Grand Seiko SBGR299 Review
With a stunning range of outstanding watches, the Grand Seiko Heritage collection offers technical excellence and elegant, sophisticated timepieces.
The SBGR299 is part of a new collection of Grand Seiko mechanical watches. It is also one of the largest Grand Seiko watches offered and manufactured by Seiko. It has a Japanese automatic movement. The Grand Seiko timepieces always acknowledge the classic elements of the genre with manually wound movements, slim stainless-steel cases, and straightforward legibility. Its MEMS manufacturing processes delivers accuracy and the silver band provides stability. This watch is accurate, legible, durable and easy to carry.
The SBGR299 has a 9S61 movement with precise caliber showcasing a classic aesthetic and a slender form. The stainless steel case has a round shape with a satin finish made with solid AISI 316L steel and a highly polished finish bezel. The Grand Seiko SBGR299 is H47.9mm x W42mm x D13.1mm with a body weight of 174 g. It was released in May 2017.
The thing that makes classic watches truly iconic is the irreducibility of their design. The SBGR299 has a drive, self-winding system with 9S mechanical manual capacity and a 3-day power reserve. This sporty EDC can work for official occasions as well.
The watch is equipped with see-through sapphire crystal glass. The dial and color of the Grand Seiko watch is mainly silver-toned glass and its display type is analog. The white and silver dial and blued hand also resemble the Grand Seiko silver satin color. It has applied polished steel tone markers, a dauphine style, and a blue second hand.
A date display at 3 o’clock and a blue steel 24-hour hand, along with a power reserve of 72 hours, give this 28,800 HPVall Grand Seiko an amazing look that matches with every style. The manual movement is a nod to the golden age of design. The wearer can wind the crown every few days when the 72-hour power reserve gets low. The blue second hand on the silver rhodium dial shows that the watch is designed with depth and sophistication. This watch is perfect for a man and amazingly bold for a woman, and can be found at exquisitetimepieces.com.
It's also unique in terms of having case dimensions of 42mm in diameter and 13.1 mm in thickness. Despite its dressy look, it also has features that will give the wearer confidence while swimming; it is water-resistant up to 10 BAR (100 meters), or 100m/330ft /10atm.
There is a shiny lubricant applied on the indexes as well as the hour and minute hand, confirming the EDC aspirations which are strengthened by 100m of water resistance. This timepiece has a sapphire anti-reflective coating covering the sapphire crystal. The stainless steel band has a silver shiny color. The Grand Seiko SBGR299 has a deployant style buckle with a spring release button and the Grand Seiko logo.
The case back of this outstanding watch has a screw-down style case with sapphire observation crystal. The see-through case back has the Grand Seiko Lion emblem and 33 jewels. It has a DS system composed of sapphire glass and a strengthened case back, special movement mounting on the elastic ring, and a double gasket on the crown.
The Grand Seiko SBGR299 is made in Japan and has a three year warranty. At exquisitetimepieces.com we offer new, authentic watches.
