If Grand Seiko was once Seiko’s best-kept secret, as it was for decades, Credor was even more enigmatic. Once positioned above Grand Seiko and crafted exclusively from precious metals, it remains rare outside of Japan to this day.
That changes now when Credor comes out from under its Seiko shadow to exhibit at Watches & Wonders for the first time with three novelties: two takes on the Goldfeather and a brighter, breezier dial on the Locomotive, one of Credor’s most significant watches — though in the 1970s you would have likely never heard of it.
Credor Goldfeather Urushi Lacquer Dial Limited Edition GBBY967
The Seiko Goldfeather was hailed as a technological achievement when it was released in 1960 (still holding Seiko’s thinnest three-hand movement). Credor resurrected the Goldfeather name in 2023 with the same pursuit of mechanical thinness, plus beautifully detailed lacquer and enamel dials.
On the new GBBY967, the dial’s urushi finish is lacquered and polished dozens of times, resulting in a stunningly smooth dark blue gradient that turns into black around the edges, as if peering into the ocean depths. The dial’s baton indices and the Credor and Goldfeather logos are hand-applied with platinum powder in the taka maki-e style: a lacquer art that produces a three-dimensional effect. The ultra-thin (just 1.98mm!) Caliber 6890 hand-wind movement underpins this special Goldfeather, which is limited to just 25 pieces and at $47,000 each.
Credor Goldfeather Tourbillon Engraved Limited Edition GBCF997
This limited edition showcases two of Credor’s feats: its history with fine engraving, and its mechanical skill to adapt an ultra-thin tourbillon within one of the thinnest watches available. Credor demonstrated the latter in 2025 with the spectacular avian-themed Goldfeather Tourbillon, but now instead of colorful birds, it’s the uniformity of a dazzling, shimmering silver and its meticulous engraving.
Comprised of two dials nestled atop each other, the outer dial features elongated Roman numerals; these are ringed by minute markers that appear in the form of evenly chiseled dots (a technique known as nanako engraving). On the back, two prominent bridges feature alternating bands of the same nanako dots with arrow-shaped lines, all radiating to the tourbillon on the right. That Caliber 6850 tourbillon, by the way, is just 3.98mm thin, yet still boasts a 60-hour power reserve. A platinum case and crocodile leather strap round out the package — which is limited to 25 pieces, with each one going for $215,000.
Credor Locomotive GCCR995
In 1979, just four years after establishing Credor, Seiko tapped Gerald Genta to design a watch for the brand, and the resulting Locomotive both captures the essence of Genta’s style (the big, heavy bezel and its exposed screws, the Royal Oak-style bracelet) and provides a gleeful departure from it (an unusual six-sided case, and the fact that the bracelet seems to be floating, anchored to said case only in the middle). Credor released a 50th anniversary Locomotive in 2024, with titanium construction, a Credor-exclusive movement, and a dark sunburst dial mimicking the original.
This year the Locomotive returns with a new dial whose geometric weave mimics the watch’s hexagonal theme. It’s the same pattern as a Locomotive that Credor released in 2025, but the weave is much brighter, dramatically changing the watch’s personality. Bands of dark blue crisscross a field of lighter shades in what Credor calls dawn blue — inspired, as it says, by the signal lights in train systems.
Otherwise, this modern Locomotive is the same with its ultra-thin Caliber CR01 automatic with a 45-hour power reserve. Pricing for the new Locomotive GCCR995 starts at $13,200. Credor
