Japan’s leading luxury watchmaker Grand Seiko turned 60 years old in 2020 and celebrated accordingly, with an all-new movement, new international boutiques, and an impressive roster of commemorative timepieces. Parent company Seiko marks its own milestone this year ? 140 years since its founding by the legendary Kintaro Hattori in 1881 ? and thus, the festivities for the brand’s collectors continue more or less uninterrupted. Among the 2021 Grand Seiko models unveiled earlier this week, one of the most noteworthy is the limited-edition timepiece we cover today, which adds yet another organically inspired design to the elegant Heritage Collection.

Heritage Collection Seiko 140th Anniversary Limited Edition (Ref. SLGH007)

The dial of the Heritage Collection Seiko 140th Anniversary Limited Edition, according to Grand Seiko, is designed to evoke “the natural beauty of tree rings,” with “a series of delicate and organic lines [that] echo the intricate rings that denote each year’s growth.” A visual representation of Grand Seiko’s “Nature of Time” motto and of the growth over the years of both Seiko and Grand Seiko, the dial’s multi-textured, almost tactile appearance features subtle but visible variations in the depths of the wood grain effect.
The textured dial evokes the organic beauty of tree rings.

Executed in the new Series 9 style that promises to be a hallmark of Grand Seiko models going forwar...