Grand Seiko Announces the SLGH013, Part of their 44GS Anniversary Celebration and Featuring an Ever-Brilliant Steel Case and Bracelet
Sometimes over the course of the last year or so, I?ve really felt like I?ve been on the Grand Seiko beat. That?s not a complaint or a slight at Grand Seiko – they?ve released a ton of new watches and I?m personally a huge fan of the brand, so it?s a pleasure to write about them. But as they?ve gone from one anniversary 44GS release to another (or one Birch to another, etc) I sometimes think to myself that we?re just dealing with small variations here, and only the Grand Seiko obsessives (myself included) could possibly care at this point. Their latest release falls into that familiar 44GS anniversary release strategy (it?s September, folks, we?re in the home stretch), but I think this one rises above the normal limited or special edition for a few reasons, and is truly worth taking a closer look at whether you?re deep into Grand Seiko or a total newcomer to the brand.
First things first, the SLGH013 is not a limited edition, like many of the recent Grand Seiko drops that we?ve covered recently. This is a permanent addition to the catalog, and represents the first time that a mainline Grand Seiko with an Ever-Brilliant steel bracelet has been part of the collection. Ever-Brilliant steel is Grand Seiko?s proprietary alloy that has a noticeably brighter appearance than their normal steel and is considerably more corrosion resistant. According to Grand Seiko, Ever-Brilliant steel has a PREN (pitting resistance equivalent number) that is 1.7 times higher than ...
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