Description
About Grand Seiko SBGE275
Grand Seiko Sport Collection
A Spring Drive Limited Edition to commemorate the 20th anniversary of Grand Seiko’s first GMT watch.
Grand Seiko’s first GMT watch was created in 2002 and this watch celebrates its 20th anniversary. In performance and design, it has special qualities that recognize the significance of this landmark in Grand Seiko’s history.
It is powered by a specially adjusted movement, Caliber 9R16, which offers an enhanced precision rate of ±10 seconds per month. The Grand Seiko lion emblem is featured in 18K yellow gold on the oscillating weight. The dial has the rugged texture of the snow surface that can be seen in the high mountains that surround the Shinshu Watch Studio in central Japan in late winter and early spring. When the daytime temperatures start to rise and the annual thaw begins, the wind carves a unique pattern as it whips across the melting snow drifts. This ephemeral and beautiful effect is captured on the dial.
Limited edition of 1,500 pieces.
About 9R Spring Drive
Spring Drive, one of the great innovations in modern watch making history, regulates a spring-driven movement with state-of-the-art electronic technology that functions without batteries or other external power source. Its sole power source is a mainspring, which drives a series of gears. A rotor, connected to the end of these gears, generates a small electrical charge that activates an electronic circuit and quartz oscillator. Its accuracy is unprecedented for a watch wound by a mainspring. The development of the 9R Spring Drive movement was possible only because Grand Seiko is one of the few manufacturers with expertise in both mechanical and electronic watches.
About Caliber 9R16
Caliber 9R16 is specially adjusted Caliber 9R66, to deliver an even higher level of precision.
Caliber 9R66 is ±15 seconds per month (equivalent to ±1 second per day), whereas Caliber 9R16 is ±10 seconds per month (equivalent to ±0.5 second per day).
Learn more about Automatic Spring Drive 3-DAY GMT Caliber 9R16
Grand Seiko SBGE275 Features :
- 24-hour hand (dual time display function)
- 30 jewels
- Calendar-linked time difference adjustment function
- LIMITED EDITION on the case back
- Power reserve indicator
- Rotating bezel
- Screw case back
- Screw-down crown
- See-through case back
- Serial number engraved on the case back
- Stop second hand function
Grand Seiko SBGE275 History :
Prior to 1960, to challenge the status of Swiss watches and change the perception of Japanese watches, Daini Seikosha and Suwa began the discussion of a product line that can match the quality of Swiss watches under the suggestion of the parent company. At the time, Suwa Seikosha Co. was in charge of manufacturing men’s watches, so it was decided that Suwa would be producing the first Grand Seiko (GS).
The first Grand Seiko was released in 1960, it was based on Seiko’s previous high-end watch, CROWN. This Grand Seiko has a 25-jewel, manual-winding, 3180 caliber, and only 36,000 units were produced. This was also the first chronometer-grade watch manufactured in Japan, and it was based on Seiko’s own chronometer standard.
Design style
The design language of the Grand Seiko was set in 1967, with the creation of Grand Seiko 44GS. The 44GS set the ground for all future Grand Seiko with nine elements. These elements help improve the legibility of the watch under different situations, and create a sharp, crisp visual impression:
- Double width index at 12 o’clock
- Multi-faceted rectangular markers
- Highly polished bezel
- Highly polished planes and two-dimensional surface
- Half recessed crown
- Flat dial
- Multi-faceted hour and minute hands
- Curved side line
- Reverse slanted bezel wall and case side
- Dress style with simple but beautiful design
- Zaratsu polishing
source : wikipedia
