The Grand Seiko GMT watch that celebrates the ever-changing seasons.
The Grand Seiko GMT watch that celebrates the ever-changing seasons.For 2021, Grand Seiko presents four new timepieces continuing the brand’s exploration of the twenty-four sekki: SBGJ249 (Shōsho), SBGJ251 (Shunbun), SBGE269 (Tōji), and SBGE271 (Kanro) — each of them representing one of Japan’s twenty-four sekki (micro-seasons) that mark the progression of the four seasons.
In Kanro, autumn is at its height, and reference SBGE271 forecasts a cloudy, moonlight sky on its dial. For fans and owners of SBGA413 and SBGA415, the two original Spring Drive models from the Seasons Collection, the dial here should be greatly familiar, featuring a similar pattern rendered in black.
CASE
Case Material: Stainless Steel
Case Diameter: 40.2mm
Case Thickness: 14mm
Case Length: 48.5mm
Lug Width: 19mm
Crown: Push Crown
Strap/Bracelet: Stainless Steel w. three-fold clasp
Crystal: Box-Shape Sapphire
Caseback: Stainless Steel with Sapphire Crystal
MOVEMENT
Caliber: 9R66
Power Source: Automatic
Jewels: 30
Accuracy: ±1 second per day / ±15 seconds per month (average)
Duration: 72 Hours
FUNCTIONS
FEATURES
In 2019, Grand Seiko unveiled the Japan Seasons collection. That initial launch featured four watches — SBGA413 (Shunbun), SBGH271 (Rikka), SBGH273 (Shubun) and SBGA415 (Taisetsu) — each of them representing one of Japan’s twenty-four sekki (micro-seasons) that mark the progression of the four seasons. In 2020, Grand Seiko expanded the collection with two special edition timepieces (SBGA427 and SBGA429) exclusive to the United States and named after one of the twenty-four sekki known in Japan as Sōkō.
Caliber 9R66 is a Spring Drive GMT. Produced at the Shinshu Watch Studio in Nagano, Spring Drive is a proprietary movement that combines a mainspring with an electro-magnetic regulator that functions without an external power source. It delivers a precision of one second a day, offers 72 hours of power reserve and has a second hand that advances in a smooth, gliding motion, a feature unique to Spring Drive.
REF: SBGE271
