2020 Grand Seiko Heritage 9F Quartz Black SBGN013 40mm
Ref: SBGN013 (9F86-0AF0)
Specification
Lugs : 20mm
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 and paperwork. The watch comes paired with its original stainless steel Grand Seiko signed bracelet secured by a push button Grand Seiko signed three-fold clasp and will fit up to a 7.1-inch wrist. The watch is from May 2020 and is sold in worn condition, but overall very fair condition, as you can see, a full case & bracelet refurb can be provided at an additional cost. The watch comes with our 12-Months Warranty.
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The Watch
Here we have a 2020 Grand Seiko Heritage 9F Quartz Black SBGN013 with an impressively sculptured 40mm stainless steel case, exquisitely Zaratsu polished and brushed surfaces transition with crisp edges and curve over your wrist toward the drilled lugs, leading to a lug-to-lug of 46.5mm and a case thickness of 12mm to give the watch an impressive wrist presence. On the right side is a signed crown sitting slightly recessed, and a smooth bezel holds a dual-curved sapphire crystal AR coated on the inside and sits above a black dial. Outer 24-hour numerals are precisely printed on the dial surrounding applied Zaratsu polished chamfered-edges batons and trapezoid indexes marking the hours and magically play with the light as you rotate your wrist, at 3 o’clock a framed date window with a colour-matching black background and white numerals. Elegant Dauphine hands are Zaratsu polished with razor edges, a bright red arrow hand indicates the 24-hour position, and at 12 o’clock we have the Grand Seiko motif and at 6 o’clock a red “GMT” completing this incredibly stylish travelling companion. On the reverse is a screw-down case back with the reference number and a deeply embossed medallion in the centre, inside a Quartz Grand Seiko Cal. 9F86, a top-tiered Quartz movement. Seiko grows their own quartz crystals, and using a higher torque allows them to use these heavier GS hands, keeping their brand aesthetic intact. The watch comes fitted on its 20mm stainless steel bracelet with expertly Zaratsu brushed and polished edges secured by a push-button three-fold signed clasp and also comes with the Grand Seiko presentation box and papers.
Personal Note
Dials are what Grand Seiko do well and truly go above and beyond any brand in their price bracket, anyone who has handled a Grand Seiko and louped a dial will know exactly what I am talking about, this glossy black dial works perfectly for the design. If you haven't handled a Grand Seiko yet, now is the time to book an appointment and see this incredible watch and our other Grand Seiko's in the metal and see for yourself.
The Brand
The first Grand Seiko debuted in Tokyo in 1960, the reference 3180 was made by Suwa Seikosha. 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 "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, and in 2017 Seiko announced that Grand Seiko would become an independent brand.