Baselworld is only six weeks away and Grand Seiko has some exciting news to tide us over until the big show. The Japanese brand has revealed four new watches in the Elegance Collection that feature a new manual-winding caliber, a slimmed-down case profile, and a variety of attractive dials.
Grand Seiko SBGK002
The big news here for fans of Grand Seiko has to do with the introduction of Caliber 9S63, the first new manually winding movement for the brand in eight years. It beats at 28,880 vph, features a power reserve of 72 hours, and offers up a small seconds at 9 o’clock and a power reserve indicator at 3 o’clock. Grand Seiko states that the movement has been specced to an accuracy rating of between +5 and -3 seconds per day. Grand Seiko SBGK004
Protecting Caliber 9S63 is a new case design that measures in at a nicely attenuated 39 mm by 11.6 mm. The cases ? available in either rose gold, yellow gold, or stainless steel ? are polished using Grand Seiko’s prized Zaratsu method and both the dials and sapphire crystals are slightly curved, adding extra depth to the watch’s appearance. The elongated minute hand, as well as the power reserve indicator, is slightly bent to follow along with the domed structure.
Grand Seiko SBGK005
The dials of two of the four new models feature urushi lacquer, a centuries-old Japanese technique that involves collecting sap from the poisonous Japanese lacquer tree and then applying it layer-by-layer onto the dial. On...