Grand Seiko has dropped a number of new releases for us to discuss and debate during Watches & Wonders 2022. Jon has introduced you to a few (here), while I professed my love for the new Spring Drive Diver right here. In addition to those releases, Great Seiko is rounding out its novelty lineup with a fresh take on a contemporary classic - the Grand Seiko Spring Generate Chronograph GMT.

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Similar to what we saw with the Spring Push Diver SLGA015 and the Spring Drive GMTs (SBGE283 and SBGE285), the new Spring Travel Chronograph GREENWICH MEAN TIME (GMT) SBGC249 as well as SBGC251 include a case design influenced by the new-for-2022 “Evolution 9” style codes, which are intimately informed by Awesome Seiko’s famous 44GS case. This new Chronograph GMT situation looks like it could possibly be the most wearable Springtime Drive Wathe GMT yet, even if the specs don’t quite come across that way.

Grand Seiko lists the actual dimensions at 45. 3mm × 15. 8mm, compared to the stout 43. 8mm ×, 16. 1mm dimensions of the original Early spring Drive Timepiece GMT and the 44. 5mm × 16. 8mm size of the extra-angular 2020 refresh. The dimensions, to my eye, appear to be a touch more ergonomic than previous iterations, which should allow even more people to experience this high-tech Fantastic Seiko line-up. I particularly appreciate how the twin chronograph pushers and also three o’clock crown have been downsized along with streamlined. Of course , the two watches are both sculpted out of the same high-intensity titanium we saw on the Planting season Drive Diver SLGA015.

Another new addition is actually, for what I believe the first time on a Grand Seiko Spring Commute Chronograph GMT (GREENWICH MEAN TIME), a bidirectional external 24-hour bezel having a sapphire crystal insert. The original Spring Get Chronograph GREENWICH MEAN TIME placed the particular 24-hour scale on an internal flange in addition to used no external bezel, while later releases incorporated fixed viser inserts made of ceramic (and occasionally other materials) labeled with tachymeter scales or non-adjustable 24-hour scales. By being able to adjust the board in either direction, in conjunction with the GMT hand on the dial, the Spring and coil Drive Time counter GMT can now be used to indicate the time in three separate time zones at once.

Aesthetically, typically the SBGC249 has a blue switch with yellow accents; it’s a limited-edition release of 700 pieces to commemorate often the 15th anniversary of Huge Seiko’s first Spring Desire Chronograph GMT, the SBGC001, which came to market within 2007 as the most complex Originate Drive development yet. The specific Spring Hard drive movement inside the anniversary launch is the caliber 9R96, a more precise version of the 9R86 caliber that was present in the exact 2007 discharge. It’s more-or-less identical to the 9R86 other than being adjusted to ±0. 5 second per day, or even ±10 seconds per month.

The SBGC251, on the other hand, is a non-limited release that features the same circumstance and bidirectional bezel as the SBGC249, but comes in a largely monochromatic colorway featuring a black call with primarily white accents for the sub-dials, hour markers, and frame. There is, however , a splash of aqua blue on the GMT hands as well as the printed GMT text above six o’clock. The actual movement within the SBGC249 is the conventional 9R86, which is pretty sweet in its own right (I highly recommend taking a look at this particular deconstruction by The Naked Watchmaker), offering accuracy up to ±1 second per day, or ±15 seconds per month.

The Lavish Seiko Spg Drive Stop-watch GMT timepieces have always been, in my opinion, one of the most intellectually stimulating wrist watches in Large Seiko’s collection. They often get a bad rap among conservative watch collectors who will (fairly) lament the very watches’ sizable dimensions. And I do understand that perspective - I’d be wary to drop approximately $10, 000 on a watch I might not feel comfortable wearing due to its large size; especially since, unlike the main Spring Drive Diver models, I’ve always found examples of the New season Drive Watch GMT to wear true to their stated sizes. To put it frankly -- these are big watches that wear large.

That said, I can’t help but crack a smile when I see one of these watches in person. There’s just so much going on! You have eight different hands on the face, each diamond-polished to the exact same standard you’d expect from Grand Seiko. The movements operate using Spring Generate but still utilize a column wheel and vertical clutch, for precise engagement of the wathe functionality. The particular movements are fully integrated and are usually a pleasure to look at, which is something you honestly can’t always say about many other self-winding chronographs out there.

There’s also the local jumping hour hand, that offers “flyer” GREENWICH MEAN TIME (GMT) functionality when compared to lesser “caller” iteration, and also the just plain wild dial orientation. Clockwise through 12 o’clock, there’s an elapsed minutes sub-dial, the framed date aperture, any 12-hour timepiece counter, some sort of power-reserve display, and running seconds. It’s busy but it feels like it’s complicated for a reason, with each detail placed along with purpose rather than thrown together.

I have a hard time believing which Grand Seiko has been producing the Outstanding Seiko Spring Drive Watc GMT with regard to 15 consecutive years now. (Where has the time gone? ) It dates back three years prior to when Grand Seiko entered international distribution, in 2010, when the prestige and prowess of Grand Seiko watchmaking was however a whisper in the Western world. Fifteen years later on, the Great Seiko Springtime Drive Chronograph watch GMT maintains that very same aura of authenticity. This hasn’t lost any of its original mechanical panache.