Inside Grand Seiko

As the mystique of Grand Seiko continues to grow, Watchonista was invited inside the brand's Japanese workshops While other lower-end Seiko production happens at this plant, Grand Seiko utilizes what's called the Shinsu Watch Studio to produce dials, cases, premium Grand Seiko products, and finally, the Micro Artist studio producing ultra-premium Credor and Grand Seiko 8-Day products As Grand Seiko is entirely made in Japan, the brand produces 100% of its components in-country and the Shizukuishi Watch Studio plays a huge role.

A single Grand Seiko timepiece will be tested for nearly 400 hours before it leaves the factory! Using proprietary tools, Grand Seiko can test and adjust nearly every component of a Grand Seiko timepiece Grand Seiko talks a lot about quality and craftsmanship, but the everpresent third quadrant of Grand Seiko's culture is the philosophy of beauty Mr.

Hattori's grandson, Shinji Hattori accompanied us that day onto the balcony and you could tell he was still in awe of what Seiko and Grand Seiko meant for the people of Japan and the greater world Thank you to Seiko and Grand Seiko for providing Watchonista with this incredible experience which I will treasure for some time to come. . Source