Grand Seiko Spring Drive Chronograph SBGC0. Watch Review. I'll start with what I acknowledge is a bold statement: the Grand Seiko Spring Drive Chronograph SBGC0. Swiss brands should at least be trying to offer. You see, even before I typed a single word of it I knew: this review of the Grand Seiko Spring Drive Chronograph SBGC0. I've written to date. The reason is deceivingly simple, though: I personally consider the SBGC0.

I have given that statement a lot of thought throughout several weeks of careful consideration and countless comparisons to alternative brands and models. So, where's the challenge in creating this review? Well, it is in conveying everything that renders this watch, to me, all the watch one could ever need. Here we go. I'll address everything from wearability through movement functionality all the way to a chapter dedicated to the pushers and crown (yes!), but allow me to take a few steps back and begin with a broader look at the segment of luxury chronographs to determine how the Grand Seiko Spring Drive Chronograph SBGC0.

It has happened more times than I would care to count that as some major Swiss brands debut a new- ish luxury chronograph – these days pretty much exclusively with a five- figure price tag – fans of said brands (or just the segment) rightfully cry out something like "there's nothing new about this watch!" or "a new bezel material/color scheme doesn't make this a new watch!"Let's be fair. Honorable efforts have been made by Omega's Master Chronometer calibers, with a few chronographs now starting to feature their anti- magnetic technology (like this Moonwatch), but said examples retail for around $1.

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At the same time, Rolex's (frankly, awesome) 4. Daytona remains largely unchanged since its debut in 2. We could mention the Heuer- 0. The same goes for pretty much all other "new chronographs": have there been any truly new in- house chronographs released in the last few years? Watch Long Weekend Dailymotion on this page.

Sure, from Alpina through Cartier to Christopher Ward, but none have offered any genuine advancements apart from claiming a manufacture status. The point I want to make is that it was not the Swiss, but the Japanese who had the motivation, funds, and know- how to produce something (in truth, currently the only thing) that I personally consider a true advancement for mass- produced mechanical chronograph movements, a sort of leap forward that implies we have in fact entered the 2. The History & Functionality Of Spring Drive. If you haven't already, may I at this point suggest that you read my comprehensive article we published yesterday on the functionality and history of Spring Drive, where we discuss its ins and outs including the ingenious technological advancements it took Seiko to, after some thirty years of development, bring Spring Drive to the global market. Understanding what Spring Drive is and how it works is essential to understanding how the Grand Seiko Spring Drive Chronograph SBGC0. In a nutshell, Spring Drive is a unique combination of a mechanical and a quartz- regulated movement. Spring Drive comprises (is driven by) a wound mainspring and contains a gear train just like a regular mechanical watch.

However, at the end of the gear train, the last wheel rotates continuously in one direction as opposed to the back- and- forth motion of traditional wheels. As this so- called "rotor" spins, it charges a small coil to create a remarkably low- power electronic charge that in turn powers an integrated circuit and a quartz oscillator. These two parts work in tandem with a periodically applied electromagnetic brake to regulate the rotating speed (and hence the timekeeping accuracy) of the rotor.

No battery of any kind is involved; it is all fired up by a mainspring that you can replenish through the crown or the automatic winding function. More on the movement in its designated chapter.

A Very Brief History Of The SBGC0. In 2. 00. 7, it was the SBGC0. SBGC0. 03, and SBGC0. Seiko (well, Grand Seiko) debuted the Spring Drive chronograph, the most complex mass- produced Spring Drive movement – other incredible, much more complex Spring Drive creations include this $5. Day hand- wound and the one- and- only Credor Spring Drive Sonnerie.

Other variants of this Grand Seiko Spring Drive Chronograph include the black- silver dial SBGC0. SBGC0. 05 black- gold dial with identical case and bracelet design but crafted from titanium, and last but not least, the mega rare and simply bonkers SBGC0. SBGC0. 01 that was the "flagship product" Seiko chose when launching this movement and collection. If you don't like the case design, alternative Spring Drive Chronographs include the very scarcely encountered SBGB0. SPS0. 03, two versions with slightly different case sizes and no bold- looking pushers. The takeaway message here is that the Grand Seiko Spring Drive Chronograph SBGC0.

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The Spring Drive Chronograph 9. R8. 6 Movement. Seiko says that "from the very first steps" in developing an automatic- winding Spring Drive it was among their goals to develop a chronograph with high accuracy. A bit over two years after their launch of the first automatic Spring Drive, they at last debuted the chronograph version with the 9. R8. 6 caliber in 2. Seiko calls the 9. R8. 6 "by far the world's most accurate chronograph driven by a mainspring."Seiko claims that the 9.

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R8. 6, as found in the SBGC0. Seiko, are the worst- case- scenario ranges. The particular watch subject of this review gained 5 seconds in 3 weeks, which could possibly be attributed to the extreme cold experienced during this period. I did wear the Grand Seiko Spring Drive Chronograph SBGC0. Celsius (5. F) which clearly is pushing the limits. Still, day after day, I must say I was baffled to see the seconds hand pass the zero mark just a few seconds off weeks after setting it to the minute jump of the reference synchronized atomic time I used.

Whatever remains of the 7. In the aforementioned Spring Drive article, I discuss at length the details of Seiko's Magic Lever automatic winding technology, so for now I'll just say that it truly works brilliantly. Even a short walk at the end of the day can replenish a day's worth of reserve as the super efficient, bi- directional winding never struggles to wind the single- barrel mainspring even when it is close to being fully wound. Hand- winding is eerily smooth as well, with a barely audible mechanical noise to it. Remember the statement I began this article with? Well, this movement puts to shame so many "luxury chronographs" on the market today – I'm looking at you, Audemars Piguet, and your embarrassing 3.

Hz, modular chronograph.. Seiko's 9. R8. 6 is a fully integrated movement that comprises a whopping 4. It offers three full days of power reserve, even when you leave the chronograph running. Speaking of which: the chronograph is equipped with a vertical clutch, which in and of itself is a rare, more complicated, more durable, and more accurate clutch system than the horizontal clutch you'll find in nearly all other chronographs at this price point (and many others, for that matter). In the majority of chronographs the fourth wheel of the gear train carries another wheel over it – with these being directly linked to the gear train, these wheels are constantly turning. When you start the chronograph, this constantly turning wheel is pushed aside so as to mesh it with a wheel that is, at that moment, stationary. As the teeth of the turning and stationary wheels "meet," a big jump of the chronograph seconds hand can occur, as well as a sudden strain on the entire gear train and power delivery.

By contrast, a vertical clutch is a small, about 5mm wide and 3mm tall, stack of various wheels and cams and other components wrapped around a pinion. This goes right in the center of the movement as at the top end of the clutch is central seconds of the chronograph.