America?s largest luxury watch show, WatchTime New York, returns to Manhattan?s Gotham Hall on October 13-14 (Click here for event details and to purchase tickets). Japan’s Grand Seiko ? which this year became independent of the larger Seiko brand ? will be in attendance for the third year in a row, and will have among its showcase pieces the new Grand Seiko Hi-Beat 36000 Professional 600m Diver?s ? the first-ever mechanical Grand Seiko dive watch.
Grand Seiko Hi-Beat 36000 Professional 600m Divers, blue dial (Ref. SBGH257)
The watch?s case, made of high-intensity titanium, measures 46.9 mm in diameter and 17 mm thick. Designed with saturation diving in mind, it features the valve-free helium-resistance technology pioneered by Seiko in some of its earliest divers? watches, which uses an exceptionally heavy-duty case construction and an L-shaped gasket. The extended grooves on the unidirectional rotating bezel are extended for ease of use by a diver, even one wearing thick gloves. Both the case and the titanium bracelet boast clean, mirrored edges thanks to Seiko?s Zaratsu polishing technique, which is accomplished by holding the case against a rotating tin plate at a very precise angle. The bracelet attaches by means of a three-fold clasp with push-button release, and features an additional level of underwater functionality: a secure-locking, sliding extension that can change the bracelet size with the pressure changes. Grand Seiko Hi-Beat 36000 Professional 6...