The Bamboo Garden of a Tokyo Museum Becomes a Watch Dial
Japanese watchmaker Grand Seiko’s new SBGJ259 timepiece evokes the serene green entryway of the Kengo Kuma–designed Nezu Museum.
July 18, 2022
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Taking on the finest Swiss watchmakers, Japan’s Grand Seiko has risen to the top of the industry with its mix of beautiful design, impeccable craft, intelligent (and refreshingly subtle) marketing, and groundbreaking technology. Over the past few decades, the company has built watches time and again with innovative mechanical prowess, implementing meticulous self-winding automatics and its legendary combination Spring Drive movements, a hyper-accurate in-house technology introduced in 1999.