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Gary George Girdvainis
EDITOR I A L
ON THE COVER
These new Seiko Presage watches
feature dials made of porcelain from
Arita, a town that has been the home of
porcelain in Japan for more than 400
years. Find out more about Seiko’s use
of artisanal skills within its Presage and
Prospex collections in our cover story
starting on page 56.
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James Henderson
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Jan Tegler
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Luxury lifestyle
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