10 articles on Grand Seiko — reviews, news, and hands-on impressions.
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Grand Seiko's biggest Evolution 9 update yet: nine new references, five on the ±20 s/year Spring Drive U.F.A. Caliber 9RB2 and four on the Hi-Beat 36000 Caliber 9SA5 — and, at last, a tool-free micro-adjust clasp. From USD 10,200.
Seiko marks 145 years with a brand-new in-house calibre 5X63 — GPS-solar with perpetual calendar, true dual-time and a 1/20-second chronograph — packaged in a 1-mm-slimmer titanium case with a long-overdue push-button quick-release bracelet. Four references, EUR 2,700–3,000.
Grand Seiko's top-tier workshop — the Micro Artist Studio in Shiojiri — delivers the SBGZ011 'Mystic Waterfall' at Watches & Wonders 2026: a fully hand-engraved 44GS-shape 40mm platinum case, inspired by the spray of the Tateshina Otaki Falls near the Spring Drive workshop. Powered by the Calibre 9R02 manual-wind Spring Drive, accurate to ±1 second per day, with an 84-hour power reserve. Limited to 50 pieces, GBP 74,500.
At Watches & Wonders 2026, Nomos breaks its long-standing taboo on precious metals and releases the first-ever solid 18k gold Tangente. The new Tangente Neomatik 38 Update arrives in a new 38.5mm case, with the patented Nomos 'ring date' complication and the in-house DUW 6101 calibre. Three references: stainless steel at EUR 3,680 and two 18k yellow gold versions at EUR 12,400.
The Datejust 41 ref. 126334 introduces a first-of-its-kind dial for Rolex: a fully-lacquered green ombré, built by applying green lacquer to the base plate and then spraying black lacquer in concentric motions to build a centre-to-edge gradient. Paired with a white Rolesor case (Oystersteel + 18k white gold fluted bezel). Price: US$11,650 / EUR 11,450 / CHF 10,450.
Grand Seiko's iconic 62GS heritage case finally joins the permanent yellow-gold line-up. The SBGH376 pairs an 18k yellow-gold case with a textured "Sakura-Wakaba" dial and the Hi-Beat 36000 calibre 9S85. USD 32,800. A quiet but consequential move upmarket.
Grand Seiko puts its ±20-seconds-per-year Spring Drive U.F.A. calibre 9RB2 into an 18k yellow-gold Evolution 9 case with a hand-textured "Ice Forest at Dawn" dial. 80-piece limited edition. USD 43,600. The most accurate mechanical-hybrid wristwatch in the world, now in its most luxurious executions.
Grand Seiko debuts its most wearable Spring Drive diver at W&W 2026: the U.F.A. Ushio 300 in 40.8mm High-Intensity Titanium, powered by the new Calibre 9RB1 with a power reserve indicator and Spring Drive's signature ±20 seconds per year accuracy. Priced at $12,400, it is also Grand Seiko's best value proposition in the diver segment.
Watches & Wonders 2026 opens tomorrow in Geneva with 66 brands. Here is everything confirmed, teased, and highly anticipated — from the Rolex GMT-Master II Coke revival to the Nautilus 50th anniversary and Grand Seiko's first UFA diver.
Seiko's ultra-luxury arm makes its first ever Watches & Wonders appearance with a hand-engraved platinum tourbillon, a blue urushi Goldfeather, and a Gerald Genta Locomotive in Dawn Blue.