No, that's silly. How about 80k for a Lexus. Sure. It's really hard to be known for affordability and also for luxury. I can be done, but it's going to take a long long time for the message to get across. The names don't work, it's too similar for the average consumer to differentiate.

We need more videos for “budget” great watches like Seiko Tissot citizen rado and more

OMG Watchfinder & Co features something from my watch collection! HE'S HOLDING MY WATCH!! (Talking about the $400 cocktail time sorry to disappoint lol)

I never thought I’d see a watch I own on a watch finder video

Thank you so much for your videos! Please, compare Seiko SARX055 and Grand Seiko SBGA211.

I have the exact same Presage model in the video with the bracelet. Very nice to see these macro shots on here. I admired it under a loupe and was very impressed by the finishing, especially for the price. I found no imperfections under magnification. The polishing is on another level. It looks so great on the wrist, refects the light beautifully, I never get tired of looking at it and winding it. Recommend the Presage Cocktail Time Range 100 %.

5:51 Blemishes underneath the seconds hand of the GS revealed in the reflection. No doubt the worker in question has since commited honorary harakiri with an in-house GS zaratsu polished sword.

A captivating video. Both pieces are of supreme quality in their own right.

Great video and narration as always.....As for Accuracy, would you consider a video on the 0100 movement from Citizen?

Great video! My first watch was a Timex field watch when I was 7yrs old. In 1975 for my 11th birthday my dad was working in the Middle East and bought me a Seiko Pogue 6139 the one with the Orange dial. All my friends at school were so jealous. It was far too big for my skinny child wrists but I loved everything about that watch. Nowadays I have a few Seiko's - SARB 033, SARB 017 Alpinist and SARX 045 amongst other entry level Swiss watches of a similar calibre and I appreciate what is good about all of them. I am yet to dip into the high end of horology and my tastes change as I learn about different watch makers and their history and philosophy, however, I can't help but feel some sort of allegiance to Seiko and I would love to own a Grande Seiko in the future. This video among others has strengthened my feelings and choice regarding this. The story about the guy putting 30 years of his life's work into developing the Spring Drive - the persistance and determination in acheiving this goal. I want to celebrate that by proudly owning and wearing such a watch.

Now do casio g-shock. I'll be holding my breathe.

Before watching Video > Me : A Seiko? Meh! After watching Video > Me : I would be proud to wear such a fabulous watch 😲

So, when I was doing jewelry and watch repair for my family's pawnshops I came across a few Grand Seiko watches. Never would work on them myself and always recommended a much more qualified person for them. Love those and that spring drive is nutty, quartz regulated, automatic second hand, just beautiful.

The second hand on grand seiko moves so smoothly compared to normal seiko, just tells how different 2 watches from same company can be..

I got this Seiko presage for $280usd / 215 GBP.

Spring drive movement is so smooth

Finally, a video i can relate to and say, "i can maybe get that one as an upgrade", almost all other videos are of watches i can't imagine owning, from India it seems most of the other watches can get me around the planet a few times! That being said, your videos and the literature and story telling of each watch just makes for an absolutely brilliant presentation of watches, and really adds the charecter to the watches, excellent work mate!

Thank you for always guiding us through your vast knowledge about watches I’ve started myself keeping updated with all the history about the watch companies and every aspect regarding to it Appreciate your videos, always looking forward to it.

I love Seiko but I’ve never felt like I need more than a Seiko 5. Save your money and just buy a Seiko 5 or an Orient.

Seiko: Comes out with Seiko Prospex LX Spring Drive Me: Take my money! Wait, how much is it? You mean I can buy a Rolex with that? Okay, give me some time 😅

Did ya notice how freaking smooth the second hand moving on grand seiko? Better than on rolex/audemars/patek

Presage was my first Seiko and since then I am falling for the brand. And yes, me too was not expecting such a nice Seiko video here!

The Apple Watch is not a watch, period.

Absolutely love Seiko and Grand Seiko!

I’ve been looking for a new affordable timepiece and now I’m finding myself looking at getting a new Seiko (at the $1,000 to $1,500 budget). I’ve seen many other brands and little excites me... unless I spend a lot more (which is money I should spend on my children’s future instead). Great video! Both gorgeous watches. 👍

Once again great video! Could you talk about Bvlgari? ( fav model octo solo tempo 38) Keep up the good work!

Come to think about it, the closest I own to a Seiko is my Orient Bambino. I think it's time.

My next watch will be a Seiko.. Just thinking which one to pick..

I’ve recently learned about GS. More than any of its technological marvel, that smooth running sec hand is just mesmerizing.

I paid only $800.00 each for my two Seiko's. My Seiko SBDC051 dive watch, and my Seiko Presage Blue Tuxedo are exquisitely crafted watches, and keep reliable time. The diver runs fast at just 1 minute a week, and the Presage slow at just 2 minutes a week. My diver sees aqualung and snorkeling time, and has been robust, to say the very least. After every outing I merely rinse it under cold clear water, dry it with a towel, and wear it to a fine dining establishment the same evening. Unlike the majority of 'luxury' Swiss diver owners whose watches never experience submersion in Salt Water, my Seiko is used for its intended purposes! The workmanship of the movement revealed through the back of my Presage is impressive. Whether it is building wonderful time pieces for any budget, or building automobiles, Seiko and the Japanese know how to provide tremendous value at any price point. This quotation from The Last Samurai characterizes Japanese ingenuity and craft well: "They are an intriguing people, from the moment they wake they devote themselves to the perfection of whatever they pursue; I have never seen such discipline . . ." It has been my suspicion for some time that, much of the prejudice against Seiko vs. Swiss watch products (Japanese vs. European autos) is snobbery and racism. The Last Samurai

After watching this, I really wanted to buy a Sieko.

Finally a Seiko!

I've got my Seiko Presage this week and love it already. By seeing this video i love it even more.

Finally !!! Seiko and Grand Seiko are my favorite , they make the best quality time pieces in all price ranges. They deserve so much more love and attention!

I don't care about Swiss Watch Makers. Seiko was enough for me, price is not always guarantee the reability and detailing😂😂😂

Excellent summary of the Seiko Brand. 👏🏽

Your photography is clearly top notch. It's a joy just to watch the hands ticking away like this.

Excellent video! Got the blue dial Cocktail Time a month ago, and it's simply amazing! The dial is stunning and it also keeps time very accurately for its price point

I would take the Presage, but in blue, it’s just so beautiful

hell yeah, Seiko's for the win :D i'll get that Snowflake GS someday!

comparing an automatic watch of high quality to a smartwatch is like comparing an astronomical clock on a church to the digital weather station outside your local bank office.

You definitely know how to increase comments and viewers. Well played watchfinder, well played.

I think you miss Seiko's real goal. From the beginning their goal has always been to deliver the most accurate and most elegant time keeping products for the right price. They wanted to compare with the Swiss at first because the Swiss had their reputation. But when they saw that they consistently kicked Swiss asses in chronograph competitions for a full decade in the 60s-70s and that the ultimate response from Swiss competitors and organizers was to simply stop organizing chronograph competitions and make absolutely no effort to improve their shitty movements, Seiko knew they had nothing to expect from those lame losers. So they just kept improving on their own while sticking to their original philosophy: number 1 requirement for a watch is accurate time keeping, number 2 and 3 are quality and elegance, and all three should be affordable to the masses. Premium only comes with luxury pieces. But the most basic watch should always be almost as accurate as the highest luxury watch. We westerners have been victim for decades to the "Swiss Is Quality, Japanese/Chinese Is Shit" marketing. We have lowered our standards. We buy inaccurate pieces that should never have passed quality check for the price of a normal watch, and pay huge premiums to get a chance at pieces that barely meet reasonable expectations. The result is in the western world watches have become fashion accessories with an approximative time display feature. When you finally decide to go over that marketing and seek for real objective facts, you find a manufacturer that tells you: "The first purpose of a watch is time accuracy. You, the customer, should at least expect that. We, the manufacturer, would disgrace ourselves if we sold you an inaccurate piece. So now, here's our full range of products to suit various tastes in colors, design, features, price. You might have to make trade-offs over those aspects. But rest assured whatever piece you buy from us you will have the best accuracy possible even at the lowest price. You will never have to pay a premium for improved accuracy." Seiko delivers real value products for an honest price.

The Seiko presage Power reserve rose Gold is the best dress watch on budget.

I bought my first Seiko a month ago. Two weeks later I had two more. Now I am aiming at citizen titanium echo drive . I can’t stop loving watches.

Bought my Seiko Presage SRPC97J1 two months ago and still in love with it as much as the first time I saw it! Any one else?

Watching this while wearing my grand Seiko snow flake

Proud owner of a GS "Snowflake". Everything he says is true.