Heritage Collection
SBGA211
Inspired by the Hotaka mountains. Crafted in their shadow.
This Spring Drive classic is made by the craftsmen and women of the Shinshu Watch Studio in Japan’s Nagano Prefecture. The studio is surrounded by the Hotaka mountains that, for several months each year, are covered in snow. In the crisp, dry air, and when driven across the slopes by the wind, this snow has a special light and delicate quality that is captured in the subtly textured surface of the dial. The blue tempered steel seconds hand moves over it in the perfect glide motion that is Spring Drive’s unique signature and reflects the continuous, eternal and beautiful nature of time.
特色
純白錶盤及白鈦錶殼，最適合輕快服裝的Spring Drive
採用與機械腕錶相同的發條做為動力來源，配備媲美石英錶等級高精準度的第三類機芯「Spring Drive」錶款。錶殼及錶帶均採用比不銹鋼輕約30％的耐磨損、耐腐蝕白鈦，打造輕盈舒適的配戴感。純白錶盤上的藍鋼秒針，運用獨家研發的滑動式運針，白與藍的對比，讓秒針的移動更顯張力。自動上鍊滿鍊持續時間約為72小時（約3天），可由左下的動力儲存顯示確認剩餘能量。
規格
The special whiteness of driven snow
This Spring Drive watch is made and assembled by hand at the Shinshu Watch Studio high in the mountains of Nagano Prefecture in Central Japan. When snow falls, as it does every winter, it forms into light, hard crystals that sparkle in the sun and, driven by the cold wind, create delicate patterns as they drift on the sharp dry air. This effect is captured on the dial whose brilliant whiteness holds a secret. It is not painted white but is made by a special silver plating process that allows the creation of the delicate texture of the snow to be replicated so perfectly. White magic.
The art of Zaratsu polishing and high intensity titanium
The Zaratsu polishing of steel is an art that takes many years to master. To use this technique on a material that is harder than steel is an even greater challenge but is one that Grand Seiko succeeded in meeting with this watch case. It has the elegant combination of hairline and mirror finishes and the sharply defined edges that are central to the Grand Seiko Style and the mirror finishes are free of all distortion. The result is a watch whose many interlocking surfaces act as a perfect stage for the interplay of light and shadow.
