Credor
Credor Signo 37 mm Silvered Quartz
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Front view
Dial, hands and bezel as delivered.
Case-back view
Case-back engraving and, where fitted, the sapphire display.
Movement
Calibre with its finishing and decoration.
On the wrist
Worn shot for proportion and strap drape.
Credor · Signo
Credor Signo 37 mm Silvered Quartz
Reference 21473OR.52
Reference at a glance
- Brand
- Credor
- Collection
- Signo
- Model
- Credor Signo 37 mm Silvered Quartz
- Reference number
- 21473OR.52
- Year / era
- 2022 · 2020s — modern production
- Complication
- Moon phase
- Movement
- Automatic, 24 jewels
- Case material
- Quartz TPT
- Dial type
- Silvered opaline
- Strap / bracelet
- Jubilee bracelet
- Water resistance
- 100 m
- Limited-edition status
- Regular production, not a limited edition
Case, dial & bracelet
- Case dimensions
- 37 mm
- Case thickness
- 12.6 mm
- Case material
- Quartz TPT
- Bezel
- Unidirectional ceramic 60-minute
- Crystal
- Box sapphire with AR coating
- Dial
- Silvered opaline
- Hands
- Faceted dauphine hands, polished by hand
- Indexes
- Printed minute track with applied batons
- Bracelet / strap
- Jubilee bracelet
- Clasp / buckle
- Triple-folding clasp with safety catch
- Water resistance
- 100 m
Movement
- Movement / calibre
- Calibre 57B — Automatic, 24 jewels
- Movement type
- Manual-winding
- Frequency
- 36,000 vph (5 Hz)
- Power reserve
- 38 hours
- Number of jewels
- 25 jewels
- Complications
- Moon phase
- Functions
- Hours, minutes, seconds, date
- Watchmaker
- Assembled and regulated by a single watchmaker, who signs off the piece before casing.
Production & market
- Production period
- 2022 – 2032
- Limited-edition quantity
- Not applicable
- Current market information
- Trades close to retail on the secondary market, with steady demand for full-set examples.
Designer
Marc Newson
Marc Newson is an Australian industrial designer whose work spans Qantas cabins, Apple hardware and Jaeger-LeCoultre's Atmos clocks; his watch design reduces the object to pure geometry and legibility.
Historical significance
Credor Signo 37 mm Silvered Quartz sits within Credor's Signo line, introduced in 2022. It carries the house codes established since 1974 — quartz tpt case, silvered opaline dial and automatic, 24 jewels — and is one of the references collectors use to date the evolution of the collection.
Interesting facts
- The bracelet tapers across its length, which is why the profile looks thinner on the wrist than the specification suggests.
- The reference was originally planned as a one-year run and stayed in the catalogue for well over a decade.
- The case is finished by hand, alternating polished and satin-brushed surfaces in a single pass so the edges stay razor sharp.
The House
Credor
Brand facts
- Founding year
- 1974
- Founder
- Seiko
- Headquarters
- Japan
- Tier
- Japanese
- Major collections
- Eichi, Linealx, Node, Signo
- Signature technologies
- Hand-applied guilloché dials · Composite and ceramic case materials · Certified chronometer regulation
- Famous movements
- Spring Drive · Eco-Drive solar quartz · Automatic, 24 jewels · High-accuracy quartz
- Notable watches
- Credor Eichi 36 mm Blue Stainless (2001) · Credor Eichi 43 mm Silvered 18k (1974) · Credor Eichi 39 mm Meteorite 18k (1974) · Credor Linealx 41 mm Black 18k (1974)
Brand history
Credor has spent more than 52 years refining a single idea: a watch should outlive its owner. From the earliest workshop pieces to today's Eichi, the house has balanced technical ambition with a recognisable design language, and its collections remain among the most closely followed by collectors worldwide.
Seiko established Credor in 1974, working from Japan at a time when precision was measured by hand. The founder's obsession with finishing and accuracy still defines every Credor calibre produced today.
Historical milestones
1974
Seiko founds Credor in Japan.
1990
Credor enters the modern collector market with its signature lines.
2024
Credor continues to produce Eichi, Linealx, Node and other icons in limited numbers.