GRAND SEIKO DRESS WATCHES: UNDERSTATEMENT AS ARTISTRY - JULY 2024 NEWS
Last month, guests joined us at the Piermarq Art Gallery for a delightful evening exploring the many masterpieces that comprise Grand Seiko’s Evolution 9 Collection.
Walls lined with visual art and a beautiful Suntory cocktail bar formed the perfect backdrop for an event dedicated to creative timepiece designs that bring Japan’s most beautiful landscapes to life.
A striking White Birch tree installation shone in the heart of the space, transporting our guests to the essence of these Grand Seiko timepieces.
Grand Seiko Elegance Collection
Following this wonderful Evolution 9 event, we are now excited to share the essence of another collection with you: The Grand Seiko Elegance Collection. Discover two elegant dress watches where the power of simplicity is something to behold.
SBGK006 & SBGK007
SBGK006 is a classic combination, housed in an 18-carat gold case with a clean white dial and brown crocodile strap creating a perfect harmony. A curved dial with the hand-bent minute and power reserve hand gives the watch a classic look. SBGK007 features a stainless-steel case, a clean white dial and a black crocodile strap.
Understatement as artistry
These timepieces bring the pure, understated and subtle design aesthetic of Grand Seiko to the dress watch. The curved case and sapphire crystal speak of tradition and the artistry that makes the watch possible is evident in the perfect curve of the minute hand, which is bent by hand to follow exactly the contours of the dial. The movement within has a slim profile that belies its power and precision.
Less is more
The slim profile of the case is made possible by tailoring the engineering to the design. The movement is wound by hand and so can be thinner. The small seconds hand at the nine o’clock position uses less height than a centre seconds hand would need. The dial slopes away at the edge to accentuate the slimness of the case, which is curved to sit close to the wrist. Occasionally, less really is more.
The perfect fit
With its slim hand-winding movement and the rounded shape of the case, this handsome dress watch presents a thin profile from every angle and sits snugly on the wrist. What is perhaps surprising is that this is true whatever your wrist size. Thanks to the delicately curved lugs, the watch is a perfect fit on a small or larger wrist. To wear it is to believe it; it’s as if it were customised just for you.
Behind the dial
Calibre 9S63 is the first ever Grand Seiko movement equipped with a small seconds hand. It is located at the nine o’clock position, opposite the indicator on which you can see the power reserve increase as you turn the crown. Calibre 9S63 offers a power reserve of 72 hours and a precision rate of +5 and -3 seconds per day. The movement is hand assembled and adjusted by the master craftsmen and women of the new Grand Seiko Studio Shizukuishi.
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SBGK007 - GRAND SEIKO ELEGANCE MANUAL-WINDING
details
- Materials: Stainless steel.
- Dial: White
- Functions: Hours, minutes, seconds, Power reserve display, Seconds hand subdial function
- Power Source: Manual winding with approximately 72 hours power reserve
- Diameter: 39mm
SBGA407 - GRAND SEIKO ELEGANCE BLUE SNOWFLAKE SPRING DRIVE
details
- Materials: Stainless steel case, crown and blue crocodile leather three-fold clasp with push button release with three-fold clasp with push button release.
- Dial: Pale blue snowflake
- Functions: Hours, minutes, seconds. Date display. Power reserve display. Power Source: Power by Spring Drive with a 72-hour power reserve.
- Diameter: 40.2mm
SBGE269 - GRAND SEIKO ELEGANCE TŌJI SPRING DRIVE GMT
details
- Materials: Stainless steel case. Glass is box-shaped sapphire crystal with anti-reflective coating on inner surface. Pull out crown. See-through case back with 6 screws and lion emblem. Stainless steel bracelet, three-fold clasp with push button release. Bracelet perimeter 192mm.
- Dial: White dial with baton hour markers. Hours, minutes, seconds and 24-hour hand. Date window at 3 o'clock position.
- Functions: Hours, minutes, seconds, date and 24-hours. 24 hour hand can be adjusted to a second time zone. Stop seconds hand function. Power reserve indicator. Water resistant to 100 metres (10 bar). Magnetic resistance 4,800 A/m.
- Power Source: Spring Drive - powered by the movement of the wearer. Calibre 9R66 (Analogue - 3 Hands & G.M.T). 30 jewels. Accuracy of ±1 second per day / ±15 seconds per month (average). Power reserve of approximately 72 hours.
- Diameter: 40.20mm.
SBGE271 - ELEGANCE 'SEKKI' KANRO AUTUMN
details
- Materials: Stainless steel case, bracelet and clasp
- Dial: Black - Marble Effect
- Functions: Hour, Minute, Seconds, 24-Hour. Date
- Power Source: Spring Drive GMT.
- Diameter: 40.2mm
SBGJ249 - GRAND SEIKO ELEGANCE SHŌSHO HI-BEAT GMT
details
- Materials: Stainless steel case, crown, bezel and bracelet
- Dial: Blue
- Functions: Hours, minutes, seconds. Date display, GMT function
- Power Source:Automatic Hi Beat.
- Diameter: 39.5mm
SBGJ251 - GRAND SEIKO ELEGANCE SHUNBUN HI-BEAT GMT
details
- Materials: Stainless steel case, crown, bezel and bracelet
- Dial: Green
- Functions: Hours, minutes, seconds. Date display, GMT function
- Power Source: Spring Drive Hi Beat with approximately 55 hours power reserve
- Diameter: 39.5mm
SBGM221 – GRAND SEIKO ELEGANCE IVORY AUTOMATIC GMT
details
- Materials: Stainless steel case, crown and bezel. Brown crocodile strap with three-fold clasp with button release
- Dial: Ivory coloured
- Functions: Hours, minutes, seconds, date, GMT
- Power Source: Automatic Grand Seiko Caliber 9S66 with approx. 72 hours power reserve
- Diameter: 39.5 mm
SBGM253 - GRAND SEIKO ELEGANCE STEEL AUTOMATIC GMT LIMITED EDITION
details
- Limited Edition: 1,700 pieces worldwide.
- Materials: Stainless steel case and bracelet. Pull out crown.
- Dial: Light blue dial with baton dial markers.
- Functions: Hours, minutes, seconds, GMT, and date.
- Power Source: Automatic - Powered By The Movement Of The Wearer. Calibre 9S66. Accuracy of +5 to -3 seconds per day (when static) / +10 to -1 seconds per day (normal usage accuracy). Power reserve of approximately 72 hours.
- Diameter: 39.5mm.
SBGW285 - GRAND SEIKO ELEGANCE BYŌKA MANUAL-WINDING
details
- Materials: Stainless steel case. Glass is box-shaped sapphire crystal with anti-reflective coating on inner surface. Pull out crown. See-through case back with six screws. Green crocodile leather strap with perimeter of 195mm.
- Dial: Green dial with batons as hour markers. Hours, minutes and seconds hands.
- Functions: Hours, minutes and seconds. Stop seconds hand function. Splash resistant. Magnetic resistance is 4,800 A/m.
- Power Source: Manual winding. Calibre 9S64. 24 jewels. Power reserve of approximately 72 hours. Accuracy of +5 to -3 seconds per day (when static) / +10 to -1 seconds per day (normal usage accuracy).
- Diameter: 37.30mm.
SBGY007 - GRAND SEIKO ELEGANCE OMIWATARI SPRING DRIVE MANUAL-WINDING
details
- Materials: Stainless steel case, crown, bezel and strap
- Dial: Snowflake
- Functions: Hours, minutes, seconds. Date display
- Power Source: Manual Spring drive approximately 72 hours power reserve
- Diameter: 38.5mm
