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Issue 73

Grand Seiko celebrates the 20th birthday of Spring Drive with a special edition Chronograph GMT SBGC275 with a unique dial

- KEN KE

A little more than 20 years ago, the Spring Drive technology made its debut in a Grand Seiko watch. That now-classic calibre is still the basis for the 9R series that powers all Grand Seiko Spring Drive watches. To celebrate this milestone, Grand Seiko busted out a new Spring Drive Chronograph GMT, inspired by the mountainous landscape in summer. This watch features a novel “dial-processing” technology that captures the Japanese appreciation for the delicate transition of time, reflected in the changing colours of summer mornings in this special place. In other words, this is Grand Seiko putting its interpretation of nature onto a dial.

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