Another Revival of Gérald Genta's Brainchild.

Could Gérald Genta have imagined that his design would set trends, be copied, and revived forty years later? The designer's name has become synonymous with a whole watch trend.

This makes it all the more interesting to watch how its different branches develop as his ideas continue to bear new fruit in the 2020s. Seiko celebrated the 50th anniversary of their Credor brand last year by reissuing the Locomotive model. Needless to say, Genta was the original author.

The Locomotive is a historic model from 1979. This year should be considered Credor's starting point: the brand is considered to have been founded in 1974, but it only existed as part of Seiko's "Crête d'Or" collection (French for "pinnacle of gold") until the 1980s.

Only then was a series released without the double name Credor/Seiko. The anniversary Locomotive was launched with subtle yet important changes. The hexagonal screws along the bezel which used to be purely decorative became functional, steel was replaced by light titanium.

 The dial decorated with approximately 1600 radial lines that closely resembled Genta's sketch, and the watch was equipped with a new automatic Caliber CR01.

Credor has begun 2025 by launching a new version of the legend reborn. The first thing that catches your eye is the green dial decorated with a hexagon pattern. According to the watchmaker, the color and geometrical pattern are inspired by the green signal light in train systems.

In this way, Credor is building on the theme that stems from the name of the original watch. It's interesting that Genta's wife recalls her late husband coming up with the name for his brainchild himself, which was uncharacteristic of him.

The new Locomotive uses Credor's in-house Caliber CR01, which has allowed the model to be kept thin. The automatic movement for the time-only watch has ensured that the case could be kept to 8.9 mm in height. It runs at a frequency of 28,800 vph, uses 26 jewels, and provides a 45-hour power reserve.

The 2025 version of the Locomotive is presented in another titanium case (38.8 mm in diameter), and this time, it's not a limited release.