New Release
Grand Seiko SBGW325 “Arabic Blue” Ships This Month in a 600-Piece Edition
A 37.3mm hand-wound Elegance model marks 25 years of the manual 9S caliber and brings back the Arabic numerals of the 2001 SBGW003.
Brand
Grand Seiko Watches
- Founded
- 1960, Suwa, Nagano
- Based in
- Japan
- Group
- Seiko Group
- Known for
- Spring Drive, 9S calibers, Zaratsu polishing
Grand Seiko began in 1960 at Suwa Seikosha and became a standalone brand in 2017. Zaratsu polishing, the 9S mechanical calibers and Spring Drive define it, along with dials that photographs rarely do justice.
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