Grand Seiko Celebrates their Birthday with a US Exclusive Limited Edition, and the GS 9 Club Comes to America
If you?ve been following new watch releases at all this year, you?re probably already well aware that Grand Seiko has been pulling out all the stops for their 60th Anniversary. We?ve seen a steady stream of new watches from the brand throughout 2020 that highlight the milestone in a variety of ways, and on Friday night, to celebrate their actual birthday, Grand Seiko introduced a new limited edition for the US market and announced that their popular owner?s group, the GS 9 Club, would be establishing an American chapter. It was a nice way to end the year, and we?ve got all the details for you below.Â
Let?s tackle the watch first. The SBGE263 is a Spring Drive watch with a GMT complication, rolled up in one of Grand Seiko?s newer, sportier cases. A Spring Drive GMT is a fitting canvas on which to paint a limited edition, as it?s the movement technology that is arguably most associated with Grand Seiko, and the GMT complication is a practical fan favorite that they do extremely well (all of their GMT watches are ?true? GMTs with jumping local hour hands). The SBGE263 sports a brown dial and matching ceramic bezel, which Grand Seiko says was inspired by the feathers of an eagle. The dial has an intricate, textured wave pattern, with the GMT hand providing a gold accent.Â
This is a sports watch through and through, but rendered in an elegant, distinctly Grand Seiko manner. The case measures 40.5mm in diameter and has a barrel-like shape with the requisite Zar...
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