How we review

What we choose to cover

TOKI covers Japanese watches — Seiko, Grand Seiko, Citizen, Casio and G-Shock, Orient, Credor, Minase and the independents — with a focus on what is hard to see from outside Japan: JDM-exclusive releases, Japanese-language primary sources, and model-code references. We pick what to write about editorially: relevance to that mission, reader questions, and reference value. Vendors and affiliate programs have no say in what we cover or what we conclude.

Worn vs spec-based — we always tell you which

Some pieces we have had on the wrist; many reference pages are built from official specifications and verified documentation. These are different kinds of knowledge, so every review states which it is:

• Worn — we (or a named contributor) wore the watch. Comfort, legibility and wear impressions come from actual use.
• Spec-based — built from official specs, manuals and primary sources, without wrist time. We say so, and we do not invent wear impressions.

Facts, prices and dates

Specifications cite official primary sources; forum hearsay never becomes a spec here. Prices and availability are always dated ("as of" a stated day) because they change — treat every price on this site as a verified snapshot, not a live quote, and check the retailer before buying. Release dates come from official announcements and can move.

Affiliate links, plainly

Some outbound retailer links are affiliate links: if you buy through them we may earn a commission, at no extra cost to you. Every product page discloses this directly above its buy links, and the links carry rel="sponsored". Affiliate status never changes a verdict, a ranking, or whether we list a vendor at all — we list multiple vendors wherever we can. Details are in the disclaimer.

The lines we never cross

• We never give investment advice. Watches here are objects to wear and enjoy, not assets. We do not write about watches as investments and we do not predict prices.
• We never issue authenticity verdicts. We may explain publicly documented characteristics of a model, but "is mine genuine?" belongs with the manufacturer or a professional authentication service.
• We never fabricate ratings. You will not see star scores or aggregate ratings here until there is a real, documented review program behind them.
• We never let a vendor buy a conclusion. No paid placements inside editorial verdicts; sponsored content, if it ever exists, will be labeled as such.

Corrections

When we get something wrong we fix the page and, for anything material, note the correction. Spot an error? Tell us through the contact details on the site — corrections make the reference better for everyone.