I think Seiya is shutting down.

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Re: I think Seiya is shutting down.

Post by 3migo » Wed Oct 11, 2023 3:20 pm

I'd also noticed the multiple extended vacations and this most recent unspecified duration break and was worried.

I've bought multiple watches from Seiya & he's always been fantastic. Ridiculously fast shipping, quick & kind communication, and he sold/shipped JDM models to the states *long* before Seiko had any real American presence for the good stuff.

Hopefully this is just a break & we'll see him return. Would be a real shame to lose Seiya.

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Re: I think Seiya is shutting down.

Post by powerband » Wed Oct 11, 2023 8:53 pm

I can’t count as high as the number of watches I’ve bought from him over the past 15 years. He was/is the JDM man. More importantly is that I hope he and his family are well.

I remember (vaguely) that he struggled with mental health issues. Hopefully that’s behind him.


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Re: I think Seiya is shutting down.

Post by pete26 » Thu Nov 02, 2023 9:44 pm

I follow him on Instagram and he is cruising around Tokyo in his VW Beetle. I suspect that the JDM market has become too hard and he's probably thinking about retiring.I believe he sources watches from a few notable AD's around Tokyo and is kind of like a broker, whereas Chino and Higuchi were/are AD's.

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Re: I think Seiya is shutting down.

Post by pete26 » Wed Aug 07, 2024 5:59 pm

I know it's been a while but definitely think Seiya is gone for good. He's still tooling around in his VW beetle so good for him. I guess it's a lot easier now to get JDM watches from other sources and GS is now available as a global brand, so his sales probably went down.
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Re: I think Seiya is shutting down.

Post by powerband » Wed Aug 07, 2024 8:17 pm

Miss his wonderful service. An icon for JDM watch sourcing for a couple of decades. Best wishes a d health to him and his family.

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Re: I think Seiya is shutting down.

Post by pete26 » Tue Oct 29, 2024 4:02 pm

He's definitely gone and very little chance that if he did return whether anyone would still buy from him.

It appears that Higuchi is also gone and has shut his website down. Searching Higuchi-inc comes up with another website that is distributing various products from Japan. The head of the Company is another Higuchi who is a Lawyer and possibly his son.

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Re: I think Seiya is shutting down.

Post by Torrid » Tue Oct 29, 2024 8:28 pm

pete26 wrote:
Tue Oct 29, 2024 4:02 pm
He's definitely gone and very little chance that if he did return whether anyone would still buy from him.

It appears that Higuchi is also gone and has shut his website down. Searching Higuchi-inc comes up with another website that is distributing various products from Japan. The head of the Company is another Higuchi who is a Lawyer and possibly his son.
That sucks. Seiya was always my favorite. I don't think I ever bought from Higuchi but I definitely regularly looked. I've bought from ShoppinginJapan.net a couple of times, but it seems more like a Japan Amazon than a single person to deal with like Seiya. They're reliable and have good prices though.

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Re: I think Seiya is shutting down.

Post by Selym » Tue Oct 29, 2024 9:49 pm

Is Chino still in business?

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Re: I think Seiya is shutting down.

Post by hoppyjr » Tue Oct 29, 2024 11:31 pm

Selym wrote:Is Chino still in business?
Their site is still up, but I only see Citizen & Casio.

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Re: I think Seiya is shutting down.

Post by justsellbrgs » Wed Oct 30, 2024 4:08 am

If a collector knows the names - Seiya, Higuchi, Roachman, Reto…… I can tell how they have been collecting.


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Re: I think Seiya is shutting down.

Post by pete26 » Wed Oct 30, 2024 3:05 pm

justsellbrgs wrote:
Wed Oct 30, 2024 4:08 am
If a collector knows the names - Seiya, Higuchi, Roachman, Reto…… I can tell how they have been collecting.


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Yep, Know all those names, still FB friends with Wayne Lee (Roachman) who is a lecturer in the US. Reto died in tragic circumstances and of course Seiya and Higuchi. All blasts from the past.
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Re: I think Seiya is shutting down.

Post by pete26 » Wed Oct 30, 2024 3:06 pm

hoppyjr wrote:
Tue Oct 29, 2024 11:31 pm
Selym wrote:Is Chino still in business?
Their site is still up, but I only see Citizen & Casio.
I bought a GW5000 a couple of years ago from Chino, so they are still operating but as you say only Citizen and Casio. Not even Manaslu anymore.
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Re: I think Seiya is shutting down.

Post by pete26 » Sun Nov 24, 2024 8:18 pm

justsellbrgs wrote:
Wed Oct 30, 2024 4:08 am
If a collector knows the names - Seiya, Higuchi, Roachman, Reto…… I can tell how they have been collecting.


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Yes, not even Manaslu is on their site.

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