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These New Grand Seiko Watches Are Perfect To Celebrate The Brand’s 140th Anniversary

Aaron Pereira
22 Mar 2021
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To commemorate its 140-year anniversary, Seiko has revealed several new Grand Seiko watches to celebrate the impressive milestone.

Amazing as it sounds, Seiko’s path in watchmaking began in 1881 when Kintaro Hattori founded the company. In his first 50 years at the helm, the watch brand became a market leader in Japan. The company was also one of the first in the country to own its own design and production facilities.

This achievement was a direct result of his single-minded vision that Seiko should always be “one step ahead of the rest.” His words resonate still and continue to inspire the brand today.

In celebration of those 140 years of success, the watchmaker has launched several new models.

King Seiko KSK
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A look at the limited edition King Seiko KSK to mark 140 years of Seiko

Never in the company’s history had there been a period of such creativity and achievement. From the first Grand Seiko in 1960 to the automatic chronograph in 1969, the sixties delivered important advances in both technical and design development that laid the foundation for the company’s future success in the prestige watch arena.

Alongside Grand Seiko, one other series demonstrated the company’s ability to create mechanical watches with high accuracy. It was called King Seiko and, in addition to its precision, it offered a powerful yet graceful design that symbolised the high quality of its construction.

2021 marks the 140th year anniversary of Seiko’s foundation and a recreation of the second series of King Seiko, known as the King Seiko KSK, will be released in celebration of this landmark.

Powered by a manual-winding 25 jewel caliber, the King Seiko KSK was a departure in design. In contrast to the gentle rounded contours of the first King Seiko creation, the KSK case was strikingly sharp and angular and had a contemporary feel.

Its flat surfaces and multi-faceted corners caught the light from any angle and gave the watch a new and striking brilliance. With its water resistance and hacking seconds hand, it offered a high level of practicality which, together with its distinctive design, soon made the KSK a much-demanded watch for Japan’s fast-growing number of watch fans.

The new recreation brings the 1965 KSK back to life in every detail. The combination of the flat dial with the faceted indexes and broad, sharp hands re-creates the refined elegance of the original. The sharp, bold faceted lugs feature large flat planes and razor-sharp angles and are Zaratsu polished to a distortion-free mirror finish.

new Grand Seiko collection

For its 140-year celebration, Seiko has introduced several variants of its famed Grand Seiko.

First up, in honour of the 140th anniversary of the foundation of the company, Grand Seiko proudly announces a new Spring Drive chronograph that perfectly embodies Kintaro Hattori’s vision.

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The 140th anniversary edition uses Zirconia ceramic and 18k gold for a refined look

This powerful watch allies all the high functionality of the Spring Drive chronograph Caliber 9R86 with a new design and a new combination of materials. The result is a timepiece of rare refinement. The bezel catches the eye immediately with its dodecahedron shape, its zirconia ceramic outer layer and 18k gold base. Thanks to this combination of materials, it is both strikingly beautiful and highly durable.

Seasonal Inspiration

Next up is an ode to the seasons, which is also a tribute the 140 years of Seiko done by way of a new series of Grand Seiko GMT timepieces.

In Japan, each of the four seasons of the year is experienced in six phases and all have their own distinct characters. The subtle changes from one to the next bring the nature of time ever closer to our senses. Each of these GMT watches celebrates one of the year’s 24 seasonal phases or sekki.

The selected sekki are Shunbun (Spring), Shōsho (Summer), Kanro (Autumn) and Tōji (Winter). The Shunbun and Shōsho versions feature the Hi-Beat 36000 GMT caliber 9S86 while the Spring Drive GMT caliber 9R66 powers the Kanro and Tōji creations.

The softly contoured case has the classic yet distinctive Grand Seiko edges that are sharp and angular, and the sides are Zaratsu polished to a distortion-free finish. Both the mechanical and Spring Drive movements are clearly visible through the sapphire case backs and the beauty of their finishing is there to be enjoyed.

Check out Seiko’s 140th anniversary editions of the new Grand Seiko GMT pieces below.

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The Shunbun’s green dial and rose gold accents perfectly capture the promise of spring
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The wave pattern dial brings Shōsho to life
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Kanro's seconds hand moves in a perfect glide motion
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Tōji's dial boasts the texture and colour of a winter landscape
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The Shunbun’s green dial and rose gold accents perfectly capture the promise of spring
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The wave pattern dial brings Shōsho to life
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Kanro's seconds hand moves in a perfect glide motion
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Tōji's dial boasts the texture and colour of a winter landscape
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