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Established: 1881
It was the determination to excel that brought about the birth of Grand Seiko in 1960. During its development and ever since, the idea that drove the designers and engineers was that Grand Seiko should be the ‘ideal’ watch with standards of precision, durability and beauty that would lead the world.
Brand | Model | Reference number | Best price | Offers |
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Grand Seiko | Grand Seiko Heritage | SBGH311 | $6,579 | 2 |
Grand Seiko | Evolution 9 | SLGA021 | $8,729 | 2 |
Grand Seiko | Grand Seiko Heritage | SBGY009 | $7,320 | 2 |
Grand Seiko | Grand Seiko Heritage | SBGR325 | $6,004 | 2 |
Grand Seiko | Grand Seiko Elegance | SBGJ251 | $8,528 | 1 |
Grand Seiko | Grand Seiko Elegance | SBGY007 | $9,558 | 1 |
Grand Seiko | Grand Seiko Elegance | SBGJ249 | $8,406 | 1 |
Grand Seiko | Grand Seiko Evolution 9 | SBGE285 | $9,374 | 1 |
Grand Seiko | Grand Seiko Heritage | SBGA415 | $6,392 | 1 |
Grand Seiko | Grand Seiko Evolution 9 | SBGE283 | $9,374 | 1 |
From the start the idea was simple, but its realization was fraught with challenges. The idea was to build a watch that would be as precise, durable, easy to wear and beautiful as humanly possible. While Seiko’s Crown and other mechanical watches of the 1950’s were constantly improving and increasingly popular, the team assembled to create Grand Seiko knew that, given time and resource, they needed, and could, go further.
The first Grand Seiko was a major advance. The new caliber 3180 was accurate to within +12 to -3 seconds a day and offered a power reserve of 45 hours. It was the first watch in Japan to be compliant with the standard of excellence of the Bureaux Officiels de Contrôle de la Marche des Montres.
The 1960 Grand Seiko was a great success, but the design team was determined to scale new heights in pursuit of their goal of creating the ‘ideal’ watch. Just four years from the creation of the first Grand Seiko, the Grand Seiko Self-Dater was introduced. The emphasis was on practicality. It had a calendar function and improved water resistance up to 50 meters, and was designed to be as practical in the office as it was beautiful in the evening.