I wasn't sure how this article would fair on HN but some seem to be enjoying it, and since crdb brought up Seiko elsewhere in the comments, here is a similar to

I wasn't sure how this article would fair on HN but some seem to be enjoying it, and since crdb brought up Seiko elsewhere in the comments, here is a similar tour of some of Seiko's facilities[1]. It might be worth taking a particularly close look at the part about the Micro Artist Studio. [1]http://www.fratellowatches.com/seiko-factory-visit-trip-report-part-1/ http://www.fratellowatches.com/seiko-factory-visit-trip-repo...