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Summer Watches: Seiko 5 Midi Offers Beachfront Colours

Maybe your holiday destination is Florida, Spain, a Greek isle, or perhaps somewhere more expensive like Antigua. If you like beaches, sunshine and bar snacks from welcoming shacks, then we salute your relaxation goals. One thing worth considering is an all rounder wristwatch, not shoy or flash, just functional, clean and blending in with art deco architecture and vivid sundowner cocktails alike. The latest Seiko … Continue reading Summer Watches: Seiko 5 Midi Offers Beachfront Colours

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Honda Fan? Seiko Super Cub Edition is Just For You

You could argue that the humble Honda C50 Cub was the one mode of transport that revolutionised society in the 20th century. Yes, the Beetle was a cheap mass produced car, but it was still beyond the reach of many Germans in the 1930s, it was – like the electric SUVs of today – a car for the elite and those who enable or support … Continue reading Honda Fan? Seiko Super Cub Edition is Just For You

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Fun, Retro and Affordable: Seiko Ultraseven Ltd Edition

Some watches are destined to be collectors items and the Seiko 5 Limited Edition Ultraseven is one of them. It celebrates an old school Japanese TV show, bit like Space 1999 or UFO from Gerry and Sylvia Anderson’s stable of children’s shows in the 60s and 70s. The Ultra seven were basically a force defending earth from alien attacks, robots, assorted dinosaur type monsters etc.  … Continue reading Fun, Retro and Affordable: Seiko Ultraseven Ltd Edition

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Seiko 5 Sports GMT: It’s the MOD Look, But Factory

It’s always a good day for watch fans when Seiko has news and yesterday they released info on the new Seiko 5 Sports range. They have many of the lements that Seiko MOD watch lovers know very well, and a hint of SKX about them, which is a very good thing. Price wise we are expecting them to retail around £500, because if they price … Continue reading Seiko 5 Sports GMT: It’s the MOD Look, But Factory

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Seiko One Piece: Five Easy Pieces

Five Easy Pieces is one of Jack Nicholson’s lesser known movies, but it’s worth a watch if you’re in the mood. Anyway, I digress, Seiko has done the same Naruto and Baruto thing with their 5 Sports model, only this time the tie-up is with One Piece comics. Nope, we haven’t heard of it, but then we gave up on comics when Dr Strange was … Continue reading Seiko One Piece: Five Easy Pieces

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Seiko Has Embraced The Cult of Watch Modding

And yeah, that’s a good thing we say at Northern Watch Co magazine, because for all the perfection and art of Grand Seiko, and the unbeatable value of a cooking Seiko 5 model, you need more to survive in the modern world where every jackass with money wants an AP Royal Oak or a Rolex Daytona. You can never be that Swiss Tony fashionista brand, … Continue reading Seiko Has Embraced The Cult of Watch Modding

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Japanese Anime Themed Seiko 5 Auto Models

Comic book themed watches have been around since the days of Batman, Superman, Hopalong Cassidy and Dan Dare. Some are highly collectable and can fetch thousands. So here’s some kapow type news from Seiko; Introduced in 1968 and re-born in 2019, the Seiko 5 Sports watch offers durable and reliable mechanical watches for watch lovers. We are big fans of the modern Seiko 5 models, … Continue reading Japanese Anime Themed Seiko 5 Auto Models

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