Everyone's heart beats for different timepieces. This Worldtempus editor found a watch today whose heart beats with a Japanese hammer.
WORLDTMEPUS - 24 March 2011
Elizabeth Doerr
The Spring Drive is a soundless technology, which is undoubtedly one of its strengths. Seiko's Micro Artist division, which was and is spearheaded by Kenji Shiohara, this year presents the Credor Spring Drive Minute Repeater.
This traditional minute repeater is traditional in two senses of the word: the fine finishing of its wondrous movement is completely Swiss in style and execution. The circular gongs are made of traditional Japanese Myochin steel – the same kind of steel wind chimes are made of. This steel produces a particularly clear sound that is not only beautiful to the Japanese ear.
Seiko's Micro Artists can only produce three of these masterpieces per year.
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