Grand Seiko Heritage "Taisetsu"

The SBGA415 reworks the case of the 62GS, Grand Seiko's first automatic of 1967, whose defining trait is the absence of a bezel: the crystal is fixed straight to the case, which thins the look and lets light reach the dial from more angles. Grand Seiko has refined the wearability and the crown for today. The light grey dial depicts Shinshu, where Spring Drive watches are made, under the deep snow of Taisetsu, one of the 24 traditional seasonal phases of the Japanese year. It was first part of a US-only four-seasons collection before going worldwide. Inside is the 9R65, the first Grand Seiko Spring Drive calibre, with a power-reserve indicator, about 72 hours and plus or minus 15 seconds a month, shown through a sapphire back. The case and bracelet are high-intensity titanium, 40 mm across, 47 mm lug to lug and 12.8 mm thick under a box-shaped sapphire, and the watch weighs 102 g.

Written 28 September 2026 from Grand Seiko and Monochrome.