Grand Seiko was born in 1960 at their Suwa Seikosha factory in central Japan. Caliber 3180 was the first Chronometer grade watch manufactured in Japan. In keeping with the team’s ambition and desire to create the “king” of watches, it was named Grand Seiko. It had a level of accuracy equivalent to the superior grade of the recognized chronometer standard at the time and it marked the first step on a sixty year journey towards the summit of the watchmaking art.
2020 is the 60th anniversary of the epic achievement which also has a great significance in Japanese culture, Kanreki literally means “return and “calendar”. The meaning literally gives sense to the occasion. The 60th year marks the end of one cycle in zodiac calendar. That means returning to your birth year, and beginning a new cycle.
THE GRAND SEIKO HERITAGE HI-BEAT 36000 SBGH281
The latest Heritage Collection 60th Anniversary Hi-Beat 3600 Limited Edition is a recreation of the historic and classic 44GS model from 1967. It features the high beat Caliber 9S85 which delivers an accuracy of +5 to -3 seconds a day and a 55 hour power reserve. In honor of the 60th anniversary, the Grand Seiko symbol is in gold and the seconds hand is in a vivid red, colors that, together, symbolize a sunrise and all the new energy that a new dawn brings.
Approximate retail price : $6,300 Limited edition of 1,500.
