Grand Seiko Celebrates 65th Anniversary Of Godzilla With Attractive Limited Edition Timepiece

Okay, to be fair, the Japanese brand isn't only celebrating the mythical monster's anniversary with this sporty new watch, but also 20 years of its very own Spring Drive movement technology The new watch, though in typical Seiko fashion it bears the very unsexy name SBGA405, is rather attractive with a number of elements in honor of the legendary creature Turning the watch over, this movement becomes visible through the transparent case back.

You'll have to peer through the likeness of Godzilla destroying the Wako clock tower found on the underside of the sapphire crystal to see it This design also pays homage to the Grand Seiko lion, which Higuchi alluded to when he said, "Just as the lion is the king of beasts, Godzilla, the king of monsters, would be appropriate for the case back of this Grand Seiko watch I wanted to create a completely new Godzilla and gave my best to design this in the image of what can be called 'Grand Godzilla'" This watch will be available in a limited edition of just 650 pieces from November 2019 at a price of $12,500.

Elizabeth Doerr is the editor-in-chief of Quill & Pad, an online publication that keeps a watch on time. . Source