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+ | ====== Grand Seiko ====== | ||
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+ | **Grand Seiko** is a line of luxury watches manufactured by [[Seiko]] and a separate brand since [[2017]]. | ||
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+ | The Grand Seiko brand was launched in [[1960]] as Japan was rising to be a center of precision manufacturing and vying for a place in the pantheon of first-world countries. The company had produced high-quality watches previously, including [[Seiko Lord Marvel|Lord Marvel]], [[Seiko Crown|Crown]] and [[Seiko Chronos|Chronos]], | ||
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+ | The Grand Seiko line was retired in [[1976]] as quartz movements took hold. But the company revived the brand a decade later, introducing a quartz Grand Seiko for the first time in [[1986]]. As mechanical watches regained market share, Seiko responded, re-launching the Grand Seiko mechanical line in [[1998]]. It became a halo for the company, with the return of [[GMT]] in [[2002]], the introduction of a Grand Seiko [[Spring Drive]] model in [[2004]], and the return of a [[Hi-Beat]] model in [[2009]]. In [[2017]], Seiko officially split Grand Seiko from the mother company, launching it as a brand in its own right and removing " | ||
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+ | ===== Grand Seiko and the Grammar of Design ===== | ||
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+ | It was also reused after the demise of the Grand Seiko on the [[Seiko Grand Quartz|Grand Quartz 4842-8041]] of the late 1970' | ||
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+ | ===== Grand Seiko Models ===== | ||
+ | ==== Lord Marvel ==== | ||
+ | Introduced in June, [[1956]], the Marvel was the first wholly in-house watch created by [[Daini Seikosha]]. From [[1958]], " | ||
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+ | ==== Classic Grand Seiko (1960-1976) ==== | ||
+ | Seiko allowed [[Suwa Seikosha]] to develop the Grand Seiko in [[1960]], and their models focused on quality mechanics. [[Daini Seikosha]] got in on the action, migrating their [[King Seiko 44KS|King Seiko]] to the Grand Seiko line and setting the styling standards for all future Seiko products. Grand Seiko moved to " | ||
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+ | * [[Grand Seiko (1960)|Grand Seiko]] (1960-1964) - Calibre 3180, produced by Suwa, 18,000 A/h, self-certified chronometer | ||
+ | * [[Grand Seiko 57GS|57GS]] (1963-1968) - "Self Dater" - Model [[Seiko 5700|430/ | ||
+ | * [[Grand Seiko 44GS|44GS]] (1967-1968) - "Grand Seiko Style" - [[Seiko 4400|Calibre 4420A/ | ||
+ | * [[Grand Seiko 62GS|62GS]] (1967-1969) - "Self Winding" | ||
+ | * [[Grand Seiko 61GS|61GS]] (1968-1975) - " | ||
+ | * [[Grand Seiko 45GS|45GS]] (1968-1973) - " | ||
+ | * [[Grand Seiko 19GS|19GS]] (1968-1974) - "Grand Seiko for Women - [[Seiko 1900|Calibre 19xx]], 36,000 A/h | ||
+ | * [[Grand Seiko 56GS|56GS]] (1970-1975) - "Ultra Thin" - [[Seiko 5600|Calibre 56xx]], produced by Suwa, automatic, 28,800 A/h | ||
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+ | ==== King Seiko ==== | ||
+ | With Suwa Seikosha getting the Grand Seiko line, Daini Seikosha produced their own high-end lineup. King Seiko featured trend-setting style and case design, existing as competition for Grand Seiko throughout the classic period. Automatic movements were introduced in 1968 with the [[King Seiko 56KS|56KS]]. | ||
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+ | * [[King Seiko (1961)|King Seiko]] (1961-1964) - Produced by Daini | ||
+ | * [[King Seiko 44KS|44KS]] (1964-1968) - "Grand Seiko Style" - [[Seiko 4400|Calibre 4420A/ | ||
+ | * [[King Seiko 45KS|45KS]] (1968-1973) - " | ||
+ | * [[King Seiko 56KS|56KS]] (1968-1975) - "King Seiko Automatic" | ||
+ | * [[King Seiko 52KS|52KS]] (1971-1975) - "Final King Seiko" - [[Seiko 5200|Calibre 52xx]], produced by Daini, automatic, 28,800 A/h | ||
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+ | ==== Quartz Grand Seiko ==== | ||
+ | Seiko introduced high-accuracy quartz movements in Grand Seiko models in [[1988]], reviving the brand after a decade-long absence. | ||
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+ | * [[Grand Seiko 95GS|Grand Seiko 95GS Quartz]] (1988) | ||
+ | * [[Grand Seiko 3FGS|Grand Seiko 3FGS Quartz for Women]] (1992) | ||
+ | * [[Grand Seiko 9F8|Grand Seiko 9F8 Quartz]] (1993) - " | ||
+ | * [[Grand Seiko SBGX|Grand Seiko SBGX Quartz]] (2003) - [[Seiko 9F|9F61]] | ||
+ | * [[Grand Seiko SBGX|Grand Seiko SBGX Quartz]] (2003?) - [[Seiko 9F|9F61/ | ||
+ | * [[Grand Seiko SBGT|Grand Seiko SBGT Quartz Day/Date]] (2010?) - [[Seiko 9F|9F83]] | ||
+ | * [[Grand Seiko SBGX|Grand Seiko SBGX Antimagnetic]] (2012) - [[Seiko 9F|9F61]] | ||
+ | * [[Grand Seiko SBGV|Grand Seiko SBGV Quartz Tribute Self Dater]] (2014) - [[Seiko 9F|9F82]] | ||
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+ | ==== Modern Grand Seiko Mechanical ==== | ||
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+ | Mechanical Grand Seiko models were reintroduced in late [[1998]] using updated versions of the [[Seiko 5206|5200]] calibre, now called the [[Seiko 9S55|9S family]]. The first models used the 9S51 and 9S55, but the line has expanded greatly since then. Today, all high-end Seiko timepieces are manufactured at [[Shizukuishi Watch Studio]]. | ||
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+ | * [[Grand Seiko SBGR|Grand Seiko SBGR Automatic]] (1998) - [[Seiko 9S51|9S51/ | ||
+ | * [[Grand Seiko SBGW|Grand Seiko SBGW Manual Winding]] (2001) - [[Seiko 9S51|9S54/ | ||
+ | * [[Grand Seiko SBGM|Grand Seiko SBGM Automatic GMT]] (2002) - [[Seiko 9S51|9S56/ | ||
+ | * [[Grand Seiko SBGL|Grand Seiko SBGL 3 Days Power Reserve]] (2006) - [[Seiko 9S67|9S67]], | ||
+ | * [[Grand Seiko SBGH|Grand Seiko SBGH Hi-Beat]] (2009) - [[Seiko 9S85|9S85]], | ||
+ | * [[Grand Seiko SBGR|Grand Seiko SBGR Automatic 3 Days]] (2010) - [[Seiko 9S67|9S65]], | ||
+ | * [[Grand Seiko SBGR|Grand Seiko SBGR Antimagnetic]] (2012) - [[Seiko 9S67|9S65]], | ||
+ | * [[Grand Seiko SBGJ|Grand Seiko SBGJ Hi-Beat GMT]] (2014) - [[Seiko 9S85|9S86]], | ||
+ | * [[Grand Seiko STGK|Grand Seiko STGK Ladies]] (2018) - [[Seiko 9S25|9S25/ | ||
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+ | ==== Modern Grand Seiko Spring Drive ==== | ||
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+ | * [[Grand Seiko SBGA|Grand Seiko SBGA Spring Drive Power Reserve]] (2004) - [[Seiko 9R|9R15/ | ||
+ | * [[Grand Seiko SBGE|Grand Seiko SBGE Spring Drive GMT]] () - [[Seiko 9R|9R66]] | ||
+ | * [[Grand Seiko SBGC|Grand Seiko SBGC Spring Drive Chronograph]] (2007) - [[Seiko 9R|9R86]] | ||
+ | * [[Grand Seiko SBGC|Grand Seiko SBGC Spring Drive Chronograph (new case)]] (2019) - [[Seiko 9R|9R96]] | ||
+ | * [[Grand Seiko SBGZ|Grand Seiko SBGZ Spring Drive Hand-Winding]] (2019) - [[Seiko 9R02|9R02]] | ||
+ | * [[Grand Seiko SBGY|Grand Seiko SBGY Spring Drive Hand-Winding]] (2019) - [[Seiko 9R|9R31]] | ||
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