Credor
Credor Signo 37 mm Meteorite Stainless
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 37 mm Meteorite Stainless
Reference 78222ST.88
Reference at a glance
- Brand
- Credor
- Collection
- Signo
- Model
- Credor Signo 37 mm Meteorite Stainless
- Reference number
- 78222ST.88
- Year / era
- 1988 · 1980s — mechanical revival
- Complication
- Time only
- Movement
- Eco-Drive solar quartz
- Case material
- Stainless steel
- Dial type
- Meteorite
- Strap / bracelet
- Alligator leather with folding clasp
- Water resistance
- 30 m
- Limited-edition status
- Regular production, not a limited edition
Case, dial & bracelet
- Case dimensions
- 37 mm
- Case thickness
- 9.4 mm
- Case material
- Stainless steel
- Bezel
- Smooth polished
- Crystal
- Flat sapphire with Cyclops lens
- Dial
- Meteorite
- Hands
- Faceted dauphine hands, polished by hand
- Indexes
- Applied faceted white-gold indexes
- Bracelet / strap
- Alligator leather with folding clasp
- Clasp / buckle
- Folding clasp in matching case metal
- Water resistance
- 30 m
Movement
- Movement / calibre
- Calibre 20F — Eco-Drive solar quartz
- Movement type
- Automatic, self-winding
- Frequency
- 36,000 vph (5 Hz)
- Power reserve
- 65 hours
- Number of jewels
- 25 jewels
- Complications
- Time only
- Functions
- Hours, minutes, seconds, date
- Watchmaker
- Assembled and regulated by a single watchmaker, who signs off the piece before casing.
Production & market
- Production period
- 1988 – 1996
- Limited-edition quantity
- Not applicable
- Current market information
- Trades close to retail on the secondary market, with steady demand for full-set examples.
Designer
Emmanuel Gueit
Emmanuel Gueit came from a family of Geneva jewellers and was barely into his twenties when he drew the oversized Royal Oak Offshore in 1993 — a watch the house's traditionalists resisted and collectors turned into an icon.
Historical significance
Credor Signo 37 mm Meteorite Stainless sits within Credor's Signo line, introduced in 1988. It carries the house codes established since 1974 — stainless steel case, meteorite dial and eco-drive solar quartz — and is one of the references collectors use to date the evolution of the collection.
Interesting facts
- The case is finished by hand, alternating polished and satin-brushed surfaces in a single pass so the edges stay razor sharp.
- The reference was originally planned as a one-year run and stayed in the catalogue for well over a decade.
- The bracelet tapers across its length, which is why the profile looks thinner on the wrist than the specification suggests.
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.