A Blogger's Day - Timed by Seiko

As the blog approaches its fifth birthday I get busier and busier. The relaxed approach of the early days has been replaced with the need to meet schedules and deadlines and be on time for meetings. A good watch is essential. In this feature, sponsored by Seiko, I look at the place of a watch in my busy life and on a relaxing weekend in the country. 

Wearing a Seiko Premier watch at a meeting last week

I've been wearing a watch from the Seiko Premier collection for my work and a recent weekend away. It's been ideal for all outdoor activities: cycling and walking my dog Harry as well as social events such as lunch at a Michelin star restaurant and the more formal requirements of work. While not a sports watch, it makes an excellent all-round stylish and robust timepiece. Its slim shape makes it discreet and elegant.

Relaxing between meetings - a watch should be worn discreetly but elegantly

As a blogger writing about a search for style, a good-looking watch is essential. Simplicity and elegance of design are what I look for. Sadly so many watches are not well-designed and, even when very expensive, can look cheap. Style, proportion and classic good looks are certainly not the preserve of the expensive watch. Just as pricey watches can be ugly, so affordable watches can be attractive and well-made. 

A watch also needs to be practical. Legible, robust, accurate and easy to use. After all, a watch is a tool for telling the time, so function is as essential as good looks. The Seiko Premier collection fills these requirements in a busy life.

A weekend away - lunch at a Michelin star restaurant

Getting in the firewood during the weekend away

Seiko quartz Premier

Time for a walk

This post was sponsored by Seiko whose Premier range I was wearing. The collection is classic in style, using both quartz and mechanical movements. The watch I tried, pictured above, was on a well-made bracelet with understated looks, elegant blued hands and nicely-proportioned dial with Roman numerals. List price £299. See Seiko.