Spring Drive Heritage

Inspired by the end of Autumn. Soko Special Edition. The new timepieces celebrate s?k?, the end of Autumn, when the first frostembraces the forest. The green accent colors featured on the seconds hand and power reserve indicator epitomize the life of theArashiyama bamboo forest in Kyoto in its peak season at the end of Autumn. The vertical texture of the dials reflects the majesticstalks of the bamboo. Together, the 39.0mm timepieces pay tribute to this moment in nature, when its green hues are dramaticallyenlivened in the contrasting expression of “shadow” gray dial. These remarkable timepieces display the deeply satisfying beautycreated by the highest level of Japanese craftsmanship unique to Grand Seiko. The Spring Drive 9R65 Caliber is designed, adjustedand assembled by hand, by acclaimed craftsmen and women at the Shinshu Watch Studio in Japan. Spring Drive, recognized as one ofthe great innovations in modern watchmaking, is a spring-driven movement with a state-of the-art electro-magnetic regulator thatfunctions without an external power source. Its sole power source is a mainspring, which drives a series of gears as a traditionalmechanical watch, and delivers a precision of one second a day, a rate unprecedented for a watch powered by a mainspring. TheSpring Drive movement further celebrates the passage of time as a poetic journey with every revolution of the seconds hand aroundthe dial.