Grand Seiko Unveils the Kintaro Hattori 160th Anniversary & Seiko 140th Anniversary Limited Editions
Grand Seiko knows how to celebrate an anniversary, and this past week the Japanese watchmaker celebrated two. First unveiling the Kintaro Hattori 160th Anniversary Limited Edition and shortly afterward the Seiko 140th Anniversary Limited Edition, Grand Seiko celebrates both the birthday of Seiko?s founder and the founding of parent brand Seiko ? then known as ?K. Hattori? before becoming “Seikosha” 12 years later ? which occurred in 1860 and 1881, respectively.
These two latest releases come on the heels of a long string of anniversary models by Grand Seiko in 2020 ? many of them celebrating 60 years of Grand Seiko proper, such as three re-editions of the first Grand Seiko, a blue dial SLGH003, and an all gold Grand Seiko re-edition containing a new hi-beat manufacture movement.
Kintaro Hattori 160th Anniversary Limited Edition (Ref. SBGZ005)
First turning our focus to the Kintaro Hattori 160th Anniversary Limited Edition, we find a clean and elegant model that showcases some of the finest work by the brand. Its platinum case is exceptionally thin but very well-proportioned, at 37.5 mm in diameter and 9.6 mm thick. Its rounded contours feature Grand Seiko?s signature Zaratsu finishing, which provide the case with its mirror-polished facets. The case is quite simple otherwise, with a small, signed crown on its side and relatively straight lugs.
Underneath the curved sapphire crystal, the silvery white dial showcases the most unique feature of ...
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