Grand Seiko Spring Drive UFA SLGB006 in Gold: Dawn in the Snowy Woodland
A perfect fusion associated with groundbreaking precision and luxurious precious metal.
Last year, Grand Seiko released " the actual world's most accurate mainspring-driven movement, " a landmark in the brand's history. This particular groundbreaking 9RB2 movement, thoroughly crafted at the Shinshu the making of watch workshop, boasts an annual precision of only ±20 secs and is featured for the first time within the Evolution 9 case. With the Japanese reverence for character and Grand Seiko's outstanding craftsmanship in creating excellent dials, the new Spring Drive UFA in gold includes a " Dawn in the Wintry Forest" dial design, influenced by the snow-covered larch trees and shrubs of the Kirimine Plateau, an area just a stone's throw through the Shinshu watchmaking workshop.
The abbreviation with regard to Grand Seiko carries substantial information. For example , 44GS appertains to the 1967 model, defining the particular brand's pioneering " style grammar. " It is also typically the spiritual father of the Development 9 series, which comes after nine design principles, such as: a lower center of the law of gravity for a more comfortable wearing encounter and an ergonomic design and style; a classic multifaceted case along with high-end Zaratsu polishing as well as brushing; a flat dial; diamond-cut hour markers; and-and it is really an important " and" -the latest Grand Seiko motion.
This leads to the 2nd key acronym that gained much attention last year: UFA, for " Ultra Good Accuracy, " referring to the new generation 9RB2 movements, which boasts an unparalleled accuracy of ±20 mere seconds per year (±3 seconds for each month). This watch may be the first in the Evolution nine series to feature a 37mm case crafted from 18K rare metal and finished according to the series' design philosophy. The case comes with a box-shaped sapphire crystal, the screw-down case back having a transparent sapphire crystal, and also 100-meter water resistance, while leftover only 11. 4mm thicker, placing it in the gown watch category within the Grand Seiko brand.
The dial's design recreates the shimmering frost upon larch branches in the jungles near the Frosty Peaks throughout the coldest days of the year. The actual deep black gradient dial evokes the morning scene, together with intertwined branches subtly noticeable in the background, adorned with twinkling ice crystals.
In stark contrast, often the deeply grooved, three-dimensional platinum faceted hour markers collide with, ensuring excellent legibility. The particular robust gold faceted hours hands, with their blunt suggestions, echo the shape of the hour or so markers; while the slender, pointed faceted minute hands, using their curved tips echoing the actual seconds hand, point towards outer edge of the switch. A gold-framed date windowpane at 3 o'clock matches the black background from the dial, paired with clear white-colored numerals. However , one stage is worth noting: given the particular movement's precision, wouldn't this be more appropriate to have a precise 60-second/minute scale within the dial?
For 7 years and counting, all 9R Spring Drive movements have been meticulously designed in a watchmaking workshop within Shinshu, Nagano Prefecture, mixing mechanical mainsprings and quartz adjustment technology. The unmatched precision of the 9RB2 activity is thanks to advancements inside quartz oscillator technology along with adjustment processes. Each in one facility crystal undergoes a three-month aging process before being vacuum-sealed with a new low-power integrated signal (IC). Because temperature payment is crucial, the frequency of every crystal oscillator is calculated at multiple temperatures prior to assembly. In addition to impeccable reliability, the movement boasts a reserve of power of up to 3 days.
This exquisite costume watch comes with a classic dark alligator leather strap along with a matching gold triple-folding hold (with push-button release) (but without the Evolution 9 fine-tuning system).
Specialized Specifications - GRAND SEIKO EVOLUTION 9 SPRING DRIVE UFA SLGB006
Case: 37 mm throughout diameter x 11. four mm in thickness - 18 CARAT gold with a brushed complete and Zaratsu polishing features - Box-shaped sapphire amazingly with an anti-reflective coating around the inner surface - See-through screw-down case back -- Water resistant to 100 yards
Dial: Obliquity black dial decorated using a " snowy forest" design and shimmering particles : Gold applied multifaceted hr markers - Gold fingers, with curved tips on the moment and central seconds palms - Gold-rimmed date windows with white numerals on the black background
Movement: Calibre 9RB2 rapid New generation Spring Generate movement with UFA's ultra-precision technology - Automatic turning, central rotor - Sizes: 30 mm x five. 02 mm - thirty four jewels - 72-hour reserve of power - Annual accuracy ±20 seconds (monthly accuracy ±3 seconds) - Spring Push movement features a new realignment system for the first time - time, minute, second, date, in addition to power reserve information displayed about the case back.
Strap: Black alligator leather-based with an 18K yellow gold three -layer-folding clasp and push-button launch.
Reference Number: SLGB006
