60th Anniversary Limited Edition Mechanical Hi-beat 36000

[subtona]

announcements of the release of this movement don't seem to have been to so much of a to do... the only watch released using this new movement is the SLGHOO2, though the yellow gold model is not for me personally, i eagerly await the upcoming models that will use this movement.

i am very excited by this new movement for grand seiko, the number one area for improvement i had hoped for with their watches was thickness. this new movement is sure to raise the bar.

details:
SLGH002
CALIBER 9SA5
AUTOMATIC MOVEMENT
80 HOUR POWER RESERVE
Case size (40mm) with this movement 11.7mm

vs
SBGH279
caliber 9S85
Mechanical Hi-Beat 36000,
a similar model automatic with time and date only using the older movement has a thickness of 13.3mm

[mongrelnomoad]

Agreed. This will no doubt lead to some spectacular new watches, and answers the main bugbear I (along with many others) had.

Looking forward to it being rolled out...

[1William]

Not my favorite but I will look at it should it make it to my AD.

[glamorama]

I totally missed this one. This movement looks very promising! My issue with GS have mainly been the thickness so this is welcome.