2020 Grand Seiko Elegance Power Reserve 39mm SBGK007G
Ref: SBGK007G (9S63-00A0)
Specification
Lugs : 19mm
Condition : Pre-Owned
Box & Papers : Box & Papers
Case Material : Stainless Steel
Warranty : 12-Months Warranty
Points of Mention
This watch is sold with its original Grand Seiko Box, swing tag and paperwork. It comes paired with its original 19mm Grand Seiko leather strap and signed push-button folding pin buckle plus an unworn 19mm Grand Seiko leather strap in the box. The watch is from and is sold in worn condition, but overall, it is in fair condition, as you can see from the photographs. It comes with our 12-Months Warranty.
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The Watch
Here we have a 2020 Grand Seiko Elegance Power Reserve SBGK007G, part of their Elegance collection. The beautifully sculpted 39mm brushed and Zaratsu polished stainless steel case sits on your wrist like a cushion with thick, flat-ended tapered lugs and a slim profile, and a lug-to-lug length of 43.5mm and a case thickness of 11.5mm ensures a comfortable fit. On the right side is a signed crown. A smooth Zaratsu polished bezel holds a dual domed sapphire crystal AR coated on the inside above a stunning, crisp white dial. The outer minute track has chamfer-edged indexes Zaratsu polished marking the hours; at 3 o’clock, a power reserve indicator and at 9 o’clock a small seconds, Zaratsu polished Dauphine hands, all shimmering with the dial as you rotate your wrist. At 12 o’clock, we have the gold-applied GS and Grand Seiko printed underneath, completing this dynamic dress watch. On the reverse, a screw-down exhibition case back, details of the watch are engraved around the edge, and a Grand Seiko blue lion motif is printed in the centre, showcasing the manually wound Grand Seiko Cal. 9S63, 33 jewels, beating at 28,800 beats per hour and an impressive 72-hour power reserve; the movement has been adjusted to six positions and temperatures at the factory, finished with attractive Cotes de Geneve decoration and blued screws, the movement has been developed with Micro Electro Mechanical Systems (MEMS) Technology where precise components are produced using advanced semiconductor manufacturing. It comes paired with its original 19mm Grand Seiko leather strap and signed push-button folding buckle plus an unworn 19mm Grand Seiko leather strap in the box, and the watch comes with its Grand Seiko presentation box, swing tag and paperwork.
Personal Note
This range of SBGK references, part of the Elegance collection, is incredible on and off the wrist. At 39mm this SBGK007G looks at home on my 7-inch wrist and is super comfortable and versatile with its silver dial, especially when paired with the black strap on the watch or the brown GS strap included in the box, a watch to cover all occasions. At under £4,000 this offers immense value in the world of Grand Seiko, so I would not hesitate to add it to your collection whilst you can!
The Brand
The first Grand Seiko debuted in Tokyo in 1960. Suwa Seikosha made the ref:3180. Rather than sending its 25 Jewels Chronometer movement to the Swiss to be tested, Seiko decided to do the testing themselves. The European Chronometer Official Association believed that a chronometer-rated watch had to be independently tested to be awarded that designation. Seiko watches were not independently tested, so they could not be chronometers. The ECOA did what irritated watchmakers do: they wrote a stern letter to Seiko requesting that the designation of Chronometer on Grand and King Seiko watches stop. Seiko obliged and ceased using a chronometer on their watches. In response, the Japanese Chronometer Authorization Association was started in 1968 as an independent group to test timepieces to chronometer standards. The Association was short-lived: due to the rise of quartz watches, it closed in 1983. Today, Grand Seiko movements are tested over 17 days in 6 positions compared to COSC testing over 15 days in 5 positions. In 1985, Suwa Seikosha became Seiko Epson Corporation. In 2017, Seiko announced that Grand Seiko would become an independent brand.