In part 1 youve read that during our readers journey to Japan, weve been visiting the Grand Seiko manufacture in Shiojiri. In that location, we witnessed the creation of Grand Seiko and Credor models, using their Spring Drive and 9F quartz movements. We also had a workshop in polishing cases in the zaratsu style and applying indexes on the Grand Seiko dials. Grand Seiko made sure that we not only got a tour, but also received a couple of masterclasses to show how difficult some of the skills are.Grand Seiko Readers Journey Part 2After our first days in Tokyo and Shiojiri, we had a day off on Wednesday. Needless to say that most of us went watch shopping. Tokyo has some interesting places to visit if youre into watches. As you could already have in read in some of the articles by Michael Stockton, the Nakano Broadway location is perfect if youre looking for vintage and pre-owned watches. A shop called Jack Road has an amazing selection of pre-owned and vintage watches. There are also some other shops in the Nakano Broadway mall, that have a very decent offer of interesting watches. I have to say that since the last time I visited Jack Road and the other shops in Nagano Broadway, the prices have increased quite a bit. For a bargain on vintage watches you should perhaps go to other places. In Ginza, I visited CTI Watch together with one of our guests. An interesting place located in the basement in a shopping street. You will find an interesting selection of vintage (Grand) Seiko watches as well as watches from brands like , Omega, Longines, JLC etc. Later on that day, we visited Lemon. Lemon is located near the Ginza Metro Station and sells cameras, fountain pens, trains and watches. Perhaps a few other things as well. Ive read wonderful stories about this shop, but to be honest I was quite disappointed by it. It really depends on what is being offered whether it is worth the visit, as (most) watches are in consignment. I had two King Seikos taken out of the display, the only watches worth taking out that day, and both were in bad condition. Heavily damaged case back (which is not an indication that someone with proper skills and knowledge has opened it up) on the one, and a damaged dial on the other (moisture). Prices were fair though, but just not something Id spend my money on. However, that said, when youre in Ginza I would definitely take a look there as you never know what they have on display. You might be lucky some day.Seikos WAKO department store in GinzaGinza is also packed with new boutiques. Swatch Group has a huge building, where youll find Breguet, Blancpain, Omega, Longines etc. The Hour Glass is just one block away with an impressive selection of watches from various brands, including a Patek Philippe corner. Richard Mille has a boutique there as well, where they showcase some very impressive complicated watches. If youre looking for new Grand Seiko models, you definitely have to visit WAKO. This department store is owned by Seiko and has a very nice watch selection. Not only (Grand) Seiko and Credor, but also brands from the Swatch Group and Richemont Group are being offered there. For the 70th anniversary of the WAKO boutique, there will be a limited edition Grand Seiko of 30 pieces that can only be bought on October 19th 2017. Theres also a Grand Seiko chronograph with Spring Drive movement for the WAKO boutique, but I didnt take a photo of that one. You can easily find it on the web though when you google for it.Trip To The Seiko MuseumNext day, the Grand Seiko Readers Journey pack was back together and we visited the Seiko Museum in Tokyo. Mr Kobari, the museum curator, gave an inspiring tour through the different sections of the museum. They have a large selection of Seiko watches and clocks, including the very first Grand Seiko models. A separate part of the museum is also dedicated to timekeeping in sports.Interesting to see is that the Seiko Museum contains a lot of watches that were important to the companys decisions. The first pocket watches are there as well as the first wrist watch, a piece from 1913 called Laurel. The Presage watches from a while ago were inspired by this Laurel watch, as we explained here.Something that Seiko never emphasized much about, is the King Seiko vs Grand Seiko competition they had in the 1960s. Watches that were created by two different Seiko factories, with the strong request from Seikos management to produce the best wrist watch they could. In the end, both collections were cancelled in the 1970s but Grand Seiko revived in 1988. The King Seiko still is a sleeping beauty. The first Grand Seiko that was re-introduced in 1988 was a quartz model. In the meanwhile, Seiko also started developing a mechanical movement for the Grand Seiko collection that was finally re-introduced in 1998.Below, one of the information signs from the museum that explains the Grand Seiko Style that was introduced in 1967. It shows the key features of the case design that you will still find in some of the Grand Seiko models today. The first Grand Seiko model that was designed according to these key features, was their 44GS model from 1967.For more images on the Seiko museum, click this link of a report we did earlier. The displays in the museum give a great impression of the watches that Seiko has produced. You will find the first diving watches, such as the 62MAS,?6159-7000 and the Grand Father Tuna for example.