Watches
Introducing: The Grand Seiko U.S.-Market ‘Seasons’ Assortment
The autumn watch, ref. SBGH273 is supposed to emulate a singular phenomenon: the clear moonlit autumn evening sky. The darkish blue dial options the identical textured sample because the summer season watch, however as an alternative of operating horizontally, it runs vertically. Once more, this version makes use of a chrome steel case and the Hello-Beat 9S85 motion. The GS brand and second hand seem in gold, however in any other case the visible continuity of the dial, case, and arms definitely encapsulate these crisp autumn nights the place you lookup and see simply how the glow of the moon simply lights up the sky.
In relation to Swiss watches, the emphasis is commonly on who designed the watch; in different phrases the focus is on the creator and historical past of the manufacture and never essentially the inspiration behind the design. The actual potential to take design cues from the pure world and categorical these concepts by way of horology at such a excessive grade is exclusive to Grand Seiko. Dealing with the watch you get the sense that the story surrounding the Seasons watch assortment is not advertising and marketing malarkey in any respect. I am conscious there is a little bit of romanticization on my half by exoticizing the connection between the watches, seasons, and Japanese tradition, however the fact is the impact of dealing with the watches is rather a lot like taking in a bit of artwork – it is a purely emotional response that takes over when observing that is impartial of any form of logic. We will not assist however to be told by context that is given to us, however even with out the backstory the watches are downright stunning.