Guides

Written for people buying and selling on this site, and about the things that actually cost money to get wrong.

• Buying a vintage Seiko in Australia: what to check before you pay

  Redials, replaced hands, polished cases and the questions that separate an honest listing from an optimistic one.

• Automatic, quartz, Spring Drive and Eco-Drive: Japanese movements explained

  What actually differs between the movement types you will see on a Japanese watch listing, and what each means for running costs and servicing.

• What is my Japanese watch worth?

  How to price a Seiko, Citizen, Orient or Casio for sale in Australia — and why nobody can give you a number without seeing it.