Grand Seiko Spring Drive 9R Series

The Grand Seiko’s Spring Drive, the idea that started in 1977 and was initiated by a young, aspiring engineer Yoshikazu Akahane, debuted in 1999. Yoshikazu Akahaneaimed to achieve an accuracy of a quartz movement inside a movement powered by conventional mechanical systems. He spent 21 years trying to achieve develop and perfect this technology with more than 600 prototypes and eventually succeeded. This Spring Drive technology is considered a hybrid of quartz, mechanical, brand new Seiko proprietary elements and designs, and it also pushed for the change of Grand Seiko visual design. Exquisite Timepieces is an authorized dealer of the Grand Seiko Spring Drive 9R collection. You can find Grand Seiko Spring Drive 9R watches for sale here.