TATLER FOCUS The new Grand Seiko Black Ceramic Spring Drive Chronograph GMT feeds our dark fantasies.
Widely acknowledged by timepiece aficionados as the standard-bearer for Japanese haute horlogerie, a Grand Seiko watch offers not just high-end horology’s triumvirate of performance, innovation and beauty, but also plenty of spirit and soul.
In recent years, Grand Seiko has added another virtue—variety—to its merits. While Grand Seiko watches are normally known for their classical charms, the new Grand Seiko Black Ceramic Spring Drive Chronograph collection entices fans with a distinctive sportive allure.
At the heart of the watch is Seiko’s proprietary Spring Drive movement, a groundbreaking hybrid electronic-mechanical automatic movement that offers supreme accuracy with deviation of +/-1 second a day, and long power reserve of 72 hours on a full wind. In this collection, the Spring Drive movement drives three key functions—hours and minutes, chronograph, and second time zone with a separate hour hand.
