Grand Seiko Evolution 9: The Never-Ending Road To Excellence

Published on 18 September 2024

Become enraptured with Evolution 9, the new direction for Grand Seiko, excelling the compelling design already within, a truly evolutionary innovation grounded in 3 principles of beauty, legibility and comfort.

DISCOVER THE COLLECTION

In 2020, Grand Seiko introduced a new design philosophy called the Evolution 9 style. Crafted from true Grand Seiko conceptual design, always showing the sensibility towards the beauty of light and shadow and mirroring the natural beauty of Japanese life, culture and history.

Evolution 9 is another step forward in a never-ending road to excellence, further refining aesthetics that have been at the heart of Grand Seiko from the start and renewing them for years to come.

THE PRINCIPLES OF DESIGN

A definition of Evolution 9

Evolution in aesthetics

Bringing out the Japanese sense of beauty and nature that lies at the heart of Grand Seiko style. Natural elements blossom.

Evolution in legibility

Hand and indexes are even more distinctive, improving ease in which they can be identified by the wearer.

Evolution in wearing comfort

The case’s centre of gravity is lower, and the bracelet widened to ensure that the watch sits easily and securely on the wrist. The case fits the wrist firmly but comfortably, producing a stable feel when worn.

DISCOVER THE MODELS OF THE COLLECTION

For those who seek to evolve with technical excellence. Essential. Exploratory. Ever-evolving.

THE TENTAGRAPH

Ten beats per second (hi-beat)

Three days of power reserve

Automatic chronograph

The epitome of a high-quality modern chronograph, 30% lighter made of titanium, featuring a revolutionary dual impulse escapement allowing an exceptionally efficient transfer of energy to achieve a long power reserve of 72 hours.

THE SPRING DRIVE

A revolutionary Mechanical watch with quartz-like accuracy of +/- 10 sec per month and 5 days power reserve. Its self contained drive system makes it a powerful competitor in the league of mechanically precise watches.

THE HI-BEAT

Grand Seiko’s most important step forward in mechanical precision. Beating 10 times per second at its heart, creates the most energy efficient watch at a remarkably long power reserve of 80 hours.