Details

Reference

SBGC013

Movement

GS Automatic Calibre 9R86

Case Material

Titanium

Year

2015

Bracelet

Titanium

Crystal

Sapphire crystal

Water Resistance

100 Metres

About this watch

For your consideration is this rare and highly unique Grand Seiko Spring Drive Chronograph GMT, released as a numbered limited edition of only 400 pieces globally. The watch features a deep blue dial with an unconventional yet very sensible dial layout. We can't recall any other watch that that stacks the chronograph hour and minute subdials above each other like this one does (they're usually separated on different sides of the dial horizontally or adjacent), but this arrangement helps with legibility and makes clear that the two subdials are related, which is further helped by all the chronograph hands being yellow. Other features include a power reserve indicator, running small seconds, column-wheel chronograph, GMT indicator, quick-set date function, screw-down crown, screw-down chronograph pushers, ceramic tachymeter bezel, sapphire display caseback and titanium case. The matching titanium bracelet is fitted with a titanium folding clasp with two-button safety release mechanism. Powering the watch is the Grand Seiko calibre 9R86 with automatic winding, 72 hour power reserve, hacking seconds function and Spring Drive system that ensures an insanely accurate rate of just ± 1…