In this edition of Inside the Collection, Zach Weiss and Kat Shoulders examine what collecting Seiko has meant to them over the years.
It?s a common collecting trope that Seiko is the gateway drug for many watch collectors just getting their start, and as you?ll see here that?s certainly the case for Zach and Kat. But Seiko also endures in both of their collections years later, and in surprising ways. There?s so much variety in the Seiko collection (going back decades) that it?s impossible to ever get bored of the brand, and there are always new things to discover beyond the familiar dive watches and entry level Seiko 5. 
Zach Weiss 
The greatest thing about Seiko watches, or the brand/company as a whole, is that no matter where you are in your collecting lifecycle, there is likely a watch that will appeal to you. From Seiko 5 to Prospex to Grand Seiko to Credor, there is something to find that will suit a taste, need, and budget. And to be clear, that doesn?t exclude a Credor customer from picking up a new Seiko 5 and vice versa.
As a collector, that has kept them as a constant for me over the years. Starting with the Seiko 5 SNK field watches that one could pick up for a song a decade ago, then heading to vintage-styled Prospex divers, and now mining for oddities like the Seiko Sportura Kinetic Chronographs (not to mention Grand Seiko?s delights) there is simply always something for me to look for. 
It?s quite dangerous as I often find myself bored with many ...