Credits: Article and images by Felix Scholz @ Revolution Watch Magazine. See the original article here - https://revolutionwatch.com/watches-wonders-2022-grand-seiko-evolution-9/
Taking a bird’s eye view of the watch world, one of the most remarkable feats is the cadence and tempo with which Grand Seiko is forging its new, commercially savvy path in the marketplace. The brand has pivoted from under-the-radar enthusiast favorite to global powerhouse in under 10 years. It’s the horological equivalent of a battleship turning on a dime.
At Watches & Wonders, the releases on hand are both sporty and sparkly. The latter is in the form of a Masterpiece Collection talking point, SBGD209. According to Grand Seiko, this jewelry piece takes its inspiration from a white lion, and certainly, this 44.5mm platinum-cased, 267-diamond encrusted, white-leather-strapped creation has a certain over-the-top Vegas appeal, but there’s no doubting the virtuosity of its construction. The superb manually wound, eight-day Spring Drive caliber 9R01 is one of the most beautiful full-plate casebacks we’ve ever seen. It’s also remarkable that even with a dial set with 94 baguette-cut diamonds, legibility is not an issue, thanks to the black spinels that serve as hour markers and the muscular, sporty handset employed on this awesomely ostentatious masterpiece.
Credits: Article and images by Felix Scholz @ Revolution Watch Magazine. See the original article here - https://revolutionwatch.com/watches-wonders-2022-grand-seiko-evolution-9/