The watch is driven by a Seiko’s unique manual Spring Drive movement, whose power comes from the unwinding force of the mainspring as with a traditional mechanical watch, but delivers a higher level of precision than the majority of mechanical watches can provide due to its tro-synchro regulator. They are, needless to say, the most highly qualifie skilled and experienced watch-makers within SEIKO Epson. The watch is, as the name indicates, driven by a Spring Drive caliber, and a manual one at that. On the other han the caliber 7Tticks inside the model GBLQ99 making it a watch with Sonnerie. As opposed to its sister with minute repetition, this watch sounds at regular intervals without the wearer having to trigger the chiming mechanism.
This watch stands out on our list not simply because it is the only non-European entry, but also because it has a rather unusual striking complication.
It is the first striking watch built by the Japanese watch making giant SEIKO. If you really haven’t heard of it, please bookmark this blog, and follow my blog posts about this fantastic watch. He brought back with him a dried stalks of Gentian plant, a soft wood used for anglage. (more…)