Grand Seiko Elegance Collection Hi-Beat GMT Ref: SBGJ249

Lifestyle Watches are pleased to offer to market this exceptional August 2021 Grand Seiko Hi-Beat GMT from their Elegance Collection. This watch is in excellent condition.Also known as the “Shōsho”, is a poetic tribute to Japanese summer and one of the standout pieces in Grand Seiko’s Four Seasons GMT series. Shōsho is the seasonal phase when the rainy season ends and warm winds ripple across water surfaces. When you see the dial, this will make sense and you can see where the influence for the dial came from.The dial is an absolute knock out. The light blue dial has a horizontal ripple pattern, evoking shimmering lakes and ponds in early summer, it is genuinely stunning. Depending on the light and also on the color of the surface that it reflects against, the Shosho wave dial changes its color drastically from a crisp silver through light blue to a blue with a purple hue to it. This play of color happens at the flick of the wrist and spans a genuinely wide range, adding a great deal to the entertainment factor of the piece. It’s just stunning. The Zaratsu polished, distortion-free polished bezel frames things nicely, you realise the level of craftsmanship invested in this watch.Under the dial, but exposed through the sapphire crystal caseback beats the 9S86 “Hi-Beat” self-winding movement, designed and made in-house by Grand Seiko, of course. Operating at a mighty high 5 Hertz frequency, power reserve nevertheless is 55 hours, and accuracy (mean daily rate) is quoted to be between -3 and 5 seconds per day. A quickset hour hand also allows for the backward and forward adjustment of the date, while the final position of the crown sets all indications at once, including the 24-hour GMT hand. This is yet another knock out piece from Grand Seiko and can easily hold its own to dress up in any formal occasion or as a daily wear, with the added benefit of the GMT complication.