Credor
Credor Signo 40 mm Blue Quartz
Photography on request
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 40 mm Blue Quartz
Reference 69758OR.54
Reference at a glance
- Brand
- Credor
- Collection
- Signo
- Model
- Credor Signo 40 mm Blue Quartz
- Reference number
- 69758OR.54
- Year / era
- 1997 · 1990s — mechanical revival
- Complication
- Minute repeater
- Movement
- Eco-Drive solar quartz
- Case material
- Quartz TPT
- Dial type
- Blue "Grande Tapisserie"
- Strap / bracelet
- White rubber velcro strap
- Water resistance
- 150 m
- Limited-edition status
- Limited edition of 88 pieces
Case, dial & bracelet
- Case dimensions
- 40 mm
- Case thickness
- 9.4 mm
- Case material
- Quartz TPT
- Bezel
- Emerald-set
- Crystal
- Anti-reflective sapphire, double-domed
- Dial
- Blue "Grande Tapisserie"
- Hands
- Faceted dauphine hands, polished by hand
- Indexes
- Printed minute track with applied batons
- Bracelet / strap
- White rubber velcro strap
- Clasp / buckle
- Titanium deployant clasp
- Water resistance
- 150 m
Movement
- Movement / calibre
- Calibre 26A — Eco-Drive solar quartz
- Movement type
- Manual-winding
- Frequency
- 21,600 vph (3 Hz)
- Power reserve
- 65 hours
- Number of jewels
- 40 jewels
- Complications
- Minute repeater
- Functions
- GMT second time zone, date
- Watchmaker
- Assembled and regulated by a single watchmaker, who signs off the piece before casing.
Production & market
- Production period
- 1997 – 2002
- Limited-edition quantity
- 88 pieces
- Current market information
- Thin secondary-market supply — pricing is set piece by piece at auction.
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 40 mm Blue Quartz sits within Credor's Signo line, introduced in 1997. It carries the house codes established since 1974 — quartz tpt case, blue "grande tapisserie" dial and eco-drive solar quartz — and is one of the references collectors use to date the evolution of the collection.
Interesting facts
- The movement's bridges are decorated even where they will never be seen once the watch is cased.
- The bracelet tapers across its length, which is why the profile looks thinner on the wrist than the specification suggests.
- 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.