{"id":23918,"date":"2023-03-02T18:22:17","date_gmt":"2023-03-02T23:22:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.watchtime.com\/wristwatch-industry-news\/meet-the-tokyo-lion-grand-seiko-reveals-spring-drive-chronograph-gmt\/"},"modified":"2023-03-02T18:22:17","modified_gmt":"2023-03-02T23:22:17","slug":"meet-the-tokyo-lion-grand-seiko-reveals-spring-drive-chronograph-gmt","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pureluxurymag.com\/watchnews\/meet-the-tokyo-lion-grand-seiko-reveals-spring-drive-chronograph-gmt\/","title":{"rendered":"Meet the Tokyo Lion: Grand Seiko Reveals Spring Drive Chronograph GMT"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In 2019, <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/watchtime.com\/tag\/grand-seiko\">Grand Seiko<\/a><\/strong> introduced a new sports watch design inspired by the lion, which has been a symbol for the technical prowess of the brand<strong> <\/strong>since its introduction in 1960. Now the Japanese luxury brands adds a new member to the collection, the <strong>Spring Drive Chronograph GMT<\/strong>. With its sharp, angular edges and bold case, the design of the new series brings a distinct edge to Grand Seiko sports watches. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img data-interchange=\"[https:\/\/pureluxurymag.com\/watchnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/meet-the-tokyo-lion-grand-seiko-reveals-spring-drive-chronograph-gmt.png, (default)],[https:\/\/pureluxurymag.com\/watchnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/meet-the-tokyo-lion-grand-seiko-reveals-spring-drive-chronograph-gmt-7.png, (small)],[https:\/\/pureluxurymag.com\/watchnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/meet-the-tokyo-lion-grand-seiko-reveals-spring-drive-chronograph-gmt-6.png, (medium)]\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1197\" height=\"535\" data-old-src=\"https:\/\/pureluxurymag.com\/watchnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/meet-the-tokyo-lion-grand-seiko-reveals-spring-drive-chronograph-gmt.png\" alt class=\"wp-image-146770\"><\/figure>\n<p>With an ivory-white patterned dial that is reminiscent of the big cat\u2019s mane, the reference SBGC253 lives up to its name. The expressive texture is combined with wide indexes and a bold hour hand, which are all coated with Lumibrite for readability in the dark. The same rings true for the 24-hour scale on the bezel which helps to indicate the time in a second time zone. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img src=\"https:\/\/pureluxurymag.com\/watchnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/meet-the-tokyo-lion-grand-seiko-reveals-spring-drive-chronograph-gmt-1.png\" alt class=\"wp-image-146762\"><\/figure>\n<p>The case is made from Grand Seiko\u2019s High-intensity titanium alloy which is particularly light and robust. Water-resistant to 200 meters, it has a diameter of 44.5mm and is distinguished by the signature hairline finished bold lugs, along with <em>Zaratsu<\/em> finishing on the sides. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img data-interchange=\"[https:\/\/pureluxurymag.com\/watchnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/meet-the-tokyo-lion-grand-seiko-reveals-spring-drive-chronograph-gmt-2.png, (default)],[https:\/\/pureluxurymag.com\/watchnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/meet-the-tokyo-lion-grand-seiko-reveals-spring-drive-chronograph-gmt-15.png, (small)],[https:\/\/pureluxurymag.com\/watchnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/meet-the-tokyo-lion-grand-seiko-reveals-spring-drive-chronograph-gmt-14.png, (medium)]\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"813\" height=\"539\" data-old-src=\"https:\/\/pureluxurymag.com\/watchnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/meet-the-tokyo-lion-grand-seiko-reveals-spring-drive-chronograph-gmt-2.png\" alt class=\"wp-image-146771\"><\/figure>\n<p>Equipped with a GMT function and a power reserve indicator, the non-limited chronograph is powered by <strong>t<\/strong>he Spring Drive Caliber 9R86, which offers an accuracy of \u00b11 second per day and a power reserve of 72 hours. Its top notch finishing quality can be admired through the exhibition case back.<\/p>\n<p>The Grand Seiko Spring Drive Chronograph GMT (ref. SBGC253) will be available starting March 1, 2023 at Grand Seiko authorized stores. Pricing is marked at $12,000.<\/p>\n<p><em>To learn more, visit Grand Seiko, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.grand-seiko.com\/us-en\/collections\/sbgc253g\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.grand-seiko.com\/us-en\/collections\/sbgc253g\">here.<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.watchtime.com\/wristwatch-industry-news\/meet-the-tokyo-lion-grand-seiko-reveals-spring-drive-chronograph-gmt\/\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In 2019, Grand Seiko introduced a new sports watch design inspired by the lion, which&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":23919,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1107,1108],"tags":[1111,1112,1113],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/pureluxurymag.com\/watchnews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23918"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/pureluxurymag.com\/watchnews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/pureluxurymag.com\/watchnews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pureluxurymag.com\/watchnews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pureluxurymag.com\/watchnews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=23918"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/pureluxurymag.com\/watchnews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23918\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pureluxurymag.com\/watchnews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/23919"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/pureluxurymag.com\/watchnews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=23918"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pureluxurymag.com\/watchnews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=23918"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pureluxurymag.com\/watchnews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=23918"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}