When owners and leaders at the very top of the Swiss watchmaking Alps talk to you about something, you tend to pay attention. When some pretty strong brands a little further down the mountainside express concern over the strength, or rather, increasing strength, of that same brand, you pay even more attention. This is where Grand Seiko is right now in the watchmaking world, and this particular watch shows how it brings together very different passions, skills, and strengths in a way nobody else does. What is most striking about this new watch is the level of finish on the entire piece, from the case to the bezel to the dial itself. The full name of the watch is the Grand Seiko Masterpiece Collection Hand-Engraved Manual-Winding Spring Drive Limited Edition, reference number SBGZ011. We just call it the new engraved manual Spring Drive Platinum. It’s a fully engraved piece meant..
