Editor?s Note: I appreciate a collection that goes nearly all-in on a single great watch, with quality supporting cast. Here, reader Evan takes the jump on a Grand Seiko Spring Drive reference and has prepared pairings for each selection. Cheers to you, Evan!
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This collection is designed to give you a watch for any occasion, while sneakily providing a lesson in horology.
We have three completely distinct movements, Spring Drive, Mecha-Quartz, and an Automatic. Each has its own merit, and taken together we get a broad picture of watchmaking. At this price point we won’t be getting a tourbillon or perpetual calendar, but once we develop a love for the mechanisms we own, there will be plenty more to explore. The Seiko 5 automatic of course isn’t the highest version of a mechanical movement, but it’s enough to bring the sense of life that an automatic watch brings. A see-through caseback is critical, we can see the mechanism and get inspired to learn more about it. By picking three different movements we have an excuse to learn about each, and a story to tell others as well.

In the Flightmaster, Mecha-Quartz balances the accuracy of quartz with the satisfying arc and snap of the chronograph function, and we can even nerd out with the slide-rule functionality in the bezel.
Spring Drive tells the story of progress, linking together mechanical watch...