The Watches of Volume 4

Watch and Pray: Thirty-One Watches, Thirty-One Days, and the Treasures of Time

The watches of Volume 4, in the order of the book. Back to Volume 4 · All watches by maker

Each link opens the maker’s own page, a museum or another reference in a new tab. Watch names and brands are trademarks of their owners; the author and publisher are not affiliated with any watch company.

Day 1

Seikosha Timekeeper

Seikosha · 1895

See it at museum.seiko.co.jp ↗

Day 2

Seiko Laurel

Seikosha · 1913

See it at museum.seiko.co.jp ↗

Day 3

Shanghai A581

Shanghai Watch Factory · 1958–late 1960s

See it at shwatch.cn ↗

Day 4

Citizen X-8 Chronometer

Citizen · 1970–71

See it at citizenwatch-global.com ↗

Day 5

Su Song's astronomical clock tower

Su Song · 1094

Read about it on Wikipedia ↗

Day 6

Grand Seiko, reference SBGW295

Grand Seiko · reference SBGW295 · 2023

See it at grand-seiko.com ↗

Day 7

Seiko 150m Diver's Watch

Seiko · 1965

See it at museum.seiko.co.jp ↗

Day 8

The first Seiko wristwatch

Seikosha · 1924

See it at museum.seiko.co.jp ↗

Day 9

Grand Seiko 44GS

Grand Seiko · 1967

See it at grand-seiko.com ↗

Day 10

Citizen Crystron Solar Cell

Citizen · 1976

See it at citizenwatch-global.com ↗

Day 11

Seiko Professional Diver 600m

Seiko · 1975

See it at museum.seiko.co.jp ↗

Day 12

First Moscow Watch Factory Sturmanskie

First Moscow Watch Factory · 1957

Read about it on Wikipedia ↗

Day 13

Grand Seiko and King Seiko

Seiko · 1960 (Grand Seiko); 1961 (King Seiko)

See it at museum.seiko.co.jp ↗

Day 14

Hisashige Tanaka's Myriad Year Clock

Hisashige Tanaka · 1851

Read about it on Wikipedia ↗

Day 15

Masahiro Kikuno Temporal Hour Watch

Masahiro Kikuno · 2011

See it at masahirokikuno.jp ↗

Day 16

Vostok Amphibia

Vostok · 1967

See it at vostok.watch ↗

Day 17

Seiko at the 1964 Tokyo Olympics

Seiko · 1964

See it at museum.seiko.co.jp ↗

Day 18

Casio G-Shock DW-5000C

Casio · 1983

See it at gshock.casio.com ↗

Day 19

Seiko Presage Arita Porcelain Dial, reference SPB093

Seiko · reference SPB093 · 2019

See it at seikowatches.com ↗

Day 20

Credor Eichi II, reference GBLT999

Credor · reference GBLT999 · 2014

See it at credor.com ↗

Day 21

Otsuka Lotec No. 7

Otsuka Lotec · 2020

Read about it on Wikipedia ↗

Day 22

Credor Spring Drive Minute Repeater

Credor · 2011

See it at museum.seiko.co.jp ↗

Day 23

HMT Janata

HMT · early 1960s

Read about it on Wikipedia ↗

Day 24

Atelier Wen Perception

Atelier Wen · 2022

See it at atelierwen.com ↗

Day 25

Hajime Asaoka Tourbillon #1

Hajime Asaoka · 2009

See it at phillips.com ↗

Day 26

Kengo Nikawa's pocket watch

Maker unknown · 1945

See it at artsandculture.google.com ↗

Day 27

Raketa Big Zero

Raketa · early to mid-1980s

See it at raketa.com ↗

Day 28

Poljot Strela

First Moscow Watch Factory · 1959–1979

Read about it on Wikipedia ↗

Day 29

Sea-Gull 1963

Sea-Gull · 1963

See it at seagullwatch.com ↗

Day 30

Seiko 5 Sports Speed-Timer, reference 6139-6005

Seiko · reference 6139-6005 · 1969

See it at museum.seiko.co.jp ↗

Day 31

Raketa Copernicus

Raketa · mid-1980s

See it at raketa.com ↗