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Grand Seiko Spring Drive SBGD202 8 Day Power Reserve 18k Rose Gold Watch
In recent years, Grand Seiko has increasingly introduced artistic watches with techniques, materials, and storytelling to compete in the territory previously exclusive mostly to high-end Swiss watch brands. The new Grand Seiko Spring Drive SBGD202 8 Day Power Reserve watch in 18k rose gold is a good example of that and a similarly priced but different aesthetic take on the platinum-cased Grand Seiko SBGD001 from 2016 that we saw hands-on here. Of course, Grand Seiko offers a few things that European brands can’t, not least of which is a Spring Drive movement with eight days of power reserve – and strong dose of Japanese “inspiration.”As the SBGD001 matched a white dial to its platinum case, the Grand Seiko Spring Drive SBGD202 has a brown dial to go with its rose gold case, making for an overall monotone and cohesive look. Actually, the brand says the dial is black, but what appear to be gold speckles make it look brown to me. Seiko simply calls them “star
My First Grail Watch: Francois-Paul Journe
Welcome back to an original best watches feature, “My First Grail Watch.” In this series, we ask prominent people in the watch industry about the first timepiece that they lusted after. ?Today, we’re talking with Francois-Paul Journe, who heads up his eponymous brand, F.P. Journe. ?Coincidentally, he’s just celebrated 30 years with the company, so our interview could not have occurred at a better time.best watches (ABTW): Who are you, and what is your relationship to the watch industry?