In March 2020, Grand Seiko celebrated the 60th anniversary of its foundation by introducing a newly designed watch featuring a cutting-edge and advanced movement, the Hi-Beat Calibre 9SA5 with multiple innovations, such as the novel Dual Impulse escapement. First presented in a gold case, followed by a limited edition in steel, and a few weeks ago in […]
It’s going to be a big year at Seiko as the company celebrates the 140th anniversary of its founding by Kintaro Hattori. Although the higher-end Grand Seiko brand appeared in 1960, the anniversary will be celebrated across the board with a flurry of releases from both Seiko and Grand Seiko. The dials of this particular […]
Back in March 2020, Grand Seiko was celebrating its 60th anniversary and, in addition to expected special edition watches, the brand struck hard by presenting a fascinating movement, the Hi-Beat Calibre 9SA5 with multiple innovations, such as the novel Dual Impulse escapement. First presented in a gold case, followed by a limited edition in steel, […]
This November 2020 will mark the 160th anniversary of the birth of Kintaro Hattori, the “King of Watches in the East”. A diligent and ambitious entrepreneur, Hattori built and rebuilt the foundations of the most powerful and innovative Japanese watch brand on the market today. To mark this special anniversary, Grand Seiko releases a platinum […]
Grand Seiko is a brand apart. As one of the few luxury watch brands from Japan – and the only one with that level of production – there is a lot more behind a Grand Seiko watch than its origins. Indeed, after becoming available worldwide in 2010 and as a stand-alone brand in 2017 (with […]
While it has never been a secret that Grand Seiko was capable of crafting some of the finest and most precise luxury watches – pieces that are clearly on par with the best Swiss manufacturers – the concept of innovation at GS is less widely known. Recently, the brand unveiled a concept movement, the T0 […]
While it has never been a secret that Grand Seiko was capable of crafting some of the finest and most precise luxury watches – pieces that are clearly on par with the best Swiss manufacturers – the concept of innovation at GS is less widely known. Recently, the brand unveiled a concept movement, the T0 […]
If you’re into watches, you certainly have noticed that this year, Japan’s top watchmaker Grand Seiko is celebrating its 60th anniversary. As such, we’ve seen multiple new releases, most of them based on a dark blue colour for the dial and for certain elements of the habillage. Think about the Hi-Beat SBGH281, the elegant SBGW259 (recreation […]
Grand Seiko continues its 60th-anniversary celebrations with the release of a fifth blue-dial model. The latest reference SBGR321 is a 40mm automatic from the Heritage family with a dial inspired by the colours of dawn over Mount Iwate. Limited to 2,500 pieces worldwide, this three-hand-and-date model will be available in October 2020. Background In December […]
Today, we’re not going to talk about watches. We’re going to talk about watchmaking, in the purest sense of the word. Today, it’s all about a movement, not yet a timepiece – this will certainly come in a few weeks/months. And what a movement it is. Today, Grand Seiko climbs up the complications ladder with […]