Gone are the – arguably simpler – days when you'd simply purchase a dress watch for the office and a dive watch ... about Grand Seiko, the first thing you mention is Spring Drive.

Grand Seiko says the watch’s accuracy is -10/+10 seconds per month, while water resistance is 10 bar (about 100 metres). The Grand Seiko Spring Drive Lake Suwa Before Dawn is priced at £8,700 ...

By all accounts, Seiko is one of the best brands to start a watch collection because of affordability, variety, and heritage.