2022 Grand Seiko Spring Drive Bond Street Boutique Karesansui SBGY029G

Here we have the incredible 2022 Grand Seiko Spring Drive Karesansui SBGY029G Limited Edition of 36/50 pieces, launched to celebrate the grand opening of their flagship London, Bond Street Boutique in 2022. The impressively sculptured 38.5mm stainless steel case has perfect polishing, something we sometimes take for granted on a Grand  Seiko; it’s not until we have one on the wrist that we can truly appreciate the sheer brilliance of the Zaratsu polishers; the curvaceous brushed flanks lead to a lug-to-lug of 43mm and a case thickness of 10mm, giving the watch an impressive wrist presence. A signed crown sits slightly recessed on the right side, and a smooth, chamfered bezel holds a box-shaped sapphire crystal. The cream dial has a mesmerising spiral effect inspired by Karesansui, the distinctive arrangement of a Japanese Zen garden with its curving lines of sand, positioning of its moss and rocks to provide the perfect place to relax and meditate, an outer minute track surrounds applied Zaratsu polished facet-edged indexes marking the hours, elegant Dauphine hands are Zaratsu polished with razor edges complemented by a black tapered sweeping second hand. At noon, an applied “GS” and “Grand Seiko” underneath, and at 6 o'clock, " Spring Drive” completes this beautifully executed, versatile timepiece. On the reverse, we have a screw-down exhibition case back, the details of the watch engraved around the edge and the limited number, inside a manual-winding Spring Drive Grand Seiko Cal. 9R31, this innovative Spring Drive movement released in 2019 to celebrate the 20th Anniversary of the first Spring Drive; this 30-jewel manual wind spring drive movement has been designed and developed at the Shinshu Watch Studio in Japan; it has a Dual-Spring Barrel with two mainsprings set in parallel within a single barrel to achieve its long power reserve, which has a scale on the movement, keeping the incredible dial uncluttered. The movement has hacking for your convenience. The high torque movement has 200 components and is Grand Seiko's second thinnest movement, expertly decorated with blued screws. It comes paired with its original Grand Seiko 19mm leather strap secured by a signed push button buckle and comes with its Seiko presentation box, swing tag and papers.

This watch is sold with its original Grand Seiko box, swing tag & Grand Seiko paperwork. It comes paired with its original Grand Seiko 19mm leather strap secured by a signed push-button buckle. The watch is from December 2022 and is sold in worn, but fair condition; as you can see from the photos, a full case refurb can be provided at an additional cost. The watch comes with our 12-Months Warranty.

This incredible Grand Seiko reference SBGY029G was released to celebrate the grand opening of their flagship London, Bond Street Boutique in 2022, limited to just 50 pieces total. The mesmerising dial is inspired by Karesansui, the distinctive arrangement of a Japanese Zen garden with its curving lines of sand, positioning of its moss and rocks. Grand Seiko know how to tie a great story together with a watch. I would not hesitate to add this rare gem to your collection today, whilst you still can!

Reference : SBGY029G (9R31-0AR0)
Movement : Spring Drive Grand Seiko Cal. 9R31
Age : December 2022
Year : 2022
Case Size : 38.5mm
Case Thickness : 10mm
Lug to Lug : 43mm
Lugs : 19mm
Condition : Pre-Owned
Box and Papers : Box & Papers
Case Material : Stainless Steel
Warranty : 12 Months Warranty
The wrist model's wrist size is 7inch

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 did; 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 the "Chronometer" on their watches. In response, the Japanese Chronometer Authorisation 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.