EXCLUSIVE: We chat with Grand Seiko's Master Watch Technician about the Spring Drive movement and hidden gems in the range ...
The 2012 Seiko Astron Kintaro Hattori limited edition (L) and the SBWA001 Spring Drive (R) Seiko The watch is powered by a mainspring just like a mechanical watch and has a very similar gear train.
Grand Seiko says the watch’s accuracy is -10/+10 seconds per month, while water resistance is 10 bar (about 100 metres). The Grand Seiko Spring Drive Lake Suwa Before Dawn is priced at £8,700 ...
Grand Seiko, for one, does engage in much habillage ... that you can’t help but be drawn to it. Frankly, if the Spring Drive watch in question is the 18th such Spring Drive watch of the year ...