{"product_id":"grand-seiko-gmt-sbgm003","title":"Grand Seiko GMT SBGM003","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThere was a time when Grand Seiko was still mostly a secret outside Japan. The SBGM003 comes from that era.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIntroduced years before Grand Seiko's worldwide launch in 2010, the SBGM003 represents a very different period for the company—when some of its finest mechanical watches were being made primarily for a domestic audience and international collectors had to go looking for them.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAnd this one rewards the effort.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe dial is a warm ivory rather than stark white, interrupted by a tempered blue GMT hand that changes character as it catches the light. The applied markers and razor-edged hands provide the precision Grand Seiko became famous for, while the Zaratsu-polished stainless-steel case gives the watch a presence that photographs never quite capture.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eInside is Grand Seiko's caliber 9S56, an automatic mechanical GMT with an independently adjustable local-hour hand—a proper traveler's GMT. It runs at 28,800 vibrations per hour and provides approximately 50 hours of power reserve.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBut the proportions may be the best part.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAt 39.5mm, the SBGM003 comes from before luxury watches began competing for wrist presence through sheer size. It is substantial enough to feel modern but restrained enough to disappear under a cuff.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eGrand Seiko would eventually step onto the international stage and become one of the world's recognized manufacturers. The SBGM003 comes from just before that happened.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIt is Grand Seiko before the rest of the world caught on.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Vaulted Watch","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46137664667718,"sku":"INV-033","price":3200.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0715\/6993\/2358\/files\/SBGM003_01.jpg?v=1786661457","url":"https:\/\/vaultedwatch.com\/products\/grand-seiko-gmt-sbgm003","provider":"Vaulted Watch","version":"1.0","type":"link"}