When I think of Grand Seiko, my mind goes to three places. First, its estimable mechanical watchmaking, empowered by the tried-and-true family of 9S calibers, the category in which Grand Seiko encounters the majority of its competition. The second is high-end quartz, an esoteric area of luxury watchmaking in which Grand Seiko has few peers. And last, but certainly not least, there is Spring Drive, the category in which the brand hasn’t any peers. I think we can chalk up a lot of Grand Seiko’s recent success to the consistency of its design across these disparate categories. That, and the unwavering approach to imbuing its products with the Japanese interpretation of craft, make GS appeal to collectors in a way that Swiss brands really can’t.